Legal Opinion
Mark K. Patton, M.D., a Single Man v. Lynn Jacob Cox, Wife, and as Independent of the Last Will of Michael D. Cox
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2002No. 00-15537PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Dissent by Judge HARLINGTON WOOD, JR.
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, we must decide whether a witness in a state quasi-judicial proceeding is immune from a breach of contract action arising out of his testimony.
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Dr. Mark K. Patton practices medicine in Arizona. He and his former wife, Shel-lie Trembath, divorced in 1994 and are embroiled in a bitter and protracted child-custody battle, which is taking place in a Utah state court. In December of 1996, Trembath asked the Utah court to order Dr. Patton to submit to a psychological evaluation by…
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