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Louis Desalle v. Kevin W. Wright, Jere E. Fridheim, M.D., Arvid K. Goyal, M.D., Nikki M. Zollar

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 16, 1992No. 91-2050PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Louis DeSalle, an unsuccessful applicant for a temporary medical license, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Kevin Wright, 1 the (former) Director of the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, and certain members of the Illinois Medical Licensing Board alleging violations of his constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. We must decide whether DeSalle successfully stated a cause of action against the defendants.

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We review the grant of a motion to dismiss de novo, accepting as true all well-pleaded factual allegations and drawing…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by32 opinions

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  2. David Arazie, Paul Karinsky, William Klein v. Robert E. Mullane, Paul J. Johnson, William E. ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Charles Talley, Jr. v. Vincent LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. Campania Management Company, Incorporated v. Rooks, Pitts & Poust, a Law Firm, and Frank Rowland, Rooks, Pitts & Poust, a Law Firm v. Campania Management Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  5. K.C. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024

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