Hoffman v. Garden City Hospital-Osteopathic

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a judgment of involuntary dismissal entered by the trial court judge pursuant to GCR 1963, 504.2. The action arises out of a decision denying staff privileges to plaintiffs made by the governing board of a private hospital.

Plaintiff Hoffman is an osteopathic physician certified as a subspecialist in gastroenterology. Plaintiff Rasansky is also an osteopathic physician who, at the time of trial, had not yet been board certified in gastroenterology although certification was expected shortly. The individually named defendants are either members of the…