Legal Opinion
Alexander T. Arthurs v. Chris O. Stern
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 23, 1977No. 77-1122PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff-appellee is a physician accused of writing illegal prescriptions. As a result of the charges, disciplinary proceedings were begun before the Board of Registration and Discipline in Medicine of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A criminal investigation was also begun, and indictments were handed down. When the disciplinary hearing began, the plaintiff requested that proceedings be continued until after disposition of the criminal charges. The hearing officer refused, pointing to a state statute (§ 63) that forbids continuances of that sort. 1
The plaintiff…
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- United States v. KordelSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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- United States v. William D. White and Terry L. KenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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