Legal Opinion
Manion v. Michigan Board of Medicine
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1985No. 84-1053PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HORTON, District Judge.
The issue certified to this Court by the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is whether members of the Michigan Board of Medicine, sued in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, are entitled to claim the defense of immunity, either absolute or qualified, in the discharge of their statutory duties pertaining to the licensure of persons to practice medicine in the state of Michigan.
We answer the question as follows: Members of the Board of Medicine are not entitled to claim the defense of absolute immunity. We find their duties…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Kersavage v. University of TennesseeDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1989
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