Legal Opinion
Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. v. Texas Medical Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2010No. 09-50953PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
The Association of American Physician and Surgeons (“AAPS”) sued the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory and injunctive relief against alleged constitutional violations including the Board’s use of anonymous complaints and retaliatory actions against physicians. The district court dismissed the case based on AAPS’s lack of standing, noting an absence of “Fifth Circuit authority directly on point for the types of claims raised in this cause.”
Weighing in on this issue, we conclude that AAPS has standing to bring…
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