Sandra K. Dunham v. George Wadley

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Sandra Dunham, a veterinarian, appeals the decision by the district court 1 to grant the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on her claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Arkansas law. The defendants were members of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Examining Board at all times in question.

Dr. Dunham contends that a licensing exemption contained at the relevant time in the Arkansas statutes, see Ark.Code Ann. § 17 — 99—307(b)(8) (1994) (repealed 1995), gave her a constitutionally protected property interest and that the defendants deprived her of it without…