Legal Opinion
William A. BROWN, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL MINERS HOSPITAL, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1988No. 86-2806PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Dr. William Brown, a black man, filed suit against Sierra Nevada Memorial Miners Hospital (Sierra) and seven doctors affiliated with Sierra, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court found for the defendants, and Brown appealed. We affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Brown has been a physician for over forty years and is licensed in California, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, and West Virginia. He practiced in California from 1960 to 1978. He then worked briefly in Ohio and Oregon before returning to California and applying for general surgical privileges at…
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