Legal Opinion
Bobby Watts, M.D. v. John H. Burkhart, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1988No. 86-5526PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Bobby Watts, a physician licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking to enjoin a pending state administrative proceeding initiated by the Tennessee Division of Health Related Boards (Division) for the purpose of summarily suspending Watts’ license to practice medicine. Watts also sought damages on the grounds that the Division and the members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners (Board) had violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the fourteenth amendment. The district court…
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