Legal Opinion
Batoff v. State Board of Psychology
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 18, 2000No. 85 Middle District Appeal Docket 1999PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
At issue is whether the Commonwealth Court properly overturned the State Board of Psychology’s (Psychology Board’s) imposition of disciplinary measures against its licensee, Stephen B. Batoff (Batoff). For reasons stated below, we find that the decision of the Psychology Board was proper and that in reversing the Psychology Board, the Commonwealth Court exceeded its scope of review. We therefore reverse the Commonwealth Court and reinstate the decision of the Psychology Board.
In January 1991, the Psychology Board issued an order to show cause against Batoff, citing…
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