Legal Opinion
Kobrin v. Board of Registration in Medicine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 11, 2005PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
In December, 2002, a jury convicted Kennard C. Kobrin (petitioner) of two counts of violating G. L. c. 118E, § 40 (2) (Medicaid fraud).1 On November 17, 2004, the Board of Registration in Medicine (board) revoked the petitioner’s license to practice medicine. The petitioner appealed to a single justice of this court, who denied a motion to stay the board’s decision pending the appeal of his criminal convictions and then reserved and reported the case without decision. The petitioner argues that principles of res judicata prevented the board from using the convictions as a basis to revoke his…
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