Legal Opinion

Abdollah Gashgai, M.D. v. Rayna Leibowitz

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 24, 1983No. 82-1790PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZOBEL, District Judge.

Appellant, a physician who was practicing in Maine during the relevant period, was the subject of professional disciplinary proceedings in which appellees participated to varying degrees. He appeals from a ruling of the District Court dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action on statute of limitations grounds. We concur with the District Court and affirm its decision.

The facts, as stated in appellant’s amended complaint, are as follows. In 1974, the Ethics and Discipline Committee (“the Committee”) of the Maine Medical Association (“the Association”) investigated…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. TomanioSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Francis J. BURNS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Leo SULLIVAN Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  4. Hull v. Curtis Publishing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Estate of Berthiaume v. PRATT, MDSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Cain v. Hearst Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin VigilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  3. Veilleux v. National Broadcasting Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  4. Sullivan v. Pulitzer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1986
  5. Jong Hee Small, Personal Representative of the Estate of Delbert Small v. The Inhabitants of the City of Belfast and James Murphy, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986

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