Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Mercy Medical Center
District Court, D. Idaho
Decided October 23, 1973No. Civ. 1-73-17PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, District Judge.
The plaintiff brought this action for injunctive and compensatory relief against the defendant hospital and its Board of Directors, contending that he had been denied medical staff privileges for failure to agree to, or abide by, the ethical or religious directives under the Code of Ethics for Catholic Hospitals as required by the application of any physician for staff privileges within the hospital, and that such a denial was a violation of his right to freedom of religion and due process of law. Recent congressional action…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jane Doe and Herbert F. Sandmire, M.D. v. Bellin Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- James E. Sams, Jack L. Paradise, and Daniel J. Birmingham v. Ohio Valley General Hospital Association, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Jane Doe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Aberdeen-Springfield Canal Co. v. PeiperIdaho Supreme Court · 1999
- Barbara Ann Chrisman v. Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, an Oregon Corporation Doing Business as Sacred Heart General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Wilfred E. Watkins, M.D. v. Mercy Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Gotsis v. Lorain Community HospitalOhio Court of Appeals · 1974
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