Clough v. Rush

PATRICK F. KELLY, District Judge.

The underlying antitrust action arises from the suspension of Plaintiff John Clough’s medical privileges at Sierra Vista Hospital (SVH) in Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico. Dr. Clough seeks reversal of the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendants, who were physicians, administrators, and owners of the hospital at the time of the suspension. The district court dismissed the action on res judicata and collateral estoppel grounds. Prior to reaching a review of that ruling, however, we must address the threshold question of whether we…