Katz v. Alabama State Bd. of Medical Examiners

The decisive issue raised here is whether a denial of a petition for reinstatement to the practice of medicine by the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners (Board) is appealable to this court under Tit. 46, § 278, Code (1940, 1973 Cum.Supp.). We answer no and accordingly dismiss the appeal.

In 1971, holding a license to practice medicine in Alabama and in Florida, Dr. Harry Meyer Katz was convicted in Florida of medicare fraud, a crime involving moral turpitude. The Alabama Board subsequently served Katz with a formal complaint informing him of its intention to revoke his license and of a…