Legal Opinion
Bettencourt v. Board of Registration in Medicine
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 20, 1989No. Civ. A. 89-0766-McPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McNAUGHT, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motions to dismiss. Plaintiff has opposed the motions, which are supported by briefs. Defendants’ motion for stay of discovery pending resolution of their motions to dismiss had been allowed.
On January 4, 1989, defendant Board of Registration in Medicine revoked plaintiff’s license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts based upon its finding that plaintiff committed gross misconduct by sexually exploiting a patient in violation of Massachusetts law. Massachusetts General Laws c.…
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