Legal Opinion

Nach v. Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Medical Examiners

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 29, 1988No. 86-2066PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHAN, Judge.

A doctor has petitioned for review of an order of the Department of Professional *909Regulation denying his petition to invalidate the Department’s subpoena for patient records. We have jurisdiction pursuant to section 120.68(1), Florida Statutes (1985). We affirm the order under review.

The doctor first contends that no meaningful reasonable cause determination was shown to justify the subpoena as required by section 455.241(2), Florida Statutes (1985). We disagree. In response to the doctor’s motion to quash the subpoena, the Department furnished to the doctor a document showing…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Shapiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Shands Teaching Hosp. and Clinics v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Kibler v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REG.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. Conner v. AldermanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  5. Sheppard v. Florida State Board of DentistryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fagan v. Department of Professional RegulationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Mertens v. Division of Consumer Services, State, Department of Agriculture & Consumer ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Nach v. DEPT. OF PRO. REG., BD. OF MED. EX.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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