Haw v. Idaho State Board of Medicine

TROUT, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court reversing the decision of the appellant Idaho State Board of Medicine (Board) ordering respondent Dr. Haw to pay the Board’s costs and attorney fees in the amount of $115,755 relating to a disciplinary action brought by the Board against Haw. While we agree with the district court the Board erred in its fee award analysis, we remand the matter to the Board to reconsider the issue consistent with the guidelines set forth in this opinion.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2000, the Board filed a fifty-seven page amended…