Legal Opinion
Bhan v. NME Hospitals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1991No. Nos. 87-2727, 87-2951PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
This is an antitrust case concerning the exclusion of a class of nonphysician anesthesia providers from a hospital. Plaintiff Yinod Bhan charged the hospital with violations of §§ 1 & 2 of the Sherman Act.1 The district court granted summary judgment for defendants. Bhan appeals the summary judgment as well as discovery sanctions imposed by the magistrate. We affirm both rulings.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Vinod Bhan is a certified registered nurse anesthetist (“CRNA”) who worked at Manteca Hospital between 1979 and 1983. CRNAs are licensed to perform many of the same…
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