Legal Opinion

Dr. Eileen T. MENDEZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Dr. Robert BELTON, Presbyterian Hospital, Et Al., Defendants, Appellees

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 18, 1984No. 83-1964PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Dr. Eileen T. Mendez appeals from an award of summary judgment in a civil rights action arising out of the revocation of her hospital staff privileges. The defendants include Presbyterian Hospital, its trustees, some of its administrators and doctors, and Dr. Robert Belton, a United States Public Health Service official.

As the Chief of Clinical Services at the Public Health Service’s Outpatient Clinic in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dr. Belton supervised the delivery of health care to Public Health Service patients. On December 20, 1978, Dr. Belton wrote a letter to Dr. Mendez…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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