California Court of Appeal

A hearing officer may terminate the peer review of adverse decisions concerning medical staff privileges when termination of the hearing is a sanction for flagrant disobedience.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/18/2005
• Published 04/18/2005

Judges

• CURRY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger Jon Diamond for Plaintiff and Appellant., Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson and Sharon J. Arkin, Newport Beach, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant., Davis, Cowell & Bowe and Andrew J. Kahn, San Francisco, for Union of American Physicians and Dentists as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant., Parker Mills & Patel and David B. Parker, Los Angeles, for Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christensen & Auer and Jay D. Christensen, Pasadena, for Defendants and Respondents.