United States Fourth Circuit
Philips v. Pitt Cty. Mem. Hosp., 07-1986
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 civil rights action based on the suspension of plaintiff's practice privileges at defendant hospital, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the hospital was not a state actor because the members of its board were not employees of, or controlled by, the county.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/13/2009
- Published 07/13/2009
Judges
- Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge,MICHAEL, Circuit Judge, and JOHN T. COPENHAVER, JR., United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: Karin Marshall Zaner, Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, Dallas, Texas, for Appellant. Charles David Creech, Harris, Creech, Ward & Blackerby, New Bern, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Lisa M. Schreiner, Deborah N. Meyer, Meyer Law Offices, P.A., Cary, North Carolina, for Appellant. W. Gregory Merritt, Jay C. Salsman, Harris, Creech, Ward & Blackerby, New Bern, North Carolina, for Appellees.