AUSTIN v. McNAMARA

No. CV 88-04268 RG (Kx).

731 F.Supp. 934 (1990)

George M. AUSTIN, M.D., Plaintiff, v. James V. McNAMARA, M.D., James R. Saint John, M.D., Richard B. Brown, M.D., Paul J. Schweinfurth, M.D., Thomas Jones, M.D., Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Inc., and Does 1 through 5, inclusive, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

February 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Harney, Thomas Kallay and Carol Kloke of Harney & Packer, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff George M. Austin, M.D.

Marvin A. Bauer and Jeanette Nelson of Bauer, Harris & McEvoy, Santa Barbara, Cal., for defendant James V. McNamara, M.D.

James Herzog and David R. Fisher of Law Offices of James P. Herzog, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant Thomas Jones, M.D.

Keith M. Crouch of George McDonald & Associates, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant Richard B. Brown, M.D.

Curtis E. Aldendifer and Jeffrey C. Moffat of Bonne, Jones, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Hunt, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant James R. Saint John, M.D.

Michael A. O'Flaherty and Lynn Ovando of O'Flaherty & Belgum, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant Paul J. Schweinfurth, M.D.

Catherine Kunkel-Watson of Rushfeldt, Shelley & Drake, Sherman Oaks, Cal., for defendant Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Inc.


GADBOIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff George M. Austin, M.D. ("Dr. Austin"), is a neurosurgeon and brings this action alleging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1, 2 (1982), and pendent state business tort claims against five individual physicians and the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital ("Cottage Hospital"). Plaintiff's claims arise out of the alleged conspiracy and concerted actions of the individual Defendant physicians to shut down Dr...

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