WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSP. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. L.A. 30504.

17 Cal.3d 465 (1976)

551 P.2d 410

131 Cal. Rptr. 90

WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; SARAH KAIMAN, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

July 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Musick. Peeler & Garrett, Joseph A. Saunders and Karns & Karabian for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Paul Caruso and James Alle for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

Recent California decisions establish that before a public or private hospital may deny a doctor the right to practice his profession at that hospital, either by the termination of existing staff privileges or by the denial of an initial application for such privileges, the hospital must provide a fair procedure which affords the doctor an opportunity to answer the "charges" upon which his exclusion rests. (See...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases