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SEIDENSTEIN v. NATIONAL MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 83-1792.

769 F.2d 1100 (1985)

Harvey SEIDENSTEIN, M.D., and Harvey Seidenstein, P.A., A Professional Association, d/b/a Drs. Seidenstein and Didonna, P.A., Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. NATIONAL MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, INC., and National Medical Hospital of Texas, Inc., d/b/a Sierra Medical Center, Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees, Herbert McDonald, M.D., John Hill, M.D. and Joe Kidd, M.D., Defendants Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Munzinger, Stuart R. Schwartz, El Paso, for all defendants-appellants cross-appellees.

Brice A. Tondre, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Malcolm McGregor, El Paso, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees cross-appellants.

Before GEE, WILLIAMS and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the suspension of Dr. Harvey Seidenstein's medical staff privileges at Sierra Medical Center, a private hospital in El Paso, Texas. Texas law governs the major issue, one of defamation.

Facts and Procedural History

Sierra Medical Center (Sierra) is one of five hospitals in El Paso offering invasive cardiology and open heart surgery; it is owned by National Medical Enterprises (NME), a California...

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