WATTS v. BURKHART

No. 86-5526.

854 F.2d 839 (1988)

Bobby WATTS, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John H. BURKHART, M.D., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Barrick (argued), Nashville, Tenn., David B. Lyons, for plaintiff-appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen., C. Blair Scoville (argued), Debra K. Inglis, Kent E. Krause, Brewer, Krause & Brooks, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before MARTIN and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Bobby Watts, a physician licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking to enjoin a pending state administrative proceeding initiated by the Tennessee Division of Health Related Boards (Division) for the purpose of summarily suspending Watts' license to practice medicine. Watts also sought damages on the grounds that the Division and the members of the Tennessee Board...

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