BETTENCOURT v. BD. OF REG. IN MEDICINE

No. 89-2041.

904 F.2d 772 (1990)

Paul E. BETTENCOURT, M.D., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN MEDICINE OF the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 31, 1990.

As Amended June 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee J. Dunn, Jr., with whom Dunn & Auton, Richard W. Mable and Powers & Hall, Professional Corporation, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Richard M. Brunell, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom James M. Shannon, Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

After notice and a hearing, the state board of registration revoked plaintiff's license to practice medicine, and plaintiff petitioned for review of the board's determination to the state's highest court. While his state review petition was still pending, plaintiff brought this civil rights action in the federal district court, alleging that the board's action had violated his constitutional rights and seeking reinstatement of his medical...

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