SMITH v. RICKS

Nos. 92-16461, 93-15586, 93-16410 and 93-17300.

31 F.3d 1478 (1994)

John Phillip SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William B. RICKS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. John Phillip SMITH, Plaintiff, Jerome Berg, Esq., Appellant, v. William B. RICKS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. John Phillip SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William B. RICKS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. John Phillip SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William B. RICKS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 11, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Berg, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Jerome Berg, in pro per.

Paul D. Fogel, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Oakland, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Marilyn Preston, Ann Arbor, MI, for amicus curiae.

Before: FLETCHER, FERGUSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.


TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Dr. John Smith, a cardiologist, was removed from the staff of Good Samaritan Hospital. After a lengthy peer review process, the reviewing doctors and the hospital concluded that Dr. Smith's performance was below acceptable standards of care and that removal from the hospital staff was necessary to ensure patient safety. Dr. Smith responded by filing a complaint in federal court alleging that the doctors and the hospital had engaged in an antitrust...

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