YOONESSI v. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

No. 1312, Docket 94-7974.

56 F.3d 10 (1995)

Mahmood M. YOONESSI, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, at Buffalo; Steven B. Sample, Individually, and in his capacity as former President, State University of New York at Buffalo; William R. Greiner, Individually, and in his capacity as President, State University of New York at Buffalo; John P. Naughton, Individually, and in his capacity as Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo; Myroslaw M. Hreshchyshyn, Individually, and in his capacity as Chair, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Administrator of the Joint Venture, State University of New York at Buffalo and as Chair, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Millard Fillmore Hospital; Antonina Canazzi, Individually, and in her capacity as Assistant to the Chair, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, State University of Buffalo, Children's Hospital; Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Robert Paterson, Individually, and in his capacity as Clinical Chief, Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Millard Fillmore Hospital, Gates Circle; Michael J. Cohen, Individually, and in his capacity as a former member of the Credentials Committee, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Ted Jewett, Individually, and in his capacity as a member of the Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Deborah Licata, Individually, and in her capacity as former Secretary to the President of the Medical Staff Hospital of Buffalo; William Dillon, Individually, and in his capacity as a member of the Credentials Committee, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Patricia K. Duffner, Individually, and in her capacity as a former member of the Credentials Committee, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Leo A. Kane, Individually, and in his capacity as a former member of the Credentials Committee, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Daniel R. Pieroni, Individually, and in his capacity as a former member of the Credentials Committee, Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Erie County Medical Center, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, New York; County of Erie, Erie County Medical Center, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mahmood M. Yoonessi, M.D., Buffalo, NY, plaintiff-appellant pro se.

Denise A. Hartman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Albany, NY (Dennis C. Vacco, Atty. Gen. of the State of N.Y., Peter H. Schiff, Deputy Sol. Gen., Nancy A. Spiegel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Albany, NY, on the brief), for defendants-appellees State University of New York, Steven B. Sample, William R. Greiner, John P. Naughton, Antonina Canazzi, and Myroslaw M. Hreshchyshyn.

Kenney, Kanaley, Shelton, Notaro, Liptak & Laing, Buffalo, NY (Linda Callahan Laing, Michael J. Kanaley, Jr., Buffalo, NY, of counsel), submitted a brief for defendants-appellees Children's Hosp. of Buffalo, Robert Paterson, Michael J. Cohen, Ted Jewett, Deborah Licata, William Dillon, Patricia K. Duffner, Leo A. Kane, and Daniel R. Pieroni.

Falk & Siemer, Buffalo, NY (Mary K. Roach, Buffalo, NY, of counsel), submitted a brief for defendants-appellees Millard Fillmore Hosp., Gates Circle, and Myroslaw M. Hreshchyshyn.

Kenneth A. Schoetz, Erie County Atty., Buffalo, NY (Timothy J. Trost, Asst. County Atty., Buffalo, NY, of counsel), submitted a brief for defendants-appellees Erie County Medical Center and Erie County.

Before: VAN GRAAFEILAND, KEARSE, and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff Mahmood M. Yoonessi, M.D., who was initially represented by counsel in the district court but appears here pro se, has filed a notice of appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Richard J. Arcara, Judge, affirming the final judgment of Magistrate Judge Carol E. Heckman, to whom the matter was referred on consent of the parties, see 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (1988...

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