SOIGNIER v. AMERICAN BD. OF PLASTIC SURGERY

No. 96-1255.

92 F.3d 547 (1996)

Wayne SOIGNIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerardo S. Gutierrez, Chicago, IL, Charles E. Baruch (argued), Abbott & Baruch, Rowlett, TX, for Wayne Soignier.

Douglas R. Carlson (argued), Frederick L. Schwartz, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for American Bd. of Plastic Surgery.

Before COFFEY, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 19, 1996.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

A plastic surgeon claims certain disabilities prevented him from passing the oral portion of a board certification examination. On his fifth attempt the American Board of Plastic Surgery gave him extra time to complete the test and allowed him to use demonstrative aids. He still did not pass. The surgeon pursued an internal appeal of this failure and the denial...

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