AUSTIN v. AMERICAN ASS'N OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS

No. 98 C 7685.

47 F.Supp.2d 941 (1999)

Dr. Donald C. AUSTIN, Plaintiff, v. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS, (founded in 1931 as The Harvey Cushing Society), Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

April 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Krasnow, Colby Michael Green, Krasnow, Sanberg & Cohen, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Gregory S. Norrod, Colleen Young Kraus, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Dr. Donald C. Austin, brought this lawsuit against the defendant, The American Association of Neurological Surgeons [the "AANS"], alleging that the decision of the AANS to suspend his membership was influenced by bias and prejudice, and was not made in good faith. The AANS moves to dismiss for failure to state a claim. For the following reasons, the motion is denied.

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