REDDY v. DEPT. OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS

No. 4-01-1055.

785 N.E.2d 876 (2002)

336 Ill. App.3d 350

271 Ill.Dec. 682

Duttala Obula REDDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS; Nikki M. Zollar, in Her Capacity as Director of the Department of Professional Regulations; and the State Medical Disciplinary Board, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided December 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Baker, John A. Baker (argued), Law Offices of James P. Baker, Springfield, for Duttala Obula Reddy.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, Jan E. Hughes, Assistant Attorney General (argued), Chicago, for Department of Professional Regulations.


Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Duttala Obula Reddy, M.D., a doctor specializing in psychiatry, contests the sanctions imposed upon his medical license by defendant, Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (Department), arising from plaintiff's romantic relationship with a patient. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The problems began in 1991 when plaintiff fell in love with a female patient whom he was treating for various...

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