LAWRENCE v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

No. 33483-6-II.

138 P.3d 124 (2006)

133 Wash.App. 665

Michael LAWRENCE, M.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, State of Washington, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Publication Ordered July 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Pierini, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

John W. Schedler, Lee, Smart, Cook, Martin & Patterson PC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Michael Lawrence, a physician, appeals the Medical Quality Assurance Commission's summary dismissal of unprofessional conduct charges against him. He argues that the Commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously in excess of its authority and denied him due process when it refused to conduct a hearing, dismissed the charges without prejudice, and failed to accord him a public exoneration. We disagree and affirm.

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