DAVIS v. JEFFERSON HOSP. ASS'N

No. 10-3858.

685 F.3d 675 (2012)

Lee A. DAVIS, M.D., Appellant, v. JEFFERSON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, dba Jefferson Regional Medical Center; Robert P. Atkinson, CEO Jefferson Regional Medical Center; Lon Bitzer, M.D.; Shabbir Dharamsey, M.D.; Horace Green, M.D.; David Lupo, M.D.; Charles Mabry, M.D.; M. Bilal Malik, M.D.; Reid Pierce, M.D.; Ruston Pierce, M.D.; James Alan Pollard, M.D.; Ron Pritchard, M.D.; JoAnn Mays, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd W. Kitchens, III , argued, Little Rock, AR, Gene McKissic, Sr. , Pine Bluff, AR, Caroline Curry Lewis , Little Rock, AR, on the brief, for appellant.

Byron Freeland , argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellees.

Byron Freeland , Jeffrey L. Spillyards , on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for appellees Jefferson Hospital Association; David Lupo, M.D.; James Pollard, M.D.; JoAnn Mays, M.D.; Lori Bitzer, M.D.; M. Bilal Malik, M.D.; Ron Pritchard, M.D.; and Ruston Pierce, M.D.

Laura H. Smith , on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for appellee Reid Pierce, M.D.

Walter Cox , on the brief, Fayetteville, AR, for appellee Horace Green, M.D.

Alan Harrel , on the brief, Texarkana, AR, for appellee Shabbir Dharamsey, M.D.

Ed Lother , William S. Jackson , Jane A. Kim , on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for appellee Robert P. Atkinson.

Overton S. Anderson , David A. Littleton , on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for appellee Charles Mabry, M.D.

Before BYE, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Dr. Lee A. Davis filed this action against Jefferson Hospital Association, doing business as Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC); JRMC Chief Executive Officer Robert P. Atkinson; and 12 physicians at JRMC (collectively, "the defendants"). In his amended complaint, Davis alleged, inter alia, race discrimination and retaliation, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act (ACRA), and conspiracy to interfere...

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