In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on the suspension of Plaintiff’s practice privileges at Defendant hospital, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where the hospital was not a state actor because the members of its board were not employees of or controlled by the county.
Read Philips v. Pitt Cty. Mem. Hosp., No. 07-1986
Appellate Information
Argued: October 29, 2008
Decided: July 13, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Copenhaver
Counsel
For Appellant:
Karin Marshall Zaner, Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, Dallas, TX
For Appellees:
Charles David Creech, Harris, Creech, Ward & Blackerby, New Bern, NC
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