No. 19-523

Victor Bernard Williams v. Baptist Health, dba Baptist Health Medical Center, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 2014 revocation of a medical license by the Arkan adverse-negative-reports adverse-reports civil-action civil-rights federal-cause-of-action federal-claims medical-license medical-license-revocation qualified-immunity res-judicata state-board
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the April 8, 2014 revocation of Plaintiffs Arkansas medical license gave rise to a new federal cause of action not barred by res judicata

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Whether the April 8, 2014 revocation of Plaintiffs Arkansas medical license by the Arkansas State Board of Medical Examiners (“Medical Board”) gave rise to a “new” separate and independent federal cause of action not barred by res judicata due toa civil action filed in Arkansas state court on February 25, 2014. 2. Whether the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity instead of absolute with respect to Plaintiffs federal claims arising from the improper revocation of his Arkansas medical license and the subsequent adverse negative reports related thereto.

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-20
Waiver of right of respondents John E. Hearnsberger, II, M.D., and Joe Beck, M.D. to respond filed.
2019-11-04
Waiver of right of respondents Baptist Health, et al. to respond filed.
2019-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 21, 2019)

Attorneys

Baptist Health, et al.
Byron FreelandMitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., Respondent
John E. Hearnsberger, II, M.D., and Joe Beck, M.D.
Jason James CampbellAnderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P., Respondent
Williams
Eric Emanuel WyattEric E. Wyatt & Associates, LLC, Petitioner