Bartschi
Bartschi v. Chico Community Memorial Hospital
Opinion
Opinion
Evans, J.
Dr. Larry R. Bartschi (plaintiff) sued defendants Chico Community Memorial Hospital (Chico), N.T. Enloe Memorial Hospital (Enloe), and Feather River Hospital (Feather River) alleging his wrongful removal from their medical staffs. He appeals various orders and a judgment which (1) denied him discovery against Chico and Enloe, (2) granted summary judgment to Feather River because of his failure to exhaust his administrative remedies, (3) denied his motion to reconsider that judgment, and (4) denied him a preliminary injunction against Chico and Enloe. We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
The following lengthy examination of the facts and proceedings is necessary to understand the posture of the case.
Chico and Enloe
Plaintiff applied for joint medical staff privileges at Chico and Enloe in late 1976. He was granted privileges as a “provisional” member of both staffs in the fall of 1977.
In mid-1978 a joint hospital committee began an audit of plaintiff, apparently prompted by a problem involving one of his patients. A representative of the California Medical Association (CMA) later joined in the audit. As a result of its audit, the CMA issued a report on January 17,…