Bradley

After the Medical Board of California’s (the Board) undercover investigation, it brought a disciplinary action against Vincent Bradley, M.D., charging him with unprofessional conduct consisting of “[prescribing . . . dangerous drugs . . . without a good faith prior examination and medical indication therefor . . . .” (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 2234, 2242, subd. (a).) Ultimately, Dr. Bradley voluntarily surrendered his medical license. He then sued the Board, the State of California (the State) and numerous individuals for violating his federal and state constitutional due process rights, and here appeals a defense summary judgment motion, in part based on defendants’ immunities. We affirm the judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

In 1988, the Board received a letter from Mrs. B., registering a complaint against her daughter-in-law Lori B.’s physician, Dr. Bradley. According to Mrs. B., Lori was “seriously hooked on drugs,” and “when confronted with her drug problem [Lori] states she knows she is hooked on pain killing drugs and that ‘Dr. Bradley keeps her comfortable’.” Within a two-week period, Dr. Bradley purportedly wrote Lori six prescriptions for more than three…