Victor Dizon, M.D. v. Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Kaiser Foundation Hospital/permanente Medical Group Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
91 F.3d 151 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Victor DIZON, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAWAII PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; Kaiser Foundation Hospital/Permanente Medical Group; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15284. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 8, 1996. Decided July 10, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Victor Dizon appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Hawaii Permanente Medical Group ("HPMG"), Kaiser Foundation Hospital ("KFH") and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan ("KFHP"). Dizon alleges that the defendants violated corporate by-laws, his constitutional right to due process, and an implied employment contract when HPMG permanently suspended him from practicing at its Koolau clinic. Dizon subsequently retired. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural background of this…