No. 01-36089
Opinion
Opinion
314 F.3d 995 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Alfred Aflatooni, Dr., ex rel, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KITSAP PHYSICIANS SERVICE, a non-profit Washington corporation; Northwest Diagnostic Imaging, Inc., a Washington professional services corporation; PATHOLOGY Associates of Kitsap County, a Washington Partnership; Ronald Reimer, M.D.; Susan L. Reimer, his wife; Paul S. McCullough, M.D.; Jane Doe McCullough, his wife; Robert C. Schneidler; Sharon K. Schneidler, his wife; Nancy L. Koch; Richard L. Koch, her husband; Keith Hallman, M.D.; Kathleen A. Hallman, his wife; John P. Matan, M.D.; Susan J. Matan, his wife; Thomas C. Case, M.D.; Mary Ann Case, his wife; Milton S. Michaelis, M.D.; Jane Doe Michaelis, his wife; John Doe 1-200; Jane Doe 1-200; Sander E. Bergman, M.D.; Sandra Bergman, his wife, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-36089. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 10, 2002. Filed December 16, 2002. Cleveland Stockmeyer, Talmadge & Stockmeyer, Tukwila, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Robert G. Homchick, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for defendants Kitsap Physicians Service and Case. Steven Y. Koh, Perkins Coie LLP,…