Williams v. Doctors Medical Center of Modesto

Filed 3/27/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

R. MICHAEL WILLIAMS,

F084700/F085710

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Consolidated)

v. (Stanislaus Super. Ct. No. CV-20-004732)

DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER OF

MODESTO, INC., et al.,

OPINION

Defendants and Respondents.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. Sonny S. Sandhu, Judge. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Sean M. Selegue, Samuel E. Sokolsky; Law Offices of James M. Braden and James M. Braden for Plaintiff and Appellant. Davis Wright Tremaine, Thomas R. Burke, Terri D. Keville, Anna R. Buono, and Miriam R. Swedlow for Defendants and Respondents Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Warren Kirk, Mark Fahlen, Marny Fern, and Cheryl Harless. Pollara Law Group, Dominique Pollara, and Frances Bruce for Defendants and Respondents Hospitalists of Modesto Medical Group, Inc., Arun Manoharan, and Li Huang. -ooOoo- This case involves appellant Dr. R. Michael Williams’s ability to practice medicine, have access to his admitted patients, and have privileges at…