Kime

Filed 3/29/24 Kime v. Dignity Health CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

RYAN KIME,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

A166748

v. DIGNITY HEALTH, INC., (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. CGC20586388) Defendant and Respondent.

Dr. Ryan Kime was the subject of a disciplinary proceeding by the Medical Board of California, which resulted in a public reprimand. While that proceeding was ongoing, Kime applied for privileges in the emergency department of two hospitals owned by Dignity Health, Inc. (Dignity). The hospitals stopped processing Kime’s application a few days after the effective date of the reprimand, and Kime subsequently sued Dignity for injunctive relief and damages, alleging that Dignity violated his common law and statutory rights…