Bonner

Bonner v. Medical Board of California

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 30, 20232:17-cv-00445California4,826 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ernest Lincoln Bonner, Jr., M.D., No. 2:17-cv-00445-KJM DB Plaintiff, ORDER v. Medical Board of California, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 In 2014, the Medical Board of California (Board) revoked plaintiff Ernest L. Bonner’s medical license after Bonner did not comply with the terms of his probation. In doing so, the Board did not consider plaintiff's petition for penalty relief. Bonner filed a complaint in this 20 court in 2017, alleging the Board and individual defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, conspired to violate his rights, committed antitrust violations under the Sherman and Clayton Acts, and conspired to commit these violations. The parties filed cross- motions for summary judgment. For the following reasons, the court grants defendants’ motion for summary judgment.

I. BACKGROUND The Board first received a complaint about plaintiff’s quality…

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