Weiss
Weiss v. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JEFFREY N WEISS, Case No. 20-cv-08124-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
OPHTHALMOLOGY, INC.,
12 Defendant. 13 Plaintiff Dr. Jeffrey Weiss is suing Defendant American Academy of Ophthalmology, Inc. (AAO). Dr. Weiss alleges that AAO has been conducting an ethics investigation of Dr. Weiss without following AAO’s bylaws. AAO’s Ethics Committee has recommended that Dr. Weiss be suspended for three years and banned from engaging in various activities, though AAO’s Board of Trustees has not taken final action. The Court granted AAO’s motion to dismiss Dr. Weiss’s original complaint with leave to amend. Based on harm that Dr. Weiss might suffer if the Board of Trustees suspends or otherwise disciplines him, and harm that Dr. Weiss states that his practice has already suffered as a result of the investigation, Dr. Weiss’s amended complaint asserts claims for breach of contract,…