Green, M.D. v. Brookline, Town of
Green, M.D. v. Brookline, Town of
Opinion
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION-NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT]
United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit
No. 99-1961
MARK D. GREEN, M.D.,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
JOHN O'LEARY, individually and in his official capacity, and JEFFREY HUTNICK, individually and in his official capacity,
Defendants, Appellees.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Douglas P. Woodlock, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Stahl, Circuit Judge, Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge, and Lynch, Circuit Judge.
Harvey A. Schwartz, with whom William C. Taussig and Schwartz, Shaw and Griffith were on brief, for appellant. Michael J. Akerson, with whom George F. Driscoll, Jr., Office of Town Counsel, Austin M. Joyce, and Edward P. Reardon, P.C., were on brief, for appellees John O'Leary and Jeffrey Hutnick. June 8, 2000 Per Curiam. On June 1, 1995, two Brookline police officers
escorted Dr. Mark D. Green to Massachusetts General Hospital where he
underwent a psychiatric evaluation. Although he was not committed, the
examination triggered an inquiry into his suitability to practice
medicine. His license was eventually suspended by the Massachusetts
Board of Registration in Medicine. Green brought suit, claiming
violations of state law and his civil rights.
Green now appeals from an order of the district court
granting summary judgment for the defendants on all claims. After a
thorough review of the record and of the parties' submissions, we
affirm. We do so essentially for the reasons elucidated in the
district court's opinion, as the judges of the panel hold a variety of
views regarding the proper grounds for affirming summary judgment.
Affirmed. Local Rule 27.
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