James E. Fulton v. The Medical Board of California
Published: Apr. 18, 2009 | Result Date: Jan. 29, 2009 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC387318 Bench Decision – Defense
Facts
Plaintiff James E. Fulton was a former medical doctor licensed in California. Fulton discovered that information regarding discipline related to his medical license and a previous malpractice judgment were available on the defendant Medical Board of California's website. California law states that information regarding physician discipline and malpractice judgments are required to be placed for public view on the Medical Board website.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Fulton contended that since he was no longer a practicing medical doctor and no longer licensed by the Medical Board, his personal information should be removed from public view.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Medical Board of California countered that it was required by law to place the information on its website and was within its rights to do so.
Damages
Fullton sought declaratory and injunctive relief to require that Medical Board of California remove the contested information.
Result
The court held in favor of Medical Board of California.
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