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LEIGH v. BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN NURSING

395 Mass. 670 (1985)

481 N.E.2d 1347

JANET LEIGH vs. BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN NURSING.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

August 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Belmonte for the plaintiff.

Carolyn V. Wood, Assistant Attorney General, for Board of Registration in Nursing.

Patricia M. Fron, for The Massachusetts Friends of Midwives, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Sandra C. Quinn, for Massachusetts Midwives Alliance, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Andrew M. Osborne, & Linda Irenegreene of New Jersey, for Midwives Alliance of North America, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, & LYNCH, JJ.

LIACOS, J.

The Board of Registration in Nursing (board), after a hearing, suspended Janet Leigh's license to practice as a registered nurse. G.L.c. 112, § 61 (1984 ed.). Leigh sought review of the board's decision before a single justice of this court. G.L.c. 112, § 64 (1984 ed.). See Gurry v. Board of Pub. Accountancy, 394 Mass. 118, 129 (1985), and cases cited. The single justice vacated the board's decision...

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