MEDICAL STAFF OF SHARP v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. D043178.

16 Cal.Rptr.3d 769 (2004)

121 Cal.App.4th 173

MEDICAL STAFF OF SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT of San Diego County, Respondent; Penny Pancoast, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

July 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, LLP, John Morris and Richard D. Barton, San Diego, for Petitioners.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and Terri D. Keville, Los Angeles; Lois Richardson, Sacramento, for California Healthcare Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora, Arthur R. Chenen, Los Angeles, Robert M. Dato, Costa Mesa, and Dean J. Smith, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest.

Bond Curtis, LLP, and Charles Bond, Berkeley; Catherine I. Hanson, San Francisco, and Gregory M. Abrams for California Medical Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Realty Party in Interest.


BENKE, Acting P.J.

In this original proceeding the trial court found the Medical Staff of Sharp Memorial Hospital et al. (the medical staff) acted improperly when it summarily suspended the staff privileges of Penny Pancoast, a medical doctor. Accordingly, the trial court ordered Dr. Pancoast's suspension be rescinded.

We grant the medical staff's petition for a writ of mandate and direct the trial court to vacate its order.

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