Mark K. Patton, M.D., a Single Man v. Lynn Jacob Cox, Wife, and as Independent of the Last Will of Michael D. Cox

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2002-01-07

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HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge, dissenting: The majority opinion is thoughtful and well written. I view this as a close case, but I believe the Arizona district court was correct and would affirm. Involved is a question of Arizona law relating to the immunity of a witness, Dr. Cox, now deceased, with his estate substituted as defendant. Dr. Cox testified in 1998 at a disciplinary hearing of the Arizona Bo…

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