Dr. Doe v. Board of Dental Practice

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Dr. Doe’s damages claims against Board members and the executive director in their individual capacities because the alleged temporary license suspension did not violate due process and, alternatively, no clearly established right prohibited the defendants’ conduct. The court held that the statutory authority permitting a temporary suspension for up to thirty days when public health or safety is in immediate jeopardy supplied adequate procedural safeguards. It also concluded that qualified immunity applied because the defendants’ conduct was objectively reasonable and no precedent placed its unlawfulness beyond debate.