Morris W. Cochran, M.D. v. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (Appeal from Alabama Board of Medical Examiners: 11-030) Application For Rehearing Overruled.

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

REL: 09/13/2013 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o formal r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS SPECIAL TERM, 2013 2120221 M o r r i s W. Cochran, M.D. v. Alabama Board o f M e d i c a l Examiners Appeal from D e c i s i o n o f the Alabama Board of M e d i c a l Examiners (11-030) On A p p l i c a t i o n f o r R e h e a r i n g MOORE, J u d g e . On asserts application f o r rehearing, that the Medical Morris Licensure W. C o c h r a n , M.D., C o m m i s s i o n ("the 2120221 commission") d i d , Controlled i n f a c t , take Substances action Certificate. against Thus, he h i s Alabama argues, the a c t i o n o f t h e A l a b a m a B o a r d o f M e d i c a l E x a m i n e r s ("the b o a r d " ) in revoking h i s A l a b a m a C o n t r o l l e d S u b s t a n c e s C e r t i f i c a t e was b a r r e d by the d o c t r i n e of r e s j u d i c a t a . A f t e r considering the r e l e v a n t s t a t u t e s as s e t f o r t h i n t h i s c o u r t ' s A p r i l 12, 2013, opinion on o r i g i n a l s u b m i s s i o n , ___ S o . 3 d a t ___ , t h e b r i e f s of t h e p a r t i e s , and t h e amicus b r i e f f i l e d by t h e commission, we c o n c l u d e t h a t t h i s c o u r t was c o r r e c t i n our that had to take the commission no authority determination any action a g a i n s t Cochran's Alabama C o n t r o l l e d S u b s t a n c e s C e r t i f i c a t e i n the r e v o c a t i o n by a c t i o n b e f o r e t h e c o m m i s s i o n ; any a c t i o n t a k e n t h e c o m m i s s i o n i n t h a t a c t i o n was s i m p l y Cochran's l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e medicine. a restriction Therefore, this on court c o r r e c t l y determined that the revocation a c t i o n i n i t i a t e d by t h e b o a r d was n o t b a r r e d of res j u d i c a t a . by t h e d o c t r i n e APPLICATION OVERRULED. Thompson, P . J . , a n d P i t t m a n , Thomas, a n d D o n a l d s o n , J J . , concur. 2

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.