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PRN Lawsuit vs. Kansas, AG Mukasey, Kansas Med Board, and the DOJ...

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Posted in Reader Blogs by docalex on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 11:33pm

PAIN RELIEF NETWORK, on behalf of patients of Stephen J. Schneider, D.O., Plaintiff,
vs.
THE STATE OF KANSAS, THE KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS, United States Attorney MUKASEY, US Attorney for Kansas MELGREN, and THE US DEPT OF JUSTICE, Defendants.

The Complete Lawsuit (Text, Footnotes, Appendix, Exhibits) - [ZIP]

Full Text of Lawsuit and Discussion

Full Text of Lawsuit Including Footnotes

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The very first lines of the lawsuit:

INTRODUCTION 1. This is an action brought by the Pain Relief Network, on behalf of patients of Dr. Stephen J. Schneider, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on an emergency basis and accordingly petitioning this Court as follows: (A) to declare palliative care (in the form of FDA-approved pharmaceuticals) a fundamental right of patients in severe pain...

See also:
PRN Rocks the KASBAH - Siobhan Reynolds on Dr. Schneider case; 2008-01-18

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