No. 22-1118

RICHARD GILBERT, Medical Doctor,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v. KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; MICHAEL DACEY, Medical Doctor, in his individual capacity and as President of Kent Hospital,

Defendants, Appellees.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND

[Hon. John J. McConnell, Jr., U.S. District Judge]

Before

Barron, Chief Judge, Lynch and Gelpí, Circuit Judges.

Jeffrey S. Brenner, with whom Caitlyn Smith and Nixon Peabody LLP were on brief, for appellant. Robert M. Duffy, with whom Eric E. Renner and Duffy & Sweeney, LTD. were on brief, for appellees.

March 31, 2023 LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Richard Gilbert, M.D., brought suit in federal court seeking damages and injunctive relief against Kent County Memorial Hospital (the "Hospital" or "Kent Hospital") and Michael Dacey, M.D., in his individual capacity and as President of Kent Hospital. The suit challenges the