Case Title: Ahmad v. Beck*** (Per Curiam, with Concurring)

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State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2016-02-04T00:00:00Z

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Cite as 2016 Ark. 30 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-15-33 MAHMOOD AHMAD, M.D. APPELLANT V. JOSEPH M. BECK, M.D., CHAIRMAN, ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD; AND ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD APPELLEES Opinion Delivered February 4, 2016 APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 60CV-13-4704] HONORABLE WENDELL GRIFFEN, JUDGE AFFIRMED. HOWARD W. BRILL, Chief Justice Appellant Mahmood Ahmad, M.D., appeals an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court dismissing with prejudice his complaint for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief and his motion for temporary restraining order. For reversal, Dr. Ahmad contends that the circuit court erred in dismissing his complaint and that the circuit court erred in denying, on jurisdictional grounds, his request for a temporary restraining order. We affirm the circuit court’s order. Dr. Ahmad is a physician licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, Arkansas Code Annotated sections 17-95-201 to -412 (Repl. 2010 & Supp. 2015) (the “Act”). A board certified anesthesiologist, he has practiced medicine in Pulaski County for over fifteen years, specializing in pain management. As part of his practice, Dr. Ahmad regularly writes prescriptions for controlled substances.