Supreme Court Won't Review Suspended Physician's Challenge to Dismissal of Liens

The California Supreme Court will not review a disgraced doctor’s constitutional challenge to a statutory presumption that liens filed by suspended providers are tainted by their misconduct. Labor Code Section 139.21(g) mandates suspension of a physician or provider who is convicted of certain felonies or misdemeanors. It also creates a presumption that the services underlying the liens were connected to the criminal conduct. One year prior to the enactment of Section 139.21(g), Dr. Farhad Hafezi was convicted of seven felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person und...