Medical Board Revokes License of Stockton Physician.News Editors/Health/Medical Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2003 The Medical Board of California has revoked the medical license of Stockton physician Ernest J. Dupraw, Jr., M.D., effective Nov. 20, 2003. Dupraw had been enjoined from practicing medicine since May 5, 2003, when the San Joaquin San Joaquin (săn wäkēn`), river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta with the Sacramento River near Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay. County Superior Court issued a full suspension pursuant to Penal Code penal code n. A body of laws relating to crimes and offenses and the penalties for their commission. penal code Noun the body of laws relating to crime and punishment Noun 1. section 23, which enjoins a physician from practicing medicine while criminal charges are pending against him. The Medical Board filed an Accusation against Dupraw on Aug. 14, 2003, after he pled nolo contendere [Latin, I will not contest it.] A plea in a criminal case by which the defendant answers the charges made in the indictment by declining to dispute or admit the fact of his or her guilt. to driving under the influence of alcohol and driving on a suspended license. He was convicted by the Kern County Superior Court, placed on probation for three years, ordered to pay a fine, ordered not to indulge in the use of intoxicants, and to enroll in DUI school. He failed to comply with the terms of the alcohol program and failed to appear for DUI school, at which time the court issued a bench warrant for his arrest. On Jan. 24, 2003 he was arrested again for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. On Feb. 14, 2003, he was arrested by the Bakersfield Police Department for disorderly conduct disorderly conduct Conduct likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, fighting in a public place, blocking public ways, and making threats. while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The matter was set for trial on May 9, 2003, but Dupraw failed to appear, and the matter was reset for July 14, 2003. On March 7, 2003 he was arrested by the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. in Lodi Lodi, city, Italy Lodi (lô`dē), city (1991 pop. 42,250), Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda River, near Milan. It is an important dairy and light industrial center. for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving with a blood alcohol level greater than 0.08%, and driving on a suspended license. On May 2, 2003, in criminal proceedings in the San Joaquin County Superior Court, Dupraw failed to appear. The court issued a No Bail Bench Warrant for his arrest. At the request of the Medical Board, the court then enjoined Dupraw from practicing medicine during the course of the proceedings. A hearing date was set on the Medical Board's Accusation and Dupraw was duly noticed, but he failed to appear. His medical license was then revoked by default, pursuant to Government Code section 11520, for violation of Business and Professions Code section 2239-repeated use of alcoholic beverages
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