Steven H. Untracht, M.d., Ph.d., F.a.c.s v. M.d. Erden Fikri

NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
No. 06-4221
STEVEN H. UNTRACHT, M.D., PH.D., F.A.C.S.
v.
M.D. ERDEN FIKRI; M.D. DINESH MATHUR; M.D. VINCENT FIORICA;
M.D. TERRY WAHL; DAVID R. DAVIS; M.D. SANDERS ERGAS;
M.D. P. JAMES RIDELLA; M.D. BHASKARAN MURALI; WILL H. FARTHING,
M.D.; BRIAN GUNNLAUGSON, M.D.; RICHARD CARTWRIGHT, M.D.;
DENISE WEISBRODT, R.N.; RICHARD SALUZZO, M.D.; JACOB KOLFF, M.D.;
BRUCE DUKE, M.D.; NARENDRA PAI, M.D.; WILLIAM FRITZ, M.D.;
PAUL WEYGANDT, M.D.; NICHOLAS JACOBS; JAMES CHURCH, M.D.;
ROBERT D. FRY, M.D.; LARRY KAISER, M.D.; WILLIAM M. CARNEY, M.D.;
HARVEY SLATER, M.D.; GEORGE H. BENZ, JR., M.D.; UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA; CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; STEWART M. FLAM; R.
JOSEPH FEDEROWICZ; DICKIE MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE, a Professional
Corporation; ASSOCIATED ANESTHESIOLOGISTS OF JOHNSTOWN; UPMC
HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.; UPMC LEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL; CONEMAUGH
HEALTH SYSTEM; MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER; WINDBER MEDICAL
CENTER; JOHN DOES 1-20; LEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.; LEE
REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, INC.
Steven H. Untracht,
Appellant
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Pennsylvania
(D. C. No. 03-cv-00199J)
District Judge: Hon. Kim R. Gibson
Argued on September 26, 2007

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Before: AMBRO, JORDAN and ROTH, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: October 1, 2007)
Russell J. Heiple, Esq. (Argued)
142 Gazebo Pike
Suite 305
Johnstown, PA 15901
Counsel for Appellant
Alyson J. Kirleis, Esq. (Argued)
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote
Two PPG Place
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402
Counsel for Appellees Lee Regional Health System, Inc.;
Lee Regional Health System Foundation, Inc.; UPMC Lee Regional Hospital;
UPMC Health System, Inc.; Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote;
R. Joseph Federowicz; Stewart M. Flam; George H. Benz, Jr.; Harvey Slater;
William M. Carney; Denise Weisbrodt; Richard Cartwright; Brian Gunnlaugson;
Will H. Farthing; Bhaskaran Murali; P. James Ridella; Sanders Ergas;
David R. Davis; Terry Wahl; Vincent Fiorica; Dinesh Mathur; Erden Fikri
William J. Rogers, Esq. (Argued)
Thomson, Rhodes & Cowie
Two Chatham Center
Suite 1010
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Counsel for Appellees Memorial Medical Center; Conemaugh Health System;
William M. Carney; Robert D. Fry; William Fritz; Narendra Pai; Bruce Duke;
Jacob Kolff; Richard Saluzzo
Andrew L. Schlafly, Esq.
521 Fifth Avenue
17 th Floor
New York, NY 10175
Counsel for Amicus-Appellant Association of American Physicians

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& Surgeons, Inc.
O P I N I O N
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Steven H. Untracht brought an action in U.S. District Court against 29 physicians,
health care professionals, medical groups, health systems, and medical facilities, claiming
violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, federal antitrust violations,
defamation, and other state law causes of action, including intentional infliction of emotional
distress, tortious interference with existing and prospective contractual relations, civil
conspiracy, breach of contract, and more. After numerous proceedings, including a transfer
of venue from the Eastern District to the Western District of Pennsylvania, the District Court
entered summary judgment for all defendants on Dr. Untracht’s Sherman Act Section 1
claim, Sherman Act Section 2 claim, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 claim
for retaliation. The court dismissed with prejudice Dr. Untracht’s 42 U.S.C. §§ 11112 claim
and his 1981 reverse discrimination claim and dismissed his remaining claims over which
the court had supplemental jurisdiction. The District Court denied Dr. Untracht’s Cross
Motion for Summary Judgment, Injunctive Relief and for the Court’s assumption of
Supplemental Jurisdiction. Dr. Untracht appealed.
The District Court had jurisdiction of this case under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1367.
We have jurisdiction of this appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1981. We have carefully considered

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the very thorough, 69 page memorandum opinion of the District Court, the appellate briefs
of the parties, and the oral argument before this Court. For the reasons stated by the District
Court, we will affirm its August 26, 2006, judgment in favor of the defendants.

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