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ORDER NO. 27 SUMMARIZING AUGUST 26. 2015 PREHEARING CONFERENCE AND
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TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD,

BEFORE THE STATE OFFICE

Petitioner

STANISLAW R. BURZYNSKI, M.D.,

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

Respondent

ORDER NO. 27
SUMMARIZING AUGUST 26, 2015 PREHEARIN G CONFERENCE AND MODIFYING
THE DATES FOR THE HEARING ON THE MERITS
On

August 26, 2015, the Administrative

Law

Judges (ALJs) convened a prehearing

conference to address the motion to withdraw as the attorney for Stanislaw R. Burzynski, M.D.

(Respondent) led by Richard

Jaffe.

Staff attorney

Lee Bukstein and Dan Cogdell, the attorney

requesting permission to substitute in as Respondents attorney, appeared at the prehearing

conference in person, and Mr. Jaffe appeared by telephone. During the prehearing conference,

Mr. Jaffe represented that under Rule 1.15 of Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
he must withdraw as Respondents counsel, and requested an

AL]

in

camera hearing before another

ALJ Suzanne Marshall conducted

to address this issue.

the in

camera hearing and

determined that pursuant to Rule 1.15 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct,

Mr. Jaffe was required to withdraw as Respondents counsel.

granting Mr. Jaffes request to withdraw the

Aer Mr.

Jaffe

AL] Marshall

same day.

withdrew as Respondents attorney, the ALJs granted Mr. Cogdells

request to represent Respondent in this case. Mr. Cogdell informed the

that he

would be unable

because that day he was

to proceed with the hearing

set to

begin a 10-day

trial in

to continue this hearing until 2016. Mr. Bukstein

Mr. Bukstein emphasized that

had arranged to be

at the

federal coui1. Mr. Cogdell asked the

Order Nu. 26.

ALJs

opposed the request noting that the AL] s had

Staff s witnesses,

when they

both expert

granted the last

a.nd fact witnesses,

hearing and continuing the hearing would pose a hardship on

witnesses, particularly the cancer patients previously treated

1

ALJs and Mr. Bukstein

on the merits aer November 30, 2015,

advised the parties that they would not gant another continuance
continuance.

issued the order

by Respondent.

its

Mr. Bukstein

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SOAH DOCKET NO. 50344-134Z.MD

proposed that the hearing convene as scheduled for November

November

25, 2015, for Staff to present

its

reconvene shortly aer Mr. Cogdells federal

19, 2015,

direct case with the

trial

ended,

the rst available dates to reconvene the remaining

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and proceed through

remainder of the hearing to

December

ll, 2015.

Aer confening,

two weeks of the hearing on the merits was

Januaiy 19-29, 2016.

It is

therefore

ORDERED

November 19, 2015, at the

Street,

that the hearing

on the merits will convene 9:00 a.m. on

State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAI-I),

Fourth Floor, Austin, Texas, and

recessing until January 19, 2016,

will continue

300 West 15th

through November 25, 2015, before

when it will reconvene

at 9:00 a.m.

and continue through

January 29, Z016, if necessary.

Because Mr. Cogdell
parties to confer about the

is

now

Respondents attomey of record, the ALJs directed the

pending motions and objections,

a.nd to resolve those that are not

genuinely disputed. The parties agreed that by September 11, 2015, they would le a

remaining motions and issues that require rulings from the

list

of the

ALJ s.

SIGNED September 2, Z015.

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CATHERINE C. EGAN
ADMINISTRATIVE LA JUDGE
STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

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STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

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AUSTIN OFFICE

300 West 15th Street Suite 502

Austin. Texas 78701
Phone: (S12) 475-4993
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AGENCY:

Medical Board, Texas (TSBME)

STYLE/CASE:

STANISLAW R.BURZYNSKI, M.D.

SOAH DOCKET NUMBER:

REFERRING AGENCY CASE:

S03-14-1342.MD

STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE

HEARINGS
REPRESENTATIVE / ADDRESS

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE

ALJ CATHY C. EGAN
PARTIES

LEE BUKSTEIN
STAFF ATTORNEY
TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
333 GUADALUPE, TOWER 3, SUITE 610
AUSTIN, TX 78701
(512) 305-7079 (PH)
(512) 305-7007 (FAX)
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TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD

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