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Osteopathic board hears petition from Dr. Stephen Western seeking early end to probation
Summary
At its Aug. 14 meeting in Vallejo, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California heard testimony and documentary evidence in a petition from Dr. Stephen D. Western asking the board to terminate a four‑year probation early. The board admitted seven exhibits and took testimony; members will deliberate in closed session and issue a written decision.
The Osteopathic Medical Board of California heard sworn testimony Aug. 14 from Dr. Stephen Duane Western as he asked the board to shorten a four‑year probation ordered in October 2022.
Administrative Law Judge Juliet Cox opened the hearing, and Deputy Attorney General Christopher Young presented the prosecution’s overview and the seven exhibits the board would consider, including Western’s petition with supporting letters and the board’s disciplinary order that imposed probation effective Oct. 10, 2022. Young told the board the discipline was based on a stipulated settlement and that, except for one narrow matter about Percocet prescriptions noted in paragraph 9 of the order, the…
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