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0769 Statements made in the course of administrative proceedings or professional disciplinary proceedings were absolutely privileged against defamation liability under various sections of the Civil Code; statements made outside the scope of those proceedings were not privileged, but could not result in defamation liability unless they were false; there is no constitutional protection of reputation, so defamation cannot result in liability under the federal Civil Rights Act.CitationELLENBERGER v ESPINOSA (Defamed Dentist) 30 CA4 943 [See: CivC 47, 43.8; 42 USC 1983; Paul v Davis 424 US 693; Siegert v Gilley 500 US 226]
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