No. 20-1205
Gazelle Craig v. United States
Response Waived
Tags: circuit-split controlled-substances criminal-distribution dispensing distributing medical-necessity prescription prescription-law statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-03-26
Related Cases:
20-7204
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Question Presented (from Petition)
When Dr. Craig wrote a prescription for a controlled substance that was not medically necessary, did her conduct constitute "dispensing," "distributing," or both under the Controlled Substance Act?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When a licensed physician writes a prescription for a controlled substance that is not medically necessary, does that conduct constitute 'dispensing,' 'distributing,' or both under the Controlled Substance Act?
Docket Entries
2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-02-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2021)
Attorneys
Gazelle Craig
Jack Benjamin Zimmermann — Zimmermann Lavine & Zimmermann P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent