No. 25-691

Lonnie Joseph Parker v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: controlled-substances criminal-conviction federal-regulation medical-prescription prescribing-authority standard-of-care
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a doctor can be convicted of unlawfully prescribing controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 21 C.F.R. § 1306.04(a) based on a deviation from the standard of care in a single state.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a doctor can be convicted of unlawfully prescribing controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1) and 21 C.F.R. § 1306.04(a) based on a deviation from the standard of care in a single state

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-22
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2026)

Attorneys

Lonnie Joseph Parker
Ronald William Chapman IIThe Chapman Firm, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent