No. 24-6204

Ronald P. Hargrave v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: controlled-substance due-process fourth-circuit harmless-error prescription-error ruan-standard
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a physician be convicted of a violation of 21 U.S.C. §841, post-Ruan, when that physician's conduct in prescribing the controlled substance was both subjectively and objectively reasonable as evidenced by the fact that the recipient of the prescription had been prescribed that very same controlled substance by other physicians both before and after her encounter with this physician?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Can a physician be convicted of a violation of 21 U.S.C. §841, post-Ruan, when that physician’s conduct in prescribing the controlled substance was both subjectively and objectively reasonable as evidenced by the fact that the recipient of the prescription had been prescribed that very same controlled substance by other physicians both before and after her encounter with this physician? Is the Fourth Circuit improperly applying its harmless error standard in assessing Ruan error?

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 27, 2025)

Attorneys

Ronald Hargrave
Elizabeth Anne Franklin-BestElizabeth Franklin-Best, P.C., Petitioner
Elizabeth Anne Franklin-BestElizabeth Franklin-Best, P.C., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent