No. 24-943

Fares Jeries Rabadi v. Drug Enforcement Administration, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: administrative-law article-ii dea-judges removal-power separation-of-powers take-care-clause
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2025-06-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Drug Enforcement Administration's Administrative Law Judges are unconstitutionally insulated from removal in violation of the Take Care Clause of Article II of the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the Drug Enforce ment Admin istration (“DEA”) ’s Admin istrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) are unconstitutionally insulated from removal in violation of the Take Care Clause of Article II of the United States Constitution, thus rendering the DEA’s action in this case invalid?

Docket Entries

2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-05-23
Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition submitted.
2025-05-23
Brief of respondents Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
2025-05-23
Brief of respondents Drug Enforcement Administration, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-05-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 23, 2025.
2025-05-12
Motion of Federal Respondents for an extension of time submitted.
2025-05-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 16, 2025 to May 23, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-04-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 16, 2025.
2025-04-24
Motion of Federal Respondents for an extension of time submitted.
2025-04-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 2, 2025 to May 16, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 2, 2025.
2025-03-26
Motion of Federal Respondents for an extension of time submitted.
2025-03-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 2, 2025 to May 2, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-02-24

Attorneys

Fares Jeries Rabadi, M.D.
Bingzi HuLowther Walker LLC, Petitioner
Federal Respondents
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent