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Lonnie Joseph Parker v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-2813 · judgment August 1, 2025
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here and an Eighth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
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.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ronald William Chapman II
The Chapman Firm
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, January 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Dec 22 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2026)