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Sualeh Kamal Ashraf v. Drug Enforcement Administration
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-10340 · judgment September 3, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether, after Ruan v. United States, 597 U.S. 450 (2022), the Controlled Substances Act permits the Drug Enforcement Administration to revoke a physician’s registration—and a court of appeals to affirm that revocation—without any finding that the physician knowingly or intentionally violated the Act.
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Whether due process permits an agency and a reviewing court to sustain the revocation of a professional license where the respondent demonstrates that material evidence relied upon by the agency was false or unreliable, and the court declines to address that showing.
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Whether the Eleventh Circuit’s categorical refusal to apply Ruan’s mens rea requirement to administrative revocation proceedings conflicts with this Court’s interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act and creates an incentive for the government to bypass criminal safeguards by proceeding administratively. Page 2 of 10
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Sualeh Kamal Ashraf
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Aug 13 2026Application (26A68) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 11, 2026.
- Aug 07 2026Application (26A68) to extend further the time from August 12, 2026 to September 11, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Jul 15 2026Application (26A68) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until August 12, 2026.
- Jul 06 2026Application (26A68) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of June 22, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Jun 22 2026The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until July 13, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 29 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States Drug Enforcement Administration to respond filed.
- Jan 16 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 15, 2026)