U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Lesa Chaney
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge Ransey Guy Cole Jr.
- Senior Judge Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
- Judge Moore — not matched to a Benchlight profile
Case history
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April 11, 2019decided Decision issued in United States v. Lesa Chaney
Opinions and writings
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. James Alvin Chaney ("Ace") and Lesa Chaney owned and operated a highly profitable clinic in Hazard, Kentucky called Ace Clinique of Medicine. Eventually, the clinic attracted suspicion that it was a "pill mill": a clinic that distributes addictive prescription pills without a legitimate medical purpose. Law enforcement obtained a warrant and searched A…