United States v. Michael Fletcher

Type

Opinion

Author

Danny Julian Boggs

Filed

March 25, 2026

Case

United States v. Michael Fletcher

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 26a0150n.06 No. 25-5468 FILED Mar 25, 2026 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN MICHAEL FLETCHER, ) DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY Defendant-Appellant. ) ) OPINION Before: BOGGS, READLER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Dr. Michael Fletcher appeals his convictions on three counts of distributing controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), stemming from prescriptions he authorized in 2016 to his patients at a pain clinic in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Dr. Fletcher challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions and the validity of his waiver of counsel. He also claims that his reliance on a disbarred attorney for legal advice while proceeding pro se deprived him of due process. After careful consideration, we affirm the district court’s judgment of conviction and denial of Dr. Fletcher’s motion for a new trial. I A. Factual Background. From 2011 through 2016, Dr. Michael Fletcher practiced medicine at Interventional Pain Specialists…

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