Ly v. United States, 15-71833
Decision Date | 24 April 2017 |
Docket Number | No. 15-71833,15-71833 |
Parties | KEITH K. LY, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; et al., Respondents. |
Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit |
KEITH K. LY, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; et al., Respondents.
No. 15-71833
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Submitted April 11, 2017**
April 24, 2017
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
MEMORANDUM*On Petition for Review of an Order of the Drug Enforcement Agency
Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Keith K. Ly, M.D., seeks review of the decision by the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") suspending Ly's DEA Certificate of Registration and denying his application for renewal. We have jurisdiction under 21 U.S.C. § 877. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings. 21 U.S.C. § 877. We may set aside the Administrator's decision only ifit was "arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or not in accordance with the law." Fry v. Drug Enforcement Agency, 353 F.3d 1041, 1043 (9th Cir. 2003). We deny Dr. Ly's petition.
The DEA Administrator did not abuse her discretion by denying Dr. Ly's motion to reopen because Dr. Ly waived the opportunity for a hearing on his registration status. See 21 C.F.R. § 1301.43; see also Pincay v. Andrews, 389 F.3d 853, 855-56 (9th Cir. 2004) (ignorance of the rules or mistakes construing the rules do not usually constitute excusable neglect).
The Administrator did not abuse her discretion by suspending Dr. Ly's Certificates of Registration and denying any renewal applications because the Administrator properly considered the statutory factors to determine whether registration was inconsistent with the public interest. See 21 U.S.C. § 823(f); Fry, 353 F.3d at 1043 (agency decision is not arbitrary and capricious if "based on a consideration of the relevant factors and there is no clear error of judgment" (citation omitted)). Contrary to Dr. Ly's contentions, the Administrator's imposition of this sanction did not violate Dr. Ly's due process rights or implicate the Double Jeopardy Clause. See Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93, 98-99 (1997) (Double Jeopardy clause only prohibits the imposition of multiple criminalpunishments for the same offense); Pinnacle Armor, Inc. v. United States, 648 F.3d 708, 716 (9th Cir. 2011) (discussing elements of a procedural due process claim).
We reject as unsupported by the record Dr. Ly's contention that the Administrator was biased against him.
DENIED.
*. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**. The panel...
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