Karl Konstantin, M.D. v. Drug Enforcement Administration

50 F.3d 15 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Karl KONSTANTIN, M.D., Petitioner, v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, Respondent. No. 93-70385. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 13, 1994. Decided Feb. 14, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge; PREGERSON and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM * Appellant Karl Konstantin, M.D. petitions for review of the Drug Enforcement Administrator's ("Administrator") order increasing the sanction imposed on him for prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose. The Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") recommended that the Administrator revoke Dr. Konstantin's Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate of Registration 1 and reject any new applications for one year. The Administrator increased this period to five years. We have jurisdiction under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 877 . We deny the petition for review. BACKGROUND In 1989, the California Department of Justice initiated an…