Saxton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CASE NO. 1:20-cv-01278-AWI-SKO Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

RENEWED MOTION TO HOLD

v. RESPONDENT IN COMTEMPT ERNESTINA M. SAXTON, M.D., Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 19 & 25)

14 15 Petitioner United States of America renews the motion it originally filed on June 6, 2022 to hold Respondent Ernestina M. Saxton, M.D. in contempt. Doc. No. 25; see also Doc. No. 19. The motion has been fully briefed and deemed suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). Doc. No. 29. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. BACKGROUND On September 4, 2020, the United States filed a petition in this Court to enforce, against Saxton, Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) subpoena R9-19-179200 (the “Subpoena”), which seeks, in connection with an investigation into possible violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act,…