Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 23, 2023
US attorney seeks removal of judge over speedy trial dispute
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney twice dismissed the charges against a doctor accused of illegally prescribing oxycodone, after judges on the Central District court agreed to halt criminal jury trials because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. attorney’s office wants a federal judge in Orange County removed from a criminal case against a Newport Beach doctor, telling the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the judge “defied” the appellate court’s order to set the case for trial.
Dr. Jeffrey Olsen was indicted in 2017 on 34 counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone. Federal prosecutors accused him of illegally prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances t...
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