Samson K. Orusa, M.D.; Decision and Order

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration [Docket No. 19-26] On May 31, 2019, a former Assistant Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (hereinafter, DEA or Government), issued an Order to Show Cause (hereinafter, OSC) to Samson K. Orusa (hereinafter, Respondent). Administrative Law Judge Exhibit (hereinafter, ALJ Ex.) 1, (OSC) at 1. The OSC proposed revocation of Respondent's DEA Certificate of Registration Number BO4959889 (hereinafter, registration or COR), the denial of any pending applications for renewal or modification of such registration, and the denial of any pending applications for additional DEA registrations including the pending application for COR Number W18070589C pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(4) and 823(f) , because Respondent's continued “registrations are inconsistent with the public interest.” Id. (citing 21 U.S.C. 823(f) ). In response to the OSC, Respondent timely requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. ALJ Ex. 2. The hearing in this matter was conducted on September 9, 2020, October 15, 2020, and October 21, 2020, via video teleconference technology. On December 8, 2020, Administrative Law Judge Mark M. Dowd, (hereinafter, ALJ) issued his Recommended Rulings, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision (hereinafter, Recommended Decision or RD) and neither party filed exceptions. I issue the final order in this case following the RD. Having reviewed the entire record, I adopt the ALJ's Recommend…