U.S. v. WOODARD

No. 12-3363.

744 F.3d 488 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carol Y. WOODARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley P. Shepard , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Johanna M. Christiansen , Attorney, Jonathan E. Hawley , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Carol Woodard, the managing director of a non-profit organization, was indicted on one count of health care fraud for collecting $8.9 million from Medicaid based on her submissions of phony healthcare claims. As the first trial date approached, Woodard filed the first of many motions to change counsel. After the district court appointed a third attorney, it sua sponte ordered Woodard to undergo a competency examination because it...

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