UNITED STATES v. US STEM CELL CLINIC, LLC

No. 19-13381.

987 F.3d 1021 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Jan Aitken, Carol Barrows, David H. Buckles, et al., Intervenors-Appellants, v. US STEM CELL CLINIC, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, US Stem Cell, Inc., a Florida profit corporation, Kristin C. Comella, individually, Theodore Gradel, individually, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Ann Daly , Law Office of Kathleen A. Daly, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, for Intervenors-Appellants Katherine Leemon, Ira Leemon, Virginia Porowski, James Porowski, Angie Martin, Tara Russell, Greg Maske, Porter Broughton, Manny Camacho, Amanda A. Camacho, Jayne Federmeyer, Allen Hewitt, Ross Johnson, Kurt Wimberg, Lisa Brady Grant, AnnToy Broughton and Jean Hewitt.

Adam C. Jed , U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appelle.

Jacob Joseph Givner , Esther Sarah Meisels , Givner Law Group, LLP, Aventura, FL, Marissa Ximena Kaliman , Off Lease Only, LLC, North Lauderdale, FL, for Intervenors-Appellants Jan Aitken, Carol Barrows, David H. Buckles, Barbara Burns, Stephanie Ciaramitaro, Evelyn L. Clough, Samuel Colacurio, Eric C. Congiardo, Lydia Cronin, Allison L. Cronin, Paul Decker, Robert Demane, Camilla J. Foreman, Jan Gimian, Darro Grieco, Gail Grill, Naota Hashimoto, Luz C. Hernandez, Laurel L. Hodory, Gregory O. Hudgins, Alan D. Hudson, Karen J. Jeffries, James L. Jeffries, Maureen Jones, Michael L. Kelby, Mary Klucarich, Deanna M. Lawrence, Suzanne M. Lawrence, Jeffery Masters, Margarita Mattingly, Elaine Murin, Bernadette Newlon, Kathryn L. O'Harrow, Robert I. Orenstein, Michael K. Pool, Kathleen Rogers, Reid Runzheimer, Mary Sczepaniak, Shannon E. Seth, Deborah Simmons, Charmie Smith, Judith Smith, Christen Streufert, Linda T. Taylor, John M. Temple, Thomas Thibodeau, Anthony J. Thynne, Dawn Washkewicz, Pam Washkewicz, Steven Waterman, Nancy Weaver, Kurt Wellner, Renate Wilson, Dawn Winslow, Joyce Yeargan, Charles Yeargan, Sada Fenton, Darcy Goette, Fay Magennis, Edwin Noble, Frank Poucher, Kurt Wuellner, Sarah Anderson, Dooley Ming, Sharon Kuster, Kathryn Morrow, George Nemecz, Leah Simpson, Scot Simpson, Chloe Spencer, Stephan Spencer, Mollie N. Thibodeau and Enrique Corral.

Jacob Joseph Givner , Givner Law Group, LLP, Aventura, FL, Marissa Ximena Kaliman , Off Lease Only, LLC, North Lauderdale, FL, for Intervenors-Appellants Gay D. Surney, Francis Magennis and Olivia Newsome Grieco.

Michael S. Blume , Venable, LLP, New York, NY, Loren H. Cohen , Isaac Jaime Mitrani , Mitrani Rynor Adamsky & Toland, PA, Miami Beach, FL, Stephen Ray Freeland , Mary M. Gardner , Todd H. Halpern , Todd A. Harrison , Venable, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees US Stem Cell Clinic, LLC, US Stem Cell, Inc. and Kristin C. Comella.

Loren H. Cohen , Isaac Jaime Mitrani , Mitrani Rynor Adamsky & Toland, PA, Miami Beach, FL, Stephen Ray Freeland , Mary M. Gardner , Todd H. Halpern , Todd A. Harrison , Venable, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee Theodore Gradel.

Before JORDAN, MARCUS, and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.


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