Legal Opinion

Verduzco v. United States Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 27, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2024-2245Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUSANA E. VERDUZCO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:24-cv-2245 (CRC) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2017, Plaintiff Susana Verduzco underwent an elective surgical procedure at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) medical center in Arizona. Ms. Verduzco alleges that, while she was sedated, her anesthesiologist administered an opioid analgesic and subjected her to an additional procedure without her consent. Incensed, she filed a medical malpractice suit against the doctor in Arizona state…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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