United States v. Barnes

ORDER AND REASONS

SUSIE MORGAN, District Judge.

This is a criminal action charging Abide Home Care Services, Inc. (“Abide”)1 and its associates with a scheme to defraud Medicare and to pay and receive illegal healthcare kickbacks. Shelton Barnes — a licensed physician in Louisiana — has moved to suppress evidence seized during the execution of a search warrant at his office.2 Dr. Barnes argues the warrant affidavit was insufficient to establish probable cause. The question presented is whether the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies. If it does not, the Court must determine…