Hello, everyone! This is a Freedom of Information Act request that LeRoy Nellis filed with the Drug Enforcement Administration, and I am publishing it as a preserved public record. The request seeks federal records on controlled substance registration, prescribing authority, and regulatory oversight inside the Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, Texas.

The filing states that it is based on documented concerns involving medical administration, delegation authority, and compliance with federal controlled substance laws. It is addressed to the DEA's FOIA/Records Management Section at 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152, and it comes from LeRoy Nellis, 4845 Twin Valley Dr., Austin, TX 78731.

The request opens on the statute: “Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), I am requesting copies of all records held by the Drug Enforcement Administration relating to controlled substance registrations, prescribing activity, delegation authority, and any investigative or regulatory action.”

In short, the request asks the DEA whether its files flag anything about the jail's handling of controlled substances, and who was legally authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer them.

The facility and the doctors

The request names Williamson County Jail, at 306 W 4th St, Georgetown, TX 78626, and the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, together with the jail's medical staff and contractors. Two physicians are named by license number: Dr. John Mark Janes, MD, Texas License H8939, and Dr. Henry L. Higgins, MD, Texas License L6232.

The request also reaches further. It covers any additional physician whose DEA number is registered at, delegated to, or used by the jail or its medical contractor, and any APRNs, EMTs, or medical staff granted authority, explicitly or implicitly, to issue or administer controlled substances within the jail.

The record

This page is Chapter B9 of the Protective Custody Jail Conditions record, the Solitary Confinement chapter. The document at its center is the request itself, presented in its original form. The publisher states that no modifications have been made to the substance of the request.

The request is filed as part of a FOIA request DEA records archive, and the publisher says it is preserved to ensure transparency, accountability, and continuity of public records related to detention facility medical operations. The current version supersedes all prior versions, under the line LeRoy Nellis — Public Records Archive.

What the request asks for

The request asks for records covering the timeframe January 1, 2023 to the present, and it references the DEA Diversion Control Division. The categories are laid out item by item.

1. Registration and status: DEA registration applications, Form-224 and renewals, plus registration status, restrictions, suspensions, or actions.

2. Substance activity: ARCOS reports reflecting controlled substance activity.

3. Orders: DEA Form-222 or digital controlled substance orders.

4. Flags and investigations: Suspicious activity reports or compliance flags, and all DEA investigations, notes, audits, or inquiries involving the jail, the sheriff's office, and jail medical staff or contractors.

5. Correspondence and delegation: All correspondence between the DEA and Williamson County personnel, and any delegation or supervisory authority filed with the DEA for mid-level practitioners, including APRN and PA.

6. What was handled: Any records showing controlled substances prescribed, dispensed, administered, or ordered under these DEA numbers at the jail.

The fee waiver

Nellis requests a fee waiver on the ground that the request concerns matters of significant public interest related to medical care in a government-operated detention facility. He identifies as an individual requester and agrees to pay up to $25.00 in fees unless otherwise notified.

What the paper leaves open

The request is aimed at a question the public record does not yet answer: what the DEA's own files show about controlled substance handling, and any investigative or regulatory action, at the Williamson County Jail. The responses are not yet part of the record. The publisher states that additional documentation, responses, and supporting records will be published as they are received and verified.