LOS ANGELES—Mark Chavez, one of the two doctors charged in connection with the death of “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute ketamine.
Chavez, 54, of San Diego, is the third of five defendants in the case to sign a plea deal with prosecutors. He made an initial appearance in Los Angeles federal court last month.
During that hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jean Rosenbluth ordered him released on $50,000 bond. She also ordered Chavez — who earlier this week, at a separate administrative hearing, agreed to surrender his California medical license — not to practice medicine….