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John Ching En Lee v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 16-10448 · judgment June 6, 2018
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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When determining whether an alleged false statement has a literal truth defense, may a court isolate the ambiguous question or view it in the totality of its real-world context?
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After Ajoku, to meet the requisite mens rea under 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), must a defendant have knowledge or a reckless disregard that the underlying conduct of the lie was unlawful?
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Does Maslenjak’s “materiality” requirement demand that the government establish that a false statement influenced an actual decision of an agency?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kari Elisabeth Hong
Boston College Law School
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Feb 19 2019Petition DENIED.
- Jan 23 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
- Jan 22 2019Reply of petitioner John Lee filed.
- Jan 07 2019Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Dec 06 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 7, 2019.
- Dec 04 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2018 to January 7, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 02 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2018)
- Aug 24 2018Application (18A203) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 2, 2018.
- Aug 21 2018Application (18A203) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 4, 2018 to November 3, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.