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Goyko Gustav Kuburovich v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-10215 · judgment July 8, 2021


Certiorari denied · March 21, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Where a criminal defendant is prosecuted in federal court for a single count of bankruptcy fraud relying on multiple alleged false statements, each with a different defense, does the district court have an obligation to issue a sua sponte jury unanimity instruction?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Zarmi
Zarmi Law

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 21 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 02 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
  3. Feb 23 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 15 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 18, 2022)