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Jian-Yun Dong, aka John Dong v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-4268, 18-4852, 19-4359, 19-4511 · judgment February 28, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether a criminal forfeiture judgment against Petitioner Jian-Yun Dong (“Petitioner”) under 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), is permitted under this Court’s decision in Honeycutt v. United States, 137 S. Ct. 1626

  2. (“Honeycutt”), where the Petitioner had no ownership interest in, nor personally obtain, the assets ordered forfeited.

  3. Whether a criminal conviction under 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 641 and 1343 can be supported by an indictment alleging that Petitioner’s conduct amounted to breach of contract.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Edward Barnes
Barnes law

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 06 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jul 01 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jun 25 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 28, 2022)