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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
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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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
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(“Honeycutt”), where the Petitioner had no ownership interest in, nor personally obtain, the assets ordered forfeited.
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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
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Jul 06 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Jul 01 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 25 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 28, 2022)