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Patrick D. Thompson v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 22-2254 · judgment January 8, 2024
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1014, which prohibits making a "false statement" for the purpose of influencing certain financial institutions and federal agencies, also prohibits making a statement that is misleading but not false.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Stuart Banner
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic
For respondent
Sarah M. Harris
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
2 merits
(2 supporting pet./neither)
Argument & decision
Argued January 14, 2025 — Chris C. Gair · Caroline A. Flynn. Audio and transcript
Decided March 21, 2025. Opinion by Roberts, C.J..
Proceedings
- Apr 22 2025Judgment Issued.
- Mar 21 2025Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Alito, J., and Jackson, J., filed concurring opinions.
- Jan 14 2025Argued. For petitioner: Chris C. Gair, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
- Dec 23 2024Reply of petitioner Patrick D. Thompson filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 06 2024Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 03 2024CIRCULATED
- Nov 14 2024Sealed material received from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The remainder of the record is available on PACER.
- Nov 13 2024Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
- Nov 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor Joel S. Johnson filed.
- Nov 07 2024Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and available with the Clerk.
- Nov 06 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- Nov 06 2024Brief of petitioner Patrick D. Thompson filed.
- Nov 06 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
- Oct 31 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
- Oct 04 2024Petition GRANTED.
- Jul 24 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
- Jul 17 2024Reply of petitioner Patrick D. Thompson filed.
- Jul 10 2024Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- May 20 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 10, 2024.
- May 17 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 10, 2024 to July 10, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 02 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 10, 2024.
- May 01 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2024 to June 10, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 05 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 9, 2024)