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Stephen M. Calk, aka Sealed Defendant 1 v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 22-313 · judgment November 28, 2023
Before the decision, about 2.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a Second Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Questions presented
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Whether something with no commercial or objective value can constitute a “thing of value” that “exceed[s] $1,000,” the receipt of which is punishable as a felony under the bank bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 215.
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Whether the bank bribery statute’s “corrupt” intent element requires a breach of a bank officer’s duty to act in the best interests of the bank or can instead be satisfied by acts undertaken with a good-faith belief they will benefit the bank.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alexandra Anastasia Ekaterina Shapiro
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2024Petition DENIED.
- Aug 07 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
- Aug 06 2024Reply of petitioner Stephen M. Calk filed. (Distributed)
- Jul 24 2024Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Jun 17 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 24, 2024.
- Jun 14 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 24, 2024 to July 24, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 16 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 24, 2024.
- May 15 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 23, 2024 to June 24, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 19 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 23, 2024)