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James E. Workman v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 21-3839 · judgment June 22, 2023
Certiorari denied · October 30, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
- The criminal charges of wire fraud, theft of government funds, and social security fraud each required proof that Workman engaged in fraudulent activity to obtain disability benefits. Can he be guilty absent proof that he understood his obligation to report work activity and understood that not reporting such work activity would maintain his benefits?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Todd Michael Lantz
The Weinhardt Law Firm
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 30 2023Petition DENIED.
- Oct 04 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
- Sep 28 2023Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 20 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 26, 2023)