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Robert Sylvester Kelly v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 22-1481, 22-1982 · judgment February 12, 2025
Certiorari denied · June 23, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Should this Court grant certiorari to make explicit that under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), the members of an "enterprise" must share a common illegal or fraudulent purpose?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jennifer Bonjean
Bonjean Law Group
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 23 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
- May 23 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- May 13 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2025)