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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

  1. Jun 23 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 03 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
  3. May 23 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. May 13 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2025)