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Alan Safahi v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-10032 · judgment February 29, 2024


Certiorari denied · December 9, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether, in the absence of fraudulent inducement, a party who subsequently breaches the contract can be guilty of federal criminal fraud.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew Carter Dirkes
Illovsky Gates & Calia LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 09 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 19 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
  3. Nov 18 2024
    Reply of petitioner Alan Safahi filed. (Distributed)
  4. Nov 04 2024
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 25 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 4, 2024.
  6. Sep 23 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2024 to November 4, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Aug 29 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2024.
  8. Aug 27 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2024 to October 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Jul 31 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2024)