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