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Michael Baker v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-50898 · judgment May 31, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Does a stockholder possess a traditional property interest in “complete and accurate information” of a corporation such that any misstatement or omission on a conference call with current shareholders can form the basis for a wire fraud prosecution?
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Is the fluctuation of a stock price a valid basis for calculating loss under the Sentencing Guidelines?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David Michael Gonzalez
Sumpter & Gonzalez. LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jun 02 2025Petition DENIED.
- May 27 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
- Oct 23 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.
- Oct 04 2024Memorandum for the United States filed.
- Aug 29 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 4, 2024)