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Shen Zhen New World I, LLC v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-972 · judgment September 11, 2024
Certiorari denied · June 23, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Does providing a gift to a public official in the hope or expectation that he will be receptive to a later request for official action constitute federal bribery?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gerald Brinton Lucas
Jones Day
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jun 23 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
- May 28 2025Reply of petitioner Shen Zhen New World I, LLC filed.
- May 14 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 10 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 14, 2025.
- Apr 09 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2025 to May 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 13 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2025.
- Mar 11 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 07 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2025)
- Nov 21 2024Application (24A505) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 7, 2025.
- Nov 19 2024Application (24A505) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2024 to February 7, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.