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Frank Bell, Tyson Rhame, and James Shaw v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-12750, 22-12751, 22-12752 · judgment August 14, 2024
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and an Eleventh Circuit decision below.
Questions presented
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Whether a misrepresentation that does not concern the price or fundamental characteristics of property can give rise to a violation of the federal mail-fraud and wire-fraud statutes, 18 U.S.C. 1341 and 1343.
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Whether a defendant may be convicted for making a false statement under 18 U.S.C. 1001 by answering a question posed by a government agent in a way that is ambiguous as to its truth or falsity. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jun 30 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
- Jun 10 2025Reply of petitioners Frank Bell, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- May 27 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 30 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 27, 2025.
- Apr 29 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 12, 2025 to May 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 10 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 12, 2025.
- Apr 09 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2025 to May 12, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 07 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2025)
- Jan 27 2025Application (24A737) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 8, 2025.
- Jan 23 2025Application (24A737) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2025 to April 7, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.