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Surgery Center Management, LLC v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-1941 · judgment January 16, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether in a forfeiture action seeking “proceeds,” defined in 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(2)(A) as “property of any kind obtained directly or indirectly, as the result of the commission of the offense giving rise to forfeiture, and any property traceable thereto . . . ,” the forfeiture of legitimately obtained assets is lawful.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Edmund Wilson Searby
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 10 2025Rescheduled.
- Nov 25 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Aug 20 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 01 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2025)
- Jun 20 2025Application (24A1254) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 1, 2025.
- Jun 17 2025Application (24A1254) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 2, 2025 to August 1, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.