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Thomas F. Spellissy v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-13067 · judgment June 25, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Whether a private contractor who holds no formal government position and lacks inherent governmental responsibility, can be convicted of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1346 and 371, based on a bribery theory rejected by the trial court and without any agreement to perform an “official act.”
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Thomas F. Spellissy
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, November 10, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 10 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 08 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Sep 30 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 16, 2025)