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Jeffrey R. Owen v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5828 · judgment May 14, 2026
Before the decision, about 1.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and a Sixth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Does a scheme to prevent a creditor from collecting a defendant’s money to satisfy a debt, but which does no harm to any property interest of the victim, constitute a scheme to defraud under the federal bank and wire fraud statutes?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert Kenyon Meyer
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 31 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2026)