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Kousisis v. United States

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-909 3rd Cir. Dec 9, 2024
 TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issues: (1) Whether deception to induce a commercial exchange can constitute mail or wire fraud, even if inflicting economic harm on the alleged victim was not the object of the scheme; (2) whether a sovereign’s statutory, regulatory, or policy interest is a property interest when compliance is a material term of payment for goods or services; and (3) whether all contract rights are “property.”

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Dec 08 2023Application (23A538) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2023 to January 19, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Dec 12 2023Application (23A538) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 19, 2024.
Jan 04 2024Application (23A538) to extend further the time from January 19, 2024 to February 19, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Jan 18 2024Application (23A538) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 19, 2024.
Feb 20 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2024)
Mar 06 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 25, 2024 to April 24, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 07 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 24, 2024.
Mar 25 2024Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Apr 24 2024Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
May 10 2024Reply of petitioners Kousisis, et al. filed. (Distributed)
May 14 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
May 29 2024Rescheduled.
Jun 03 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
Jun 10 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
Jun 17 2024Petition GRANTED.
Jul 08 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jul 09 2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 19, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 2, 2024.
Aug 19 2024Brief of petitioners Kousisis, et al. filed.
Aug 19 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Aug 26 2024Brief amicus curiae of Due Process Institute filed.
Aug 26 2024Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Cato Institute filed.
Aug 26 2024Brief amicus curiae of Moshe Porat filed.
Oct 02 2024Brief of respondent United States filed.
Oct 18 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 9, 2024.
Oct 22 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Oct 22 2024CIRCULATED
Oct 31 2024Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and available with the Clerk. Sealed material from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit available with the Clerk (one envelope).
Nov 01 2024Reply of petitioners Stamatios Kousisis, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 09 2024Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.