No. 21-6942

Alison Gu v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1542 circuit-court-split criminal-law false-statements oath-requirement passport-application statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
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Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether making false statements on a passport application form violates 18 U.S.C. § 1542

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether making false statements on a passport application form as to which the mandatory oath was never administered, the statements were never sworn to, and the application was never signed violates 18 U.S.C. § 1542.

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-01-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Alison Gu
Jesse SiegelLaw Office Of Jesse M. Siegel, Petitioner
Jesse SiegelLaw Office Of Jesse M. Siegel, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent