No. 24-5076
Chi Meng Yang v. United States
IFP
Tags: 18-U.S.C.-666 bribery certiorari-review federal-state-cooperation harmless-error joint-operations public-authority-defense statutory-interpretation United-States-v.-Snyder
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2024-11-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Ninth Circuit's harmless error holding was based on an interpretation of 18-U.S.C.-666 that was subsequently narrowed by the Supreme Court in United-States-v.-Snyder
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW The Questions Presented Are: Whether this court should Grant certiorari, vacate and remand, because the Ninth Circuit’s harmless error holding was based on an interpretation of bribery in 18 U.S.C. § 666 which this court subsequently narrowed in United states v. Snyder? Whether the public authority defense may be raised based on authority given by state officers working on joint operations with the federal government? i
Docket Entries
2024-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
2024-10-15
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2024-09-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 15, 2024. See Rule 30.1.
2024-09-09
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2024-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 13, 2024 to October 14, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-08-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 13, 2024.
2024-08-08
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2024-08-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 14, 2024 to September 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-07-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2024)
Attorneys
Chi Yang
Douglas Beevers — Office of the Federal Defender, Petitioner
Douglas Beevers — Office of the Federal Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent