No. 24-855

Shen Zhen New World I, LLC v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-conflict federal-bribery gift-exchange legal-precedent official-action public-official
Key Terms:
Takings FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-06-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does providing a gift to a public official in the hope or expectation that he will be receptive to a later request for official action constitute federal bribery?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Does providing a gift to a public official in the hope or expectation that he will be receptive to a later request for official action constitute federal bribery?

Docket Entries

2025-06-23
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
2025-05-28
Reply of Shen Zhen New World I, LLC submitted.
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2025-05-28
Reply of petitioner Shen Zhen New World I, LLC filed.
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2025-05-14
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
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2025-05-14
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
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2025-04-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 14, 2025.
2025-04-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2025 to May 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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2025-03-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2025.
2025-03-11
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
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2025-03-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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2025-02-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2025)
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2024-11-21
Application (24A505) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 7, 2025.
2024-11-19
Application (24A505) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2024 to February 7, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Attorneys

Shen Zhen New World I, LLC
Gerald Brinton Lucas — Jones Day, Petitioner
Gerald Brinton Lucas — Jones Day, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent