No. 24A181

Eghbal Saffarinia v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2024-08-19
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law document-review obstruction-of-justice prosecutorial-discretion statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the interpretation of 18 U.S.C. § 1519 improperly expands the statute's scope beyond its intended purpose of preventing document destruction in federal investigations

Docket Entries

2024-09-03
Application (24A181) referred to the Court.
2024-09-03
Application (24A181) for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied.
2024-08-25
Reply of Eghbal Saffarinia in support of application submitted.
2024-08-25
Reply of applicant Eghbal Saffarinia filed.
2024-08-23
Response of United States of America to application submitted.
2024-08-23
Response to application from respondent United States filed.
2024-08-19
Response to application (24A181) requested by The Chief Justice, due by 4 p.m., on August 23, 2024.
2024-08-16
Application (24A181) for a stay of mandate pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Eghbal Saffarinia
Jeffrey Alan LamkenMoloLamken LLP, Petitioner
Jeffrey Alan LamkenMoloLamken LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent