No. 25-5985

Anne M. Lynch v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law fiduciary-duty honest-services-fraud jury-instruction prosecutorial-discretion statutory-vagueness
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw ERISA JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner's payment violated the honest-services fraud statute; whether the district court's erroneous fiduciary duty jury instruction requires a new trial; whether 18 U.S.C. § 1346 is unconstitutionally vague

Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether petitioner’s payment violated the honest-services fraud statute? Whether the district court’s erroneous fiduciary duty jury instruction requires a new trial? Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1346 is unconstitutionally vague?

Docket Entries

2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Anne Lynch
Scott P. LopezLawson & Weitzen, LLP, Petitioner
Scott P. LopezLawson & Weitzen, LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent