1. This case presents an important question about the scope of an obstruction-of-justice statute, 18 U.S.C. §1519. Section 1519 criminalizes false statements made with the intent to influence three categories of governmental proceedings. It targets efforts to obstruct an agency "investigation" of a matter. It addresses obstruction of "any case filed under" Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. And § 1519's residual clause extends its prohibition to "proper administration of any matter" within agency jurisdiction. The forthcoming petition will specifically address whether routine agency administrative procedure, like the ordinary-course review of forms or paperwork, qualify as the "proper administration of [a] matter" within the statute's reach.

Whether 18 U.S.C. §1519's prohibition on obstructing agency 'proper administration of a matter' encompasses routine administrative paperwork review or requires a formal investigative proceeding