government-knowledge
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-6104 | Freya D. Pearson v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2019-10-01 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | 18-usc-1001 district-court due-process duty-to-speak false-statement government-knowledge government-misconduct jury-determination jury-instruction jury-instructions materiality prosecutorial-discretion statutory-interpretation wire-fraud | 1) Can a conviction stand under 18 U.S.C. 1001 (2) without a "Materiality" determination, and should that Determination come from the District Court o… |
| 18-1030 | United States, ex rel. Thomas A. Berg, et al. v. Honeywell International, Inc., et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2019-02-07 | Denied | Response Waived | energy-savings-performance-contract false-claims-act government-knowledge materiality scienter statutory-interpretation statutory-requirements utility-cost-savings | Although fraud-in-the-inducement taints all subsequent payments, belated discovery of the truth can leave the Government with no practical choice but … |