This page provides links to some of the legal briefs the Commission's staff submitted in various court actions. See also:
SEC Appellate Court Briefs |
Date |
Case |
May 6, 2008 |
SEC v. Dorozhko: Appeal challenging denial of preliminary injunction argues that hacking into a secure computer system in order to obtain material nonpublic information immediately used to trade in securities is a "deceptive device or contrivance" within the meaning of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act |
June 2006 |
SEC v. Rocklage: Appeal challenging denial of motion to dismiss a complaint alleging insider trading |
Jun. 9, 2006 |
Financial Planning Association v. Securities and Exchange Commission: Petition for Review challenging rulemaking relating to certain broker-dealers deemed not to be investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 |
May 18, 2005 |
Goldstein v. Securities and Exchange Commission: Petition for Review challenging rulemaking relating to registration under the Advisers Act of 1940 of certain hedge fund advisers |
Jan. 12, 2005 |
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Securities and Exchange Commission: Petition for Review challenging amendments to exemptive rules permitting certain transactions under the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
May 10, 2004 |
Securities and Exchange Commission v. ETS Payphones, Inc.:
Supplemental brief filed after Supreme Court remand argues that “common enterprise” is not a distinct element of an “investment contract,” but that the latter term encompasses any investment in which the promoter or a third party, not the investor, manages and controls the enterprise through which the investor has been led to expect to receive a financial return. |