Legal Opinion
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gary Van Waeyenberghe and Carl Leibowitz, and Howard K. Schwartz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1993No. 92-1080PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) appeals two district court orders sealing a transcript of proceedings and a final order of permanent injunction against Howard K. Schwartz. Because the district court abused its discretion in sealing the final order and transcript, we reverse and remand.
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The SEC filed an injunctive action against Howard K. Schwartz, claiming that he had violated the federal securities laws. The parties gave an oral report of their settlement conference to the district court, informing the court that they could not settle because…
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