Legal Opinion
Schor v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 13, 1985No. Nos. 83-1703, 83-1704PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
In Schor v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 740 F.2d 1262 (D.C. Cir.1984), we concluded that the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act)1 did not empower the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) to adjudicate traditional contract claims governed by state law. In particular, Schor entailed two matters: first, a customer’s charges that a broker had violated the CEA and CFTC regulations thereunder; and second, a counterclaim by the broker for the debit balance in the customer’s account. With one…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic BishopSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Schor v. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984