Preston v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 Joshua Matthew Preston, ) No. CV-24-03396-PHX-SPL ) 9 ) 10 Plaintiff, ) ORDER vs. ) ) 11 ) United States Securities and Exchange ) 12 Commission, ) 13 ) ) 14 Defendant. ) 15 Before the Court is Defendant United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s 16 (“Defendant,” “Commission,” or “SEC”) Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 21), Plaintiff Joshua 17 Matthew Preston’s Response (Doc. 23), and Defendant’s Reply (Doc. 24). The Court now 18 rules as follows. 19 I. BACKGROUND 20 This suit arises out of a dispute between…