Securities and Exchange Commission v. Quing N. Wong

CANCIO, District Judge.

This case is now before the consideration of this Court on a motion by defendant Thomas R. Gómez to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. This co-defendant contends that the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter of this complaint under sections 80a-35, 80a-43 and 78aa, Title 15 U.S.C. This position is predicated on the theory that jurisdiction is granted under the Act to “District Courts of the United States, United States Courts of any Territory, or to a United States Court for any place of district…