Legal Opinion
Hunter v. Securities Exchange Commission
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 15, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-5340PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
■ WALDMAN, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This suit by plaintiff against the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), its chairman and several of its agents arises from an insider trading investigation of plaintiff by the agency. Plaintiff asserts a Bivens claim against John Heffernan, an SEC investigator who allegedly violated plaintiffs constitutional due process and privacy rights during the course of the investigation. 1 Plaintiff also seeks to enjoin the securities investigation which he contends has been tainted by the alleged unconstitutional conduct.
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2Cases cited40 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Michael Henry Ferdik v. Joe Bonzelet, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Siegert v. GilleySupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by11 opinions
- John J. Heffernan v. Robert W. Hunter, Prisoner Cv9408 Bochetto & Lentz, P.C. George Bochetto, EsqCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Theriault v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINEDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2004
- Evac, LlC v. PatakiDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2000
- FREE SPEECH COALITION, INC. v. HolderDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Velasquez-Campuzano v. Marfa Nat. BankDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1995
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