Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Merrill Scott & Associates, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2010No. 08-4029PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to determine the scope of certain protective orders entered to safeguard personal financial information provided by an alleged tax evader who was also the victim of a securities fraud scheme. Dr. Richard Gerber invested money with defendant Merrill Scott & Associates (Merrill Scott) under a nominee arrangement promising large tax savings. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subsequently sued Merrill Scott for securities fraud. A receiver was appointed in the SEC action. The receiver took charge of assets belonging to Dr. Gerber’s…
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