Stephen Piccolo v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc.

Stephen Piccolo, a clerk at the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (“Exchange” or “CSCE”), petitions this Court to review the order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”) summarily affirming the decision of the Executive Floor Committee of the Exchange, which found that Piccolo’s involvement in a physical altercation outside the Exchange warranted suspending his registration for six months.

Piccolo argues the decision and order affirming it should be vacated because (a) the proceeding against him was a disciplinary action conducted in violation of Exchange and…