United States v. Hon. John M. Cashin, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York

LUMBARD, Chief Judge.

The United States has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition to prevent the transfer of a criminal indictment charging offenses under §§ 17(a) and 24 of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 77q(a), 77x, and §§ 14 and 32(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 78n, 78ff(a), 1 from the Southern District of New York to the Southern District of Alabama. Upon the motion of all five defendants requesting the transfer pursuant to Rule 21(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Judge Cashin filed an opinion holding that the crimes alleged in the…