Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Cioffi
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 18, 2012No. Case No. 08-CV-2457 (FB)(VVP)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BLOCK, Senior District Judge.
The parties to this civil enforcement action have negotiated a settlement. Because the settlement contemplates the entry of consent judgments, it requires the Court’s approval. See Barcia v. Sitkin, 367 F.3d 87, 90 (2d Cir.2004) (“[A] consent decree (or consent judgment) is an agreement of the parties entered upon the record with the sanction and approval of the court.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
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