Legal Opinion

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Univest, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 14, 1976No. 75 C 1488PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUSTIN, District Judge.

JUDGMENT ORDER

The Defendants, Univest, Inc., John Chalupa and Theodore Wynn have moved to dismiss the complaint filed against them pursuant to Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the following reasons, that motion will be granted.

FACTS

The Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) filed suit against these Defendants, who engaged in the sale of options to buy and sell commodity futures contracts. While engaging in these sales, the S.E.C. charged that the Defendants violated various provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Tcherepnin v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,903 Herman L. Zeller v. Bogue Electric Manufacturing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,724 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Continental Commodities CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,642 Kenneth Rekant on Behalf of Himself as an Individual, Etc. v. Arthur A. DesserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,798 Securities and Exchange Commission v. American Commodity Exchange, Inc., Howard D. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
  2. Smith v. GrooverDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
  3. British American Commodity Options Corp. v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  4. Bartels v. International Commodities Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
  5. Mallen v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1985

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