Legal Opinion
Patricia A. Johnson v. Securities and Exchange Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 28, 1996No. 95-1340PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Two years ago, in 3M Company v. Browner, 17 F.3d 1453 (D.C.Cir.1994), we held that the five-year statute of limitations of 28 U.S.C. § 2462 applies not only to judicial proceedings but also to administrative proceedings. In this case, we decide that a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proceeding resulting in a censure and a six-month disciplinary suspension of a securities industry supervisor was a proceeding “for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise,” within the meaning…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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