Legal Opinion
Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Weed
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 25, 2018No. Civil Action No. 14–14099–NMGPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathaniel M. Gorton, United States District Judge
This case arises out of a government investigation of a pump-and-dump scheme ("the scheme") involving publicly-traded shares of CitySide Tickets, Inc. ("CitySide"). Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC" or "the Commission") contends that defendant Richard Weed ("Weed" or "defendant"), an attorney, together with two former stockbrokers, Coleman Flaherty ("Flaherty") and Thomas Brazil ("Brazil"), committed securities fraud in connection with the scheme.
Pending before the Court were (1) the SEC's motion for partial summary…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Samuel Mesnick v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- King v. BurwellSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Aaron v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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