Legal Opinion
Wayne I. Elliott, Francis Maritote, J. Brian Schaer and Jonathan A. Sion v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 2000No. 98-1305PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The Division of Enforcement (Division) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) need present only circumstantial evidence — and only a preponderance of it — to establish liability for trade practice violations. See, e.g., Reddy v. CFTC, 191 F.3d 109, 118 (2d Cir.1999); In re Buckwalter, [1990-1992 Transfer Binder] Comm. Fut. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 24,995 at 37,684 (CFTC Jan. 25, 1991). Like most trade practice enforcement actions, this case involves a set of undisputed facts and the competing inferences that can be drawn from those facts. See, e.g., In…
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