Legal Opinion
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Levy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 2008No. 06-14592PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Jay M. Levy appeals from a final judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida after a bench trial, finding him liable for multiple acts of solicitation fraud in violation of Section 4c(b) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), 7 U.S.C. § 6c(b) (2000), 1 and imposing various sanctions against him. Levy contends that the court erred in (1) multiplying the maximum civil monetary penalty for which he was liable by the number of “violations” proved at trial, rather than by the number of “counts” alleged in the complaint; (2)…
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- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. John J. MullerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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