Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,721 Securities and Exchange Commission v. James Simpson, and George E. Becker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1989No. 88-2426, 88-2427PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal grows out of an action against James Simpson initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On July 15, 1988, Mr. Simpson, acting on the advice of his attorney, George E. Becker, failed to appear at a hearing to show cause why he should not be held in civil contempt for failing to comply with a permanent injunction entered in the SEC action. At the hearing, the district court fined Mr. Simpson $5,000 for violating an order of the court by failing to appear at the show cause hearing and fined Mr. Becker $5,000 for advising Mr. Simpson to disobey…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by19 opinions
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