United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Reinhard

Don Warner Reinhard, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s order entering judgment against him in this civil enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) alleging securities fraud under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. On appeal, Rein-hard argues that the district court (a) abused its discretion by denying his request for additional time to respond to the SEC’s complaint; (b) erred in failing to hear testimony from the process server before finding that Reinhard was…