Enforce Administrative Subpoenas Duces Tecum of the Securities & Exchange Commission v. Knowles

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of the enforcement by the district court against the appellant, a foreign national, of two administrative subpoenas duces tecum issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The appellant argues that the district court lacked personal jurisdiction to enforce the subpoenas. The district court held that it did not need personal jurisdiction over the appellant to do so.

The question presented is whether the appellant has the requisite minimum contacts to justify the district court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over him. This court holds that he…