Legal Opinion

Lemelson v. Securities Exchange Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 27, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2024-2415Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REVEREND FATHER EMMANUEL LEMELSON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 24 - 2415 (SLS) v. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Reverend Father Emmanuel Lemelson was recently the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) civil enforcement action in federal court where a jury found him liable under antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. Lemelson was ordered to pay a civil penalty and enjoined from violating certain federal securities laws for five…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  2. Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Granfinanciera, S.A. v. NordbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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