Legal Opinion

In Re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 16, 2011No. Docket 10-2378-bk(L); 10-2676-bk(con); 10-2677-bk(con); 10-2679-bk(con); 10-2684-bk(con); 10-2685-bk(con); 10-2687-bk(con); 10-2691-bk(con); 10-2693-bk(con); 10-2694-bk(con); 10-2718-bk(con) 10-2737-bk(con); 10-3188-bk(con); 10-3579-bk(con); 10-3675-bk(con)PublishedCited by 114 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:

In the aftermath of a colossal Ponzi scheme conducted by Bernard Madoff over a period of years, Irving H. Picard has been appointed, pursuant to the Securities Investor Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78aaa et seq. (“SIPA”), as Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, id. § 78eee(b)(3). Pursuant to SIPA, Mr. Pi-card has the general powers of a bankruptcy trustee, as well as additional duties, specified by the Act, related to recovering and distributing customer property. Id. § 78fff-l. Essentially, Mr. Picard has been charged with…

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3Cited by114 opinions

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  4. In re PicardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
  5. Sec. Investor Prot. Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC (In re Madoff)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2019

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