Securities & Exchange Commission v. Ernst & Young

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that this factor does not weigh against transfer, as “[t]he SEC regularly investigates and tries cases all over the country”
• transferring case from District of Columbia to Northern District of Texas where all the underlying facts arose in Texas other than the SEC filings themselves
• “[T]he concerns raised seem to relate far more to the convenience of SEC attorneys than to the SEC itself.”
• “[T]he concerns raised seem to relate far more to the convenience of SEC attorneys than to the SEC itself.”
• “[T]he concerns raised seem to relate far more to the convenience of SEC attorneys than to the SEC itself.”
• “The plaintiff need not plead venue; rather, lack of venue is an affirmative defense.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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  District of Columbia· 2008-04-28· cited 31×
• United States v. Crop Growers Corp.
  District of Columbia· 1997-01-03· cited 20×
• Estate of Abtan v. Blackwater Lodge & Training Center
  District of Columbia· 2009-04-27· cited 11×
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. RPM International, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 2016-12-20· cited 8×
• Reed v. International Union Of United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers Of America
  Seventh Circuit· 1991-10-07· cited 3×
• McDONALD v. CENTRA, INCORPORATED
  Fourth Circuit· 1991-11-21
• Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 v. Centra, Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 1991-10-22
• Estate of Himoud Saed Atban v. Blackwater USA
  District of Columbia· 2009-04-27
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  District of Columbia· 2022-04-22
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Musk
  District of Columbia· 2025-10-02