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· 3/20/1997

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Softpoint, Inc.

Citations

  • 958 F. Supp. 846
  • 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3139

How courts have described this case

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

  • applying the same factors in the context of a preliminary injunction under I.R.C. § 7407
  • precluding last-minute testimony from defendant and noting that defendant, despite ample time and opportunity to do so, failed to seek the court’s assistance in accommodating his Fifth Amendment concerns
  • finding liability where involvement was clearly necessary and substantial and not simply “de minimus”
  • precluding litigant from introducing affidavits to oppose a motion for sum- raary judgment where he “provided no firm commitment that he actually [would] submit to deposition should the Court accept his affidavits opposing summary judgment”
  • finding defendant’s culpability confirmed by three-year duration of his participation in various financial manipulations
  • granting summary judgment on insider trading claim against consultant who was a “corporate insider”

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Judges: Sotomayor

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