No. 18-131

Troy Lyndon v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: agency-action agency-authority agency-enforcement civil-enforcement civil-procedure civil-rights discovery due-process evidence-withholding exculpatory-evidence judicial-discretion settlement-agreement
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court err in allowing an agency of the United States to contest and withhold exculpatory evidence when prosecuting a civil enforcement case against an individual?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Did the District Court err in allowing an agency of the United States to contest and withhold exculpatory evidence when prosecuting a civil enforcement case against an individual? Did the District Court err in allowing an agency of the United States to contest and withhold evidence it had obligated itself to provide in the parties’ settlement agreement? .

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent Securities and Exchange Commission to respond filed.
2018-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 30, 2018)

Attorneys

Securities and Exchange Commission
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Troy Lyndon
Troy Lyndon — Petitioner
Troy Lyndon — Petitioner