No. 20-7046

Paul A. Bilzerian v. Securities Exchange Commission

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-02-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: change-in-circumstances civil-procedure court-access equitable-relief judicial-discretion legal-standards motion-to-terminate permanent-injunction rule-65 standing
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-03-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court has the discretion to deny an unopposed motion to terminate a 20-year-old permanent injunction prohibiting access to any state or federal court in the United States

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented 1. Whether a district court has the discretion to deny an unopposed motion to terminate a 20-year-old permanent injunction prohibiting access to any state or federal court in the United States. 2. Whether in deciding a Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 65 motion to terminate a permanent injunction a district court is required to address (1) whether there has been a significant change in either factual conditions or in the law; and (2) whether continuing an injunction prospectively is no longer equitable. 2

Docket Entries

2021-03-08
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-02-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-09
Waiver of right of respondent SEC to respond filed.
2021-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Paul A. Bilzerian
Paul A. Bilzerian — Petitioner
Paul A. Bilzerian — Petitioner
SEC
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent