No. 21-681

Andy Altahawi v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: capital-gains-tax civil-procedure consent-judgment restitution rule-60 rule-60(b) sec second-circuit tax-implications
Key Terms:
Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-12-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Circuit erred when it upheld the district court's denial of Altahawi's motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(5) and (6) to make a minor and non-substantive modification to the language of his consent judgment in light of the subsequent distribution fund that was set up by the SEC to award restitution to investors

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The question presented is: Whether the Second Circuit erred when it upheld the district court's denial of Altahawi's motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(5) and (6) to make a minor and non-substantive modification to the language of his consent judgment in light of the subsequent distribution fund that was set up by the SEC to award restitution to investors. The new language Altahawi sought to be added to the judgment would accurately reflect that his settlement payment qualified as restitution, which would avoid the imposition of millions of dollars of unanticipated capital gains taxes on Altahawi for gains he never received.

Docket Entries

2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent Securities and Exchange Commission to respond filed.
2021-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 9, 2021)

Attorneys

Andy Altahawi
Robert G. HeimTarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, Petitioner
Robert G. HeimTarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, Petitioner
Securities and Exchange Commission
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent