Rodney S. Ratheal v. United States
Securities
Does the SEC publishing a defaming whistleblower notice that implies guilt in violation of its own No Admit No Deny policy directive that after settlement allegations remain allegations to which guilt is not credited, constitute abuse of process?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED This Petition addresses a conflict between Supreme Court precedent and Tenth Circuit jurisdictional decisions in relation to an abuse of process claim against the United States involving the Security and Exchange Commission’s alleged violation of its No Admit No Deny settlement policy. The Questions Presented Are: Does the SEC publishing a defaming whistleblower notice that implies guilt in violation of its own No Admit No Deny policy directive that after settlement allegations remain allegations to which guilt is not credited, constitute abuse of process? : Does the FTCA 28 U.S.C. 2680(a) discretionary function exception bar an abuse of process by claim against the United States? ; ii _