No. 25-895

Lee Michael Pederson v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-29
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-review circuit-split due-process judicial-review sec-regulations standard-of-review
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court may deem a standard of review argument waived despite circuit split, substitute its own determination in an administrative review, interpret SEC regulations to withhold administrative record documents, and disregard a petitioner's legal arguments in violation of due process

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a legal argument concerning the standard of review may be deemed waived, notwithstanding that other courts of appeals—including the Sixth and Seventh Circuits—have held that the standard of review is not waivable. 2. Whether a court, in reviewing an administrative order, may substitute its own determination in place of an agency’s missing determination on a dispositive issue, notwithstanding that 5 U.S.C. § 706 limits the court’s role to review. 3. Whether 17 C.F.R. § 240.21F-13 may be interpreted to permit the SEC to withhold portions of the administrative record from judicial review. 4. Whether a pattern of disregard for a petitioner’s legal and factual arguments may deprive the petitioner of a meaningful hearing and violate due process. ii DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2026-02-11
Waiver of SEC of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-11
Waiver of right of respondent SEC to respond filed.
2026-01-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2026)

Attorneys

Lee Pederson
Faezeh VaezfakhriRymandLaw, Petitioner
Faezeh VaezfakhriRymandLaw, Petitioner
Faezeh VaezfakhriRymandLaw, Petitioner
SEC
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent