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Christopher Hall v. Securities and Exchange Commission
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 17-13897 · judgment January 4, 2019
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether an appellate court has authority to consider challenges to issues of law raised in a pre-verdict Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) motion for judgment as a matter of law if the same challenges are not subsequently renewed in a post-verdict Rule 50(b) motion in the district court. And if so, whether purported misrepresentations, which do not involve or affect the value or underlying substance of the securities transacted, can support a finding of a violation of the anti-fraud provisions of the securities laws, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Burton Webb Wiand
Burton W. Wiand P.A.
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Sep 11 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
- Aug 23 2019Brief of respondent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in opposition filed.
- Jul 19 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 24, 2019 to August 23, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 19 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 23, 2019.
- Jun 21 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 24, 2019.
- Jun 19 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 24, 2019 to July 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 20 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 24, 2019)
- Mar 28 2019Application (18A988) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until May 20, 2019.
- Mar 26 2019Application (18A988) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 4, 2019 to May 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.