Securities and Exchange Commission v. Westport Capital Markets, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Securities and Exchange Commission
Defendant: Westport Capital Markets, LLC and Christopher E. McClure
Case Number: 3:2017cv02064
Filed: December 11, 2017
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Office: New Haven Office
County: Fairfield
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey A. Meyer
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 78
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 151 ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW OR FOR A NEW TRIAL (Doc. # 143 ). For the reasons stated in the attached opinion, the Court DENIES defendants' motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 or in the alternative their motion for a new trial pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 10/26/2020. (DeBot, B.)
February 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF SEC'S MOTION IN LIMINE TO PRECLUDE EVIDENCE REGARDING COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT. For the reasons stated in the attached opinion, the SEC's motion in limine to preclude evidence of defendants' reliance on the advice of Regulatory Compliance (Doc. # 79 ) is GRANTED insofar as it precludes defendants' ninth affirmative defense, GRANTED insofar as it seeks to preclude evidence concerning the work and knowledge of Walter Costenbader and Stacy Peters, but otherwise DENIED. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 2/27/2020. (Webley, A)
September 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PART. For the reasons stated in the attached opinion, the SEC's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 47 ) is GRANTED as to Counts Two, Three, and Four and DENIED as to Counts One and Five. The SEC 9;s request to preclude any advice-of-consultant evidence or defense, as well as its request for the imposition of sanctions or penalties, are both DENIED without prejudice to renewal at trial. The parties shall file their Joint Trial Memorandum by November 1, 2019, and the Court shall thereafter set a date for a jury trial. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 9/30/2019. (Webley, A)
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Plaintiff: Securities and Exchange Commission
Represented By: Michael Christopher Moran
Represented By: Kathleen Burdette Shields
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Defendant: Westport Capital Markets, LLC
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Defendant: Christopher E. McClure
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