United States Fourth Circuit

7 USC 13a-1 of the Commodity Exchange Act provides subject matter jurisdiction over claims against individuals who have not violated the CEA as nominal defendants, but where they are holding funds traceable to the fraudulent activity of others.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/04/2002
• Published 01/04/2002

Judges

• Before WILKINS, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Robert Lawrence Bonner, Homer, Bonner & Delgado, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Appellants.  Gloria Peele Clement, Office of General, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Bobbi-lee Meloro, Homer, Bonner & Delgado, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Appellants.  Kirk T. Manhardt, Deputy General, Glynn L. Mays, Senior Assistant General, Office of General, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.