United States Fifth Circuit

In a dispute concerning a distribution order of funds obtained in a civil action, judgment in favor of plaintiff-SEC is affirmed over defendant's claim that the district court erred by disbursing the funds to equity holders before creditors.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/14/2005
• Published 10/14/2005

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, JONES and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hope Hall Augustini, Katharine Burdell Gresham, U.S. SEC, Washington, DC, for SEC., Hugh Allen Pennington, Jr., Pennington, Hill, Baker, Fort Worth, TX, for Great White Marine & Recreation, Inc., Michael Douglas Clark, Clark Bradford Will (argued), Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, Dallas, TX, for Will., George H. Tapley (argued), Angela Dawn McKee, Neligan, Tarpley, Andrews & Foley, Dallas, TX, for Augustine Fund LP.