Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jeffrey Navin, and Dennis Santiago, Dennis Santiago v. U.S. Marshal

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97 F.3d 1460·1996 WL 547993·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 40195
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 25, 199696-15557California1,343 words

Opinion

Opinion

97 F.3d 1460 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey NAVIN, et al., Defendants, and Dennis Santiago, Defendant-Appellant. Dennis SANTIAGO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U.S. MARSHAL, Respondent-Appellee. No. 96-15557. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 20, 1996. * Decided Sept. 25, 1996. 1 Before: BEEZER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and GONZALEZ, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 * Dennis Santiago appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2242 et seq. Santiago was incarcerated for contempt of court when he failed to show that he could not satisfy a court order to pay fines levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against him for violations of securities laws. Santiago contends the finding of contempt and his incarceration violate his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. 4 We have…

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