Loomis

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Loomis

Good Law
17 F. Supp. 3d 1026·2014 WL 1664930·2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57423
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 24, 2014Civ. No. S-10-458 KJM KJNCalifornia3,051 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Mueller, J.

ORDER

A motion for remedies filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against defendant Lawrence “Lee” Loomis (Loomis) is currently pending before the court. The motion was submitted without argument and the court now GRANTS the motion in part and DENIES it in part.

I. BACKGROUND

On February 23, 2010, the SEC filed a complaint against Loomis, Loomis Wealth Solutions (LWS), LLC, John Hagener, and Lismar Financial Services, LLC (defendants), alleging the defendants had misappropriated approximately $10 million from investors through the fraudulent sale of interests in the Naras Funds. ECF No. 1 ¶ 1. The complaint is comprised of six claims: (1) violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) and Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. *1028 § 240 .10b-5 against all defendants; (2) violations of Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933,15 U.S.C. § 77q(a) against all defendants; (3) violations of Sections 17(a)(2) and (3) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(2) against all defendants; (4) violations of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and 77e(c) against all defendants; (5) violations of Section 206(1) and…

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