Cristo
Cristo v. US Securities and Exchange Comission
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CONSTANTINE GUS CRISTO, Case No.: 19cv1910-GPC(MDD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION; FINANCIAL
[Dkt. No. 2.]
INDUSTRY REGULATORY
AUTHORITY; JAY CLAYTON, in his official capacity as Chairman of the U.S. 17 Securities and Exchange Commission; WILLIAM BARR, in his official capacity as United States Attorney General; 19 ROBERT W. COOK, President and Chief Executive Officer of FINRA; SEC employees DOE 1-20; and FINRA 21 employers DOE 1-20, 22 Defendants.
24 Plaintiff Constantine Gus Cristo (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint for declaratory and 25 injunctive relief challenging the constitutionality of the Securities and Exchange 26 Commission’s arbitration proceedings. (Dkt. No. 1.) Accompanying the complaint is 27 Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Dkt. No. 2.) 28 All parties instituting any civil…