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 DEFENDANTS
v. FINRA AND MR. COOK’S MOTION
TO DISMISS AND DENYING
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
PLAINITFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE
COMMISSION; FINANCIAL
INDUSTRY REGULATORY
[Dkt. Nos. 19, 25.] 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 Before the Court is Defendants Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and 25 Robert Cook’s, in his capacity as President and CEO of FINRA, (“Defendants”) motion 26 to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and failure to state a 27 claim. (Dkt. No. 19.) Plaintiff filed an opposition and also a motion to strike 28 Defendants’ motion. …