United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Collector's Coffee Inc. et al

  1. December 09, 2020

    Debevoise Alum Federal Judge Recuses From SEC Fraud Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday recused herself from a securities fraud suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saying that while her two decades as a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP do not pose any conflict right now, they may in the future.

  2. December 04, 2020

    SEC Fights CEO's Bid To Ax Judge Who Worked At Debevoise

    A New York federal judge got it right when he refused to bow out from a securities fraud case because he worked for Debevoise & Plimpton LLP during the 1980s, as the head of a memorabilia auction company waited too long to make the unwarranted request, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission argued.

  3. November 24, 2020

    CEO Presses Removal Of Judge Who Worked At Debevoise

    The head of a memorabilia auction company has redoubled his effort to convince a New York magistrate judge to bow out from a securities fraud case, objecting to the judge's refusal to exit the litigation because he worked for Debevoise & Plimpton LLP during the 1980s.

  4. November 19, 2020

    Debevoise Work In 1980s No Reason To Recuse, Judge Says

    A New York federal magistrate judge who worked at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in the 1980s declined to recuse himself from a securities fraud case, writing in a letter filed Thursday that "no reasonable person could view my connection to the Debevoise firm ... as affecting my impartiality."

  5. November 18, 2020

    SEC Says Judge Who Worked At Debevoise Shouldn't Recuse

    A New York federal judge should not recuse himself from a fraud case because he previously worked for Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has argued, saying the CEO of a memorabilia auction company is advancing "frivolous grounds" for the judge's departure.

  6. November 17, 2020

    Judge Who Worked At Debevoise Asked To Quit Fraud Case

    The head of a memorabilia auction company facing fraud accusations has urged a New York federal judge to recuse himself from the case, arguing the judge's work during the 1980s as an associate with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP creates the appearance of a conflict of interest.

  7. September 28, 2020

    Irked Judge Says Memorabilia Co., SEC Are Wasting His Time

    A New York federal judge on Monday skewered lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a sports memorabilia auction company for escalating a discovery dispute that he said is wasting the court's time. 

  8. September 14, 2020

    Sports Memorabilia Co. Says SEC Used DOJ To Hide Evidence

    A sports memorabilia auction company facing fraud claims from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told a New York federal court that the regulator conducted a joint interview of a key witness with the Justice Department in order to avoid creating discoverable evidence that could undermine its case.

  9. August 04, 2020

    Memorabilia CEO Rips SEC's 'Perverted Desire' For Sanctions

    A New York federal judge should reject the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's requests for sanctions against the CEO of a sports memorabilia auction company and his wife because the SEC doesn't have the evidence to back up its claims and has "a seeming perverted desire to short circuit procedural and substantive due process," the couple said Monday.

  10. July 20, 2020

    SEC Seeks Sanctions For CEO Of Memorabilia Biz

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a New York federal judge Friday to sanction the CEO of a sports memorabilia auction company and his wife for violating a temporary restraining order in a multimillion-dollar fraud suit, saying the couple covertly transferred cash from the U.S. to Russia, perpetrated two insurance fraud schemes and destroyed communications at the center of the schemes.

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