FIRST JERSEY SECURITIES, INC. v. S.E.C.


194 N.J. Super. 284 (1984)

476 A.2d 861

FIRST JERSEY SECURITIES, INC., ROBERT E. BRENNAN, JOHN E. DELL, ANTHONY NADINO, ROBERT SANTO, AND PETER AIELLO, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Humes, Assistant General Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (John W. O'Farrell, Chief, Civil Division, Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, attorney; Linda D. Feinberg, Associate General Counsel, Harry J. Weiss, Special Trial Counsel, and David A. DeMuro, on the brief).

Ronald J. Riccio argued the cause for respondents (Robinson, Wayne, Levin, Riccio & LaSala, attorneys; Ronald J. Riccio, Donald A. Robinson and John B. Livelli, on the brief).

Before Judges ARD, MORTON I. GREENBERG and TRAUTWEIN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by MORTON I. GREENBERG, J.A.D.

This appeal implicates issues involving federal-state relations. An understanding of the matter requires its extraordinary procedural history to be set forth at length.

The origins of this case are traceable to an order issued on May 17, 1979 by defendant Securities and Exchange Commission, an agency of the United States of America. The SEC ordered First Jersey Securities, Inc. and Robert...

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