Bon Mots

"[W]e do not disdain to borrow wit or wisdom from any man who is capable of lending us either . . . ." Henry Fielding, Tom Jones

"[T]he securities business is one in which opportunities for dishonesty recur constantly and … this necessitates specialized legal treatment." Richard C. Spangler, Inc., 46 SEC 238, 252 (1976)

"In our complex society the accountant's certificate and the lawyer's opinion can be instruments for inflicting pecuniary loss more potent than the chisel or the crowbar." United States v. Benjamin, 328 F.2d 854, 862 (2d Cir. 1964)

"Recklessness and deceit do not automatically excuse themselves by notice of repentance." Jones v. SEC (Cardozo dissent), 298 U.S. 1, 30 (1936)

"You can observe a lot by just watching." Yogi Berra

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter." Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon

ALJ's Motion To Extend Time For Decision Denied As Moot


Now for some real trivia folks.  The ALJ moved for an extension of time in which to file her initial decision, but rendered that motion moot by filing her decision before the deadline.  The Commission therefore denied the pending motion by the judge.

Comment

If the Commission can publish this why can't it publish the briefs of the parties in its cases?
Posted by Robert M. Fusfeld