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Parties Involved:
Stewart A. Merkin
Appellant
Securities and Exchange Commission
Appellee

Document Text:

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 13-13929

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D.C. Docket No. 1:11-cv-23585-DLG

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,

pE Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

STEWART A. MERKIN,

 Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Florida

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(January 13, 2016)

Before PRYOR, Circuit Judge, and WOOD,

*Chief District Judge.**

 * Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood, Chief United States District Judge for the Southern 

District of Georgia, sitting by designation.

** Honorable B. Avant Edenfield, United States District Judge for the Southern District of 

Georgia, sat by designation as a member of the panel at oral argument, but is now deceased. We 

therefore decide this case as a quorum. 28 U.S.C. § 46(d).

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PER CURIAM:

Stewart A. Merkin (“Merkin”) appeals the district court’s entry of summary 

judgment in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission on its claims of 

securities fraud in violation of federal securities law. On appeal, Merkin argues 

that the district court erred by ignoring key exculpatory evidence and overlooking 

genuine factual disputes with regard to each of the elements of securities fraud. 

After careful consideration of the record and the parties’ briefs, and with the 

benefit of oral argument, we agree with the decision of the district court and thus 

AFFIRM. 

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