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Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

CEA CASES 

NAME: SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE V. DANIEL A. DE LATTRE 

DOCKET NUMBER: 1 

DATE: JUNE 8, 1937 

DOCUMENT TYPE: DECISION AND ORDER (Order Revoking Registration) 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 

Docket No. 1 C.E.A. 

Secretary of Agriculture, Complainant, v. Daniel A. De Lattre, Respondent. 

Order Revoking Registration as Futures Commission Merchant under the 

Commodity Exchange Act. 

PROCEEDINGS 

This is a proceeding under the Commodity Exchange Act which was instituted by 

the Secretary of Agriculture by a complaint on May 13, 1937. 

In the complaint it was alleged that Daniel A. De Lattre, hereinafter called 

the registrant, filed with the Department of Agriculture on August 31, 1936, an 

application on Form 1-R for registration as futures commission merchant pursuant 

to said act and the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture; that 

a registration was issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on September 4, 1936; 

that the registrant was expelled from membership in a commodity exchange, 

namely, the Chicago Open Board of Trade, pursuant to the action of the board of 

directors of that exchange on March 16, 1937; and, that the registrant violated 

said act and section 305 of the rules and regulations governing registration, as 

amended, made and promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to said 

act in that said registrant failed to report on Form 3-R the fact of the 

expulsion referred to above within ten days after the date thereof. Said 

registrant was notified to appear at a hearing at 10 a.m. on June 7, 1937, at 

Washington, D. C., before a referee to be designated by the Secretary of 

Agriculture and show cause, if any there be, why the registration of said 

registrant should not be suspended or revoked. 

The complaint was duly served upon the registrant, and on May 26, 1937, said 

registrant waived a hearing in this proceeding and the right to submit evidence 

therein, consenting and agreeing that his registration as futures commission 

merchant be revoked by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

FINDINGS OF FACT 

The Secretary finds (1) that Daniel A. De Lattre filed an application on 

August 31, 1936, on Form 1-R for registration as futures commission merchant 

pursuant to said act and the rules and regulations of the Secretary; (2) that 

registration was issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on September 4, 1936; 

(3) that said registrant was expelled from membership in a commodity exchange, 

namely, the Chicago Open Board of Trade, pursuant to action of the board of 

directors of that exchange on March 16, 1937; (4) that said registrant has 

violated said act and section 305 of the rules and regulations governing 

registration, as amended, made and promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture 

pursuant to said act in that said registrant failed to report the fact of such 

expulsion within ten days after the date thereof as required by said rules and 

regulations; and (5) that said registrant, on May 26, 1937, 

 
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waived a hearing and the right to submit evidence and consented that his 

registration as a futures commission merchant under said act be revoked by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

ORDER 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, pursuant to provisions of said act, that the 

registration of Daniel A. De Lattre be, and the same is hereby revoked. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be served upon the respondent 

by registered mail and that this order shall become effective immediately. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Secretary 

of Agriculture has hereunto set 

his hand and caused the official 

seal of the Department of Agriculture to be affixed in the City 

of Washington, District of Columbia, 

this 8th day of June, 1937. 

(SEAL) 

Signed 

M. L. WILSON 

Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 

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