Opinion ID: 596754
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Heading: Remarks by the district court.

Text: 15 Gotchey alleges the district judge told him he wasguilty without a lawyer. The court denied that it made such a remark. There is no transcript of the proceeding during which this remark was purportedly made. 2 Even if the remark were made, viewed in the context of a summary judgment motion where the party opposing it has submitted no evidence to contradict the factual allegations, advice to obtain legal counsel was sound. It is likely that the district court warned Gotchey of the perilous position he was in without such assistance. We thus find no error with regard to the proceedings below. 16 We affirm the granting of summary judgment because there were no issues of material fact and the SEC was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248-49 (1986). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED