Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-21 14:01:09.706354+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
                                     ____________
No. 23-1161                                                September Term, 2023
                                                                             SEC-2023-64
                                                      Filed On: March 21, 2024
John Doe,

              Petitioner

       v.

Securities and Exchange Commission,

              Respondent

                 PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM AN ORDER OF THE
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

       BEFORE:       Henderson, Millett, and Walker, Circuit Judges

                                    JUDGMENT

      This petition for review of an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) was considered on the briefs and appendix filed by the parties. See Fed. R.
App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is

        ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the petition for review be denied. Petitioner
has not shown that the SEC’s May 26, 2023 order denying his whistleblower award
application was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in
accordance with law. See 15 U.S.C. § 78u-6(f); 5 U.S.C. § 706(2). The declarations
submitted by agency attorneys explain that the whistleblower information submitted by
petitioner did not in any way assist or contribute to the covered action. Petitioner has
provided no persuasive reason to question these assertions. See Doe v. SEC, 846 F.
App’x 1, 4 (D.C. Cir. 2021).

        Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk
is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution
of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.
P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

                                       Per Curiam