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Bulldog Investors General Partnership v. Donoghue

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on May 20, 2013.

Docket No.12-818
Op. Below2d Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether the Second Circuit erred by holding that respondents had Article III, " 2 standing to prosecute this action in federal court under " 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78p(b), in the absence of any allegation that petitioner"s statutory violation injured any respondent; and (2) whether the Second Circuit erred by holding that " 16(b) creates a "fiduciary duty," (found nowhere in the statute) which is owed by every 10% stockholder of a public company and whose breach is always an "injury-in-fact" to the company.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jan 2, 2013
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2013)
Jan 22, 2013
Waiver of right of respondent Deborah Donoghue to respond filed.
Feb 20, 2013
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 15, 2013.
Mar 15, 2013
Response Requested . (Due April 15, 2013)
Apr 15, 2013
Brief of respondent Deborah Donoghue in opposition filed.
Apr 29, 2013
Reply of petitioner Bulldog Investors General Partnership filed. (Distributed)
Apr 30, 2013
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 16, 2013.
May 20, 2013
Petition DENIED.

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