Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Opinion
UNI'(I`F.`D S'I`A'I`I;'LS DIS'I`RICT COURT F()R TI~IIE l)IS"i`RIC"l` OF COLUMBIA
) SJ:`_~ICLJRl'I`IIZIS INDU STRY AND I*`INANCI/-\Ii `) MARKI;S'I`S ASSOCIA'}`I(`)N, er ci/., ) ) Plaiiitit`t`s, ) )
v. ) Civil Action No. 13-1916 (PL]`*`) ) UNITEl) S'i`A'ii`li:fS C()MMODI'I`Y FU"!`U`RIES ) TRADING COMMISSION, ) ) De'i"eiidaiit. ) ) ()RDER
For the reasons set forth in the ()pinion issued this saine day [Dkt. No. 58], it is hereby
()Rl)l§')l{l`;`ll`) that defendant’s inotion to dismiss [Dkt. No. 28] is GILANTED in part and Di§_“€Nli§*jD in part; it is
FUR'if`I--IIEI{ ()RIV)IV;YRI£I) that platintiffs’ claims relating to the Process ibr a Desigiiated Coiitract Market or Swap ll€xectitioii Facility To i\/lake a Swap Avaiiable to 'l`r‘ade, Swap 'I`raiisaetioii Coiiipliaiice and innpleiiieritatioii Scheduie, and 'I`rade Exeeution Requireiiient Un.dei' the Coniniodity l?lxchaiige Act (""l"rade Exeeution Rtile"),
78 Fed. Reg. 33606(June 4, 2()13), are DlSMlSSllil) WI'l`l'IOli'l` PR]F)JIJDICIE for lack of standing; it is
i*`UR'l`i--IIY;EI{ ORDIV_~`.R!§§L) that piairitii"i"s’ motion for suinmary judgment [Dkt. No. 2}_'] is GIKAN"]`}EI) in part and Dl§iNIl§i]i) in part; it is
Flll?."l`l‘il§§l{ C)RI)IFIRIT£L) that defi`<zndant’s motion for summary judgment [Dkt. No.
23] is GR/-\N"i"IED in part and DIENII`:§I) in part; it is
l*`UR'l`l-ll¥`.l{ ORl)lY-£Rlf£l) thatjttdgnaeiit is entered in favor ofdefendaiit as to
plaintiffs’ elainis relating to the following agency actions:
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interpretive Gtiidaiice and Policy Stateiiieiit Regarding Coriipliance with Certain Sweip Reguiatioiis ("Cross~t$ordel‘ Aetioii"), 78 Fed. Rcg. 45292 (July 26, 2()13);
liarge 'l"rader Reportiiig 'for Physicai Coniinodity Swaps ("l_azirge 'l`radei' Reporting Rtile"),
76 Fed. Reg. 43851(Juiy 22, 2011);
Ctistonier Cleztring Docunieritatiori, 'l"imiiig of Acceptance for Clearing, and Clearing l\/leinbei‘ Risk Maiiageiiierit ("Straiglit-'l`lirougli Processing l{t\le"), 77 Fed_ Reg. 21278 (April 9, 2()12)', and
Ciearing Requireiiieiit l)eterniiiiatioii Under Section Q(h) of the CEA ("Clearilig Detenninatioii Rule"),
77 Fed. Reg. 74284(Dec. 13, 2012); it is
l"`lll{"l"leel!§_"ll{ C)I{`I)I`;`SRI~F`,D that the following agency actions are Rl`fiM/-\NDEI)
Wi']"l`eiOlJ"l" V/-\CA’}`LFR to the United States Coinniodity l*`utures Tradiiig Conirnissioii for
further proceedings consistent with the Opinion issued this same day:
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Real-'l`iine Public Reportiiig of Swap "l`ransaction Data ("Real~'l`iiiie Reporting Rule"), 77 lied. Reg. 1182 (Jan. 9, 2012);
Recordl<eeping and Reportiiig Reqtiircriieiits ("SDR Reporting Rtile"),
77 Fed. Reg. 2136(Jan. 13, 2012);
Registration of Swap l`)ealers and Major Swap Participaiits ("Swap l`;`ntity Registratioii Rtile"), 77 I~"`ed. Reg. 2613 (Jan. }9, 2012);
Swap Dealer and l\/lajor Swztp Participaiit Reeordkeepiiig, Reportiiig, and l)uties Rules; l~"`tittlres Coinniissioii l\/lercliaiit and introducing Brol<er Coiillicts oflnterest Rules; and Cliiet`(.`.oiiipliaiice Ofticei‘ Rules for Swap Deetlers, Majoi' Swap l’artieipaiits, and Ftittlres Coniniission l\/lercliaiits ("Daily 'i"radiiig Records," "Risl< l\/lan'ageiiieiit," and ‘°Chietl"Coiiipliaiice Offcei' Rtiies"), 77 l*`ed. Reg. 20128 (April 3, 2012);
l"`tirtliei' l_)ei'iriitioii of "Swap Dealer," "Seetirity-Based Swap l‘)ealei‘," "Majoi' Swap Participatiit," "l\/I_ajol' Security-Based Swap Participaiit," and "I‘;`,ligible
Coiitract Participziiit" ("lfjiitity l`)efliiitioii Rule"),
77 Fed. Reg. 30596(l\/lay 23,
20:2);
6. Swap Data Ruecordkeepiiag and Reportiiig Requirerneiits: Pre-li§iiactniexit and "i`raiisitiori Swaps ("l-listoricai SDR Reporting Rule"), 77 i*`ed. Reg. 35200 (June 12, 2012);
7. Coiitiniiatioii, Port'l"olio Recoziciliation, Portfolio Coiiipression, and Swap 'l"radiiig Reizitioiisliip Docuineiitatioii Requirerneiits for Swap Dealers and l\/laioi' Swap li’a:‘ticipaiits ("Portfolio Reconeiliatioii and Documentation Rule"),
77 Fed. Reg. 55904(Sep. l l, 2012); and
8. Core Priiieiples and Other Requireiiients for Swap Execution l*`acilities ("Slz`ili` Registratioii Rule"),
78 Fed. Reg. 33476(June 4, Z(ll 3); it is
PAUL L. FIKIEDMAN United States l)istriet judge
SO ORDlIZRlF`,D.
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