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Office of Hearing Officers’ Decisions and Orders

The Office of Hearing Officers is an office of impartial adjudicators of disciplinary cases brought by FINRA’s Department of Enforcement against FINRA members.

The Office of Hearing Officers maintains strict independence from FINRA's regulatory programs and is physically separated from other FINRA departments.

Hearing officers are not involved in the investigative process. Employment protections exist for hearing officers to further ensure their independence; they may not be terminated except by the FINRA Chief Executive Officer, with a right to appeal to the Audit Committee of FINRA's Board of Governors.

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Date of Decision Proceeding No. Title Type Order No.
December 28, 2016 2014042690502 Order Granting, in Part, Respondents' Motion Requesting Issuance of FINRA Rule 8210 Requests. Disciplinary Order 16-34
December 16, 2016 2014040876001 APPEALED: Kenneth J. Mathieson Disciplinary Decision
December 14, 2016 2015044823501 Order Denying Respondent Beyn’s Motion for Additional Discovery. Disciplinary Order 16-33
December 14, 2016 2012033832501 APPEALED: Matthew D. Rubin Disciplinary Decision
December 13, 2016 2014040501801 Texas E&P Partners, Inc., F/K/A Chestnut Exploration Partners, Inc., F/K/A Chestnut Energy Partners, Inc. and Mark A. Plummer Disciplinary Decision
December 12, 2016 2013036653301 Vincent Au Disciplinary Decision
December 08, 2016 DFC160001 McBarron Capital, LLC Expedited Decision
December 06, 2016 2015047559201 Michael Lavolpe Disciplinary Decision - Default
December 06, 2016 2014043420401 Bo Li Disciplinary Decision - Default
December 06, 2016 2012034139101 Christopher Ariola Disciplinary Decision - Default
December 01, 2016 ARB160019 Michael David Schwartz Expedited Decision
November 28, 2016 2013038770901 Ricky R. Moore Disciplinary Decision
November 23, 2016 20080148227-02 Order Deferring Ruling on Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings. Disciplinary Order 16-31
November 18, 2016 ARB160035 REMANDED: Keith Patrick Sequeira Expedited Decision
November 14, 2016 2014040476901 Order Denying Respondents’ Motion Under Rule 9252 For Issuance of Requests for Documents and Information. Disciplinary Order 16-30
November 11, 2016 2013035533701 APPEALED: Meyers Associates, L.P.

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November 04, 2016 2013038986001 APPEALED: Richard A. Riemer, Jr.

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November 04, 2016 2014039839101 Order Granting Enforcement’s Motion for Partial Summary Disposition. Disciplinary Order 16-29
October 31, 2016 2014042524301 Order Regarding Respondent’s Motions to Stay Case Management and Scheduling Order and to Strike and/or For a More Definite Statement. Disciplinary Order 16-28
October 21, 2016 2012033286901 Dickinson & Schneiter Disciplinary Decision - Default
October 18, 2016 2013036681701 Scholander and Harris (Radnor Research) Disciplinary Decision - Default
October 17, 2016 2012030564701 APPEALED: Newport Coast Securities, Inc., Douglas A. Leone, and Andre V. LaBarbera Disciplinary Decision
October 17, 2016 2012030564701 Newport Coast Securities, Inc., et al. Disciplinary Decision - Default
October 14, 2016 201303641201 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Enforcement’s Motion for Partial Summary Disposition Disciplinary Order 16-27
October 11, 2016 2015044379701 Melissa M. Velasquez Disciplinary Decision