Securities and Exchange Commission v. Towers Financial Corporation
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
996 F.Supp. 203 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Relevant factsFree
In the SEC's (plaintiff) civil suit against Brater and others (defendants) for false representations, Brater sought to call character witnesses at trial, and the SEC moved to exclude them under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(a)(1).
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may introduce character evidence in a civil trial.