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

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October 17, 2016 2012030564701 APPEALED: Newport Coast Securities, Inc., Douglas A. Leone, and Andre V. LaBarbera Disciplinary Decision
October 14, 2016 201303641201 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Enforcement’s Motion for Partial Summary Disposition Disciplinary Order 16-27
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September 13, 2016 2012033105901 Order Granting Department of Enforcement’s Motion to Strike Affirmative Defense. Disciplinary Order 16-26
September 07, 2016 2013038986001 Order Denying Respondent’s Motion to Continue Hearing

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August 15, 2016 2013038986001 Order Rejecting Offer of Settlement

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