Shortly thereafter, the Commission dropped its administrative proceeding against Gupta, and Gupta agreed to dismiss his case against the Commission.

FORBES: The SEC -- A Troubled Agency

The SEC's other options include refiling the Citigroup case as an administrative proceeding, which would yank the dispute out of Judge Rakoff's courtroom.

WSJ: SEC Cops Want to Fight U.S. Judge

On the eve of the criminal trial of Raj Rajaratnam, the Commission brought an administrative proceeding alleging that Gupta gave inside information to Rajaratnam.

FORBES: The SEC -- A Troubled Agency

Gupta sued the SEC in federal court, saying that the administrative proceeding deprived him of his constitutional right to a jury and also deprived him of the pre-trial discovery available in federal court but not in administrative proceedings.

FORBES: The SEC -- A Troubled Agency

The biggest fish to be caught up in the mess so far is Rajat Gupta, a former board member of Goldman Sachs and ex-boss of McKinsey, who has been charged by the SEC in an administrative proceeding for allegedly passing tips to Mr Rajaratnam.

ECONOMIST: The verdict is finally in

Last month (January 2013), the Commerce Department issued its preliminary determination in the 7th annual administrative review in the Furniture case, which includes a discussion about the Chinese companies reviewed in the proceeding.

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