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Appellants' Reply Brief — 7th Circuit (January 2025)
Reply brief filed by appellants in the 7th Circuit, responding to the CFTC's appellee brief. Reinforces the jurisdictional arguments and constitutional claims.
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Date Filed
January 22, 2025
Agency
Court Filing
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
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Appellants_Reply_Brief_7thCir_2025.pdf
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24-2684
IN THE
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
C OMMODITY F UTURES T RADING C OMMISSION ,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
—v.—
S AM I KKURTY and JAFIA LLC,
Defendants-Appellants.
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
NO. 1:22-CV-02465
HONORABLE MARY M. ROWLAND
REPLY BRIEF FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS
SAM IKKURTY AND JAFIA LLC
d
JASON P. G OTTLIEB
M ICHAEL M IX
M ORRISON C OHEN LLP
909 Third Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 735-8600
Attorneys for Defendants-Appellants
Sam Ikkurty and Jafia LLC
Case: 24-2684 Document: 25 Filed: 01/22/2025 Pages: 44
IN THE
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
C OMMODITY F UTURES T RADING C OMMISSION ,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
—v.—
S AM I KKURTY and JAFIA LLC,
Defendants-Appellants.
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
NO. 1:22-CV-02465
HONORABLE MARY M. ROWLAND
REPLY BRIEF FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS
SAM IKKURTY AND JAFIA LLC
d
JASON P. G OTTLIEB
M ICHAEL M IX
M ORRISON C OHEN LLP
909 Third Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 735-8600
Attorneys for Defendants-Appellants
Sam Ikkurty and Jafia LLC
Case: 24-2684 Document: 25 Filed: 01/22/2025 Pages: 44
Key Points
Responds to CFTC's jurisdictional arguments
Reinforces constitutional rights violations
Addresses CFTC's mischaracterization of blockchain evidence
Final brief before oral arguments in May 2025