Robert C. MendelsonJoshua R. BlackmanMORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP101 Park AvenueNew York, New York 10178Telephone: (212) 309-6000Facsimile: (212) 309-6001Attorneys for National Futures Association
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
In re:MF GLOBAL INC.,Debtor.))))))Case No. 11-2790 (MG) SIPA
AMICUS CURIAE
BRIEF OF NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PageTABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iTABLE OF AUTHORITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iiI. STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF
AMICUS CURIAE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1II. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2III. ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2A. THE DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITY CUSTOMER PROPERTYIS GOVERNED BY TITLE 11 AND THE CFTC’SPART 190 RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2B.SEGREGATION VIOLATIONS DO NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTEROF SECTION 4d(a)(2) FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3IV. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIESFEDERAL CASES
Begier v. IRS
, 496 U.S. 53 (1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
STATUTES AND RULES
7 U.S.C. § 6d(a)(2) (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 37 U.S.C. § 21 (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 U.S.C. § 24 (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 U.S.C. §§ 761-766 (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 311 U.S.C. § 761 (10) (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 U.S.C. § 766(h) (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 U.S.C. § 78fff-1(b) (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 C.F.R. § 1.20(a) (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 C.F.R. § 30.7 (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 C.F.R. §§ 190.01-190.10 (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OTHER
S. Rep. No. 95-989 at 106 (1978),
reprinted in
1978 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5787,1978 WL 8531 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
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