A former Enron Corp. lawyer asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit in which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accuses him of helping ex-chief financial officer Andrew Fastow hide losses at the energy trader. Jordan Mintz, one-time top lawyer in Fastow's finance division, filed the dismissal request Tuesday in Houston. Mintz and former deputy general counsel Rex Rogers are accused of failing to publicly disclose the extent of Enron's use of partnerships Fastow controlled and the money he made from them.

Rogers argues the agency waited too long after Enron's 2001 collapse to sue him. Mintz says lawyers told him Fastow's dealings were properly disclosed.

Fifteen ex-Enron executives pleaded guilty to crimes in the conspiracy that destroyed Enron, once the world's largest energy trader. Neither Rogers nor Mintz has been criminally charged.