Giguiere
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Giguiere
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Case No.: 18-cv-1530-WQH-JLB
COMMISSION,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
Plaintiff, DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT v. HACKETT’S MOTION TO REOPEN
DISCOVERY
GANNON GIGUIERE, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 [ECF NO. 193] 18 19 Before the Court is Defendant Andrew Hackett’s (“Hackett”) Motion to Reopen Fact Discovery. (ECF No. 193.) Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) opposes the motion. (ECF No. 195.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendant Hackett’s motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background On July 6, 2018, the SEC filed a complaint against Defendants Gannon Giguiere, Oliver-Barret Lindsay, Andrew Hackett, Kevin Gillespie, and Annetta Budhu. (ECF No. 1.) The SEC filed First and Second Amended Complaints on August 5, 2022, and April 7, 2023, respectively. (ECF Nos. 92, 136.) The Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) 2 …