Securities and Exchange Commission v. Payward, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Case No. 23-cv-06003-WHO (RMI)
COMMISSION,
9 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: FIRST DISCOVERY DISPUTE LETTER BRIEF v. Re: Dkt. No. 108 PAYWARD, INC., et al., 12 Defendants. 13 Now pending before the court is a jointly-filed discovery dispute letter brief through which Defendants seek to compel the production of documents and information falling into the following categories: those concerning Bitcoin and Ether; those concerning Plaintiff’s public statements and testimony regarding digital assets; and those concerning Plaintiff’s internal trading policies on digital assets. See Ltr. Br. (dkt. 108) at 1. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 78(b) and Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the court finds the matter suitable for disposition without oral argument. For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ request to compel the information they seek is denied. In this…