MetaQuotes Ltd. v. MetaQuotes Software Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 8:22-cv-00462-SB-DFM Document 122 Filed 02/08/ Page 1 of Page ID #:1455
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
METAQUOTES LTD. et al., Case No. 8:22-cv-00462-SB-DFM
Plaintiffs,
v. ORDER SUPPLEMENTING
CONTEMPT ORDER
METAQUOTES SOFTWARE CORP.
et al.,
Defendants.
On December 20, 2022, the Court found Defendant Jian He in contempt of Court and ordered him, among other things, to produce certain financial information to Plaintiffs. Dkt. No. 98 at 2. The Court deferred ruling on two remedies requested by Plaintiffs: (1) requiring Defendant He to disclose his social security number (SSN), tax identification number (TIN), or other identification numbers he used to open bank and financial accounts and (2) requiring Defendant He to post a $330,000 bond. The Court allowed Plaintiffs to file a supplemental memorandum providing legal authority to support the first request and allowed Defendant He to respond. Plaintiffs filed their supplement, citing cases that have ordered disclosure of SSNs and similar identifying information. Dkt. No. 101. Defendant He filed a short response, devoid of legal…