Securities and Exchange Commission v. Michael M. Beck
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Southern Division 11 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Case No. 2:22-cv-00812 FWS (JCx) COMMISSION, Plaintiff, STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
14 vs. [CHANGES MADE BY COURT TO PARAGRAPHS 3, 8 &, 9]
MICHAEL M. BECK,
16 Defendant,
AND
HELEN P. ROBINSON,
20 Relief Defendant.
23 24 25 26 27 1. A. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential, proprietary or private information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) further takes the position that when considering whether good cause for a protective order under Rule 26(c) exists, courts must weigh the presumption of openness of litigation materials against the asserted right of confidentiality. When the government is a party to the litigation, those…