United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND Case No. 19-cv-01391-CRB (JSC)

EXCHANGE COMMISSION,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: PROTECTIVE ORDER DISCOVERY DISPUTE v. Re: Dkt. No.

VOLKSWAGEN

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, et al., Defendants. 12 Now pending before the Court is a discovery dispute joint letter brief regarding the proposed protective order governing discovery of confidential information in this action. (Dkt. No. 69.) After carefully considering the parties’ written submission, the Court concludes that oral argument is not required, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and rules as set forth below. 1. SEC Proposed Section 7.5 The SEC asks the Court to order the following provision to be included in the protective order:

7.5 SEC Permissible Uses. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Order, the SEC may, with prior written notice provided to the Designating Party, unless prohibited by law from…