.Ripple has scored a significant win, but SECGov could still continue dragging its feet
U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to turn over documents related to its former top official William Hinman in a significant win for Ripple., the SEC tried to keep the draft emails of Hinman’s now-infamous Ethereum speech under wraps by asserting deliberative process privilege .
Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn determined that Hinman’s internal speech documents were not agency records since they expressed the personal views of the former official. Hence, they are not an “essential link in agency deliberations” as the SEC claimed Judge Torres has rejected the SEC’s attempt to reject the ruling since the documents relate to Hinman’s own opinions, which is why they are not protected by deliberative process privilege . The plaintiff also unsuccessfully attempted to assert attorney-client privilege in order to protect Hinman emails.
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