In a recent letter to Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, Ripple's legal team is claiming that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to reopen discovery in the case.
The defendants have requested the court's permission to serve non-party subpoenas in order to obtain copies of several video recordings in which the agency's officials made public remarks.
The video platforms that host the videos in question prohibit users from downloading copies without permission. Hence, Ripple's legal team now has to serve subpoenas in order to be able to download the required content. If the court grants the defendants' request to serve subpoenas to the companies in question, the materials will then be authenticated by the SEC.
Alex DovbnyaThe defendants claim that the SEC's demands are "improper" since the agency did not serve any requests for admission during the discovery phase. At the time same time, Ripple claims that there is no "timeliness issue" with its own request since the defendants are not seeking to reopen discovery.
The defendants have repeatedly accused the SEC of dragging its feet in order to prolong the case. According to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, the company has already spent more than $100 million on legal fees during its legal battle with the regulator.
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