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2022-07-13 08:07:33

Judge Denies SEC’s Motion to Shield Hinman Documents in Ripple Case

U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Netburn denied the SEC’s motion in its case against Ripple to protect William Hinman speech-related documents under the attorney-client privilege. Hinman is the former director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance. Another Win For Ripple On July 13, Defense Attorney James Filan shared the court ruling on the SEC motion to protect the William Hinman speech-related documents under the client-attorney privilege, signifying a big win for Ripple. “Magistrate judge Netburn denies the SEC’s attorney-client privilege claims. The predominant purpose of the communications was not to provide legal advice. The documents must be produced.” #XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP BREAKING: MAGISTRATE JUDGE NETBURN DENIES THE SEC'S ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE CLAIMS. "THE PREDOMINANT PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WAS NOT TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE. THE DOCUMENTS MUST BE PRODUCED."https://t.co/Ze5kCf1JKP — James K. Filan 🇺🇸🇮🇪 105k (beware of imposters) (@FilanLaw) July 12, 2022 Hinman had said in a June 2018 speech that Ethereum cannot be considered as securities. In light of this, Ripple wants to cross-examine Hinman about the reasoning behind his perspective about Ethereum at the time and then try to apply that same rationale to XRP. This way the deposition could lend itself to Ripple’s argument that the XRP token is not a security. SEC’s Long Battle With Ripple In December 2020, the U.S. Securities and ...

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