According to Judge Sarah Netburn, Ripple and the SEC were successful in their request to extend the time for expert discovery.
It was initially brought to our attention by James K. Filan, who revealed that the court had also granted an extension for submitting pre-motion letters in connection with a summary judgment action. A deadline has not yet been established, though.
This is what the attorney said on Twitter.
“#XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP. The Court has granted the motion for extension of time. The extension for filing pre-motion letters regarding summary judgment has been granted but no due date has been set pending resolution of the motions to strike and dismiss.”
Both parties had filed a motion earlier this week to postpone the deposition of Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen until after the deadline for Fact Discovery had passed. According to the lawsuit, this was necessary due to the “unexpected illness of an attorney integral to the Larsen deposition,” which necessitated the move.
While the parties had provided a timetable for the depositions to be conducted in September, the court has not provided a precise date for the depositions to be conducted. According to the attorney, though, “granting motions for extensions of time are frequently decided in this manner.” He explained that this is referred to as a Docket Order.
Filan went on to say,
“Adjourned sine die means that a specific date has not yet been set for the filing of the pre-motion letters or Statements of Material Facts because those dates will depend on when the Court rules on the pending Motion to Strike and Motions to Dismiss.”
However, the Court has not made a decision on the motions that are currently pending in its courtroom. It is only after these decisions have been taken that other documents can be filed.
But it is impossible to anticipate when this will take place. More to the point, there have been rumors that the next hearing in the case, which is set to take place on August 31st, will be broadcast live on television.
It is currently unknown what the SEC and Ripple have discovered. A number of credible pieces of information, according to onlookers, have been gathered by the two sides to support their respective positions. Unfortunately, depending on how the privilege problem is resolved, these specifics may or may not be made public.
