- Ripple offered another chance to defend itself in the SEC documents privileged argument.
- Meanwhile, SEC has refused to submit documents as evidence to the US court for some months now.
The US court granted another chance for Ripple to defend itself against SEC privileged documents on the nature of XRP, ETH, and BTC in their ongoing crypto lawsuit.
BOOM #Ripple offered new chance to argue for SEC documents on #XRP, ETH, BTC.GAME OVER. Sec Have Not Submitted Documents. Judge Told To Sec 2 Times. #XRP #XRPArmy #XRPHolders https://t.co/i4z65CdYHT
— XRP CAPTAIN✪ (@UniverseTwenty) December 6, 2021
However, the court made this decision based on the SEC claims that its internal documents, as well as the agency’s argument on the nature of XRP, ETH, and BTC, are protected by the Deliberative Process Privilege (DPP) in the case. This time, SEC and Ripple will review and represent their argument about the DPP before the court.
In light of this decision, by December 8, 2021, the parties shall simultaneously file letter briefs no longer than three pages to supplement their arguments concerning Defendants’ motion to compel, ECF No. 289. SO ORDERED.
But since the court-order, SEC has not been able to file any documents as evidence based on the agency’s concern over XRP, ETH, and BTC as being privileged information. Meanwhile, Ripple has already responded regarding the alleged privileged documents brief by the SEC.
On the other hand, the defendant gave a brief explanation that the documents will expose SEC’s contradictions in its decision-making. This shows that the SEC didn’t give fair notice on a stance that XRP could be considered a security. This time could be a good chapter for Ripple in the lawsuit if the SEC fails to submit tangible proof to the court.