SEC v. Cuban: Court Rules That SEC Must Produce Non-Privileged Items From A Related Investigative File and Orders Both Parties to Produce Privilege Logs
In a February 10, 2012 Memorandum Opinion and Order, Chief Judge Sidney Fitzwater ruled on the motions to compel pending in the SEC's lawsuit against Mark Cuban. Although these disputes in the insider trading case are largely procedural, they are significant in that the Court considered whether the SEC would be required to produce certain materials from its investigative files. Judge Fitzwater ruled that the SEC would be required to produce non-privileged documents from a related investigation into Mamma.com and documents relating to the relationship between the Mamma.com and Mark Cuban investigations. The Court denied Mr. Cuban's request for documents relating to the involvement of another group of witnesses, as well as the request for the SEC's notes and summaries of witness interviews. Finally, the Court ordered both sides to produce certain privilege logs.
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