SEC to present response to Coinbase’s legal defense on July 13
The court also rescheduled the pre-trial conference to a pre-motion conference, shifting it to July 13 from its original date of Aug. 24. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will present its response to Coinbase’s first legal defense on July 13, according to a court order issued on Thursday, June 29. In a legal document filing, the SEC submitted a request to the court for a three-business-day extension. This extension was sought to provide the SEC adequate time to prepare a response to the letter submitted by Coinbase, the defendant. The defendants have agreed to the request. The previous deadline for the SEC to file its response to Coinbase’s letter was July 3, 2023, according to Rule 4(A) of the court’s individual rules. However, Judge Katherine Polk Failla approved the SEC’s request for more time and set the new date of July 13. In addition, the court rescheduled the pre-trial conference to a pre-motion conference, bringing it forward to July 13 at 2:00 p...