Ripple case: SEC Hinman docs could become public by June 6, lawyer suggests

cointelegraph.com:

Defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor, James K. Filan, expects the infamous Hinman Speech documents to be released to the public by June 6, citing a previous court order.

The Hinman documents relate to a 2018 speech from former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) corporation finance division director Bill Hinman, who essentially stated that Ether (ETH) was not a security. The documents involve the SEC’s internal discussion and deliberations around this speech.

In a May 17 Twitter thread, Filan, who has been actively following the SEC vs Ripple case over the past couple of years, provided an update on when the documents could be unsealed to the public.

“According to the Court’s 9/12/2022 Order, the parties have 21 days to file public, redacted versions of Summary Judgment documents consistent with the sealing ruling. June 6th is 21 days from yesterday’s ruling,” he wrote.

#XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP Update on timing regarding when we should see the documents ordered unsealed. According to the Court’s 9/12/2022 Order, the parties have 21 days to file public, redacted versions of Summary Judgment documents consistent with the sealing… pic.twitter.com/doV5fUxDG5

Some, however, believe the stated timeline could be impacted should the SEC file an appeal or the case goes into a settlement. 

Another lawyer following the case, Jeremy Hogan, partner at Hogan & Hogan, noted the SEC has roughly 10 days to file an appeal to this specific order.

Others in the XRP community, such as @AshleyPROSPER1, believes that the prospect of the documents being unsealed could spur either side to pursue a settlement, as they both may have information that they would not like the public to get their hands on.

A Twitter post by Ripple