Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Collins & Aikman Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 13, 2009No. 07 Civ. 2419(SAS)PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Several discovery disputes have arisen in the context of a large securities fraud ease brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) against the Collins & Aikman Corporation (“C & A”) and a number of individual defendants. Specifically, defendant David A. Stockman — former CEO of C & A — has challenged the SEC’s response to his requests for production. These disputes present important questions concerning the Government’s discovery obligations in civil litigation.
II. BACKGROUND1
The Complaint alleges that the…
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