Smith v. Federal Trade Commission

MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.

This case involves pre-enforcement judicial review of the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission” or “FTC”) annual line-of-business reporting program. 1 2 Previously this Court preliminarily enjoined the defendant Commission from enforcing its Orders to File Form LB against the plaintiffs in this action and related litigation.* The instant controversy arises over two discovery motions, the Commission’s Motion for a Protective Order and the plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel.

By its Motion for a Protective Order 3 the FTC seeks to halt the depositions of four…