Standard Investment Chartered, Inc. v. National Ass'n of Securities Dealers, Inc.

OPINION

SHIRLEY WOHL KRAM, District Judge.

Defendants National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) 1 and NYSE Group, Inc. (“NYSE”), on behalf of themselves and several individual defendants, seek a protective order preventing plaintiff Standard Investment Chartered, Inc. (“Standard”) from disclosing documents that Standard has acquired during expedited discovery. For the reasons that follow, the Court desires additional briefing on the motion.

I. BACKGROUND

The procedural posture of this case is somewhat complex. The relevant facts are as follows: On March 8, 2007, Standard, a member…