Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Stratton Oakmont, Inc.

DECISION GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY AND DENYING MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

TINA L. BROZMAN, Chief Judge.

Harvey R. Miller, Esq., as trustee (the “Trustee”) for the liquidation of Stratton Oakmont, Inc. (“Stratton”) under the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, asks me to resolve a discovery dispute with Daniel Porush (“Porush”), a former principal of Stratton. On the basis of a joint defense privilege, Porush is objecting to the discovery sought by the Trustee pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004.

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Stratton was a retail securities brokerage company with which…