Securities & Exchange Commission v. Duclaud Gonzalez De Castilla

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Two defendants and one non-party witness, for reasons of financial hardship, seek to amend an order issued by this Court preserving a freeze of assets that had previously been granted through an ex parte temporary restraining order. Defendant Jose Antonio Duclaud Gonzalez de Castilla requests a reduction in the amount frozen in his U.S. account from $1 million to $300,000 to allow him to pay counsel fees and living expenses. Defendant Ban-rise Ltd. BVI and its beneficial owner, non-party witness Ignacio Guerrero, move for permission to withdraw approximately $1…