#XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP Due to complications related to COVID, the parties have filed a joint letter requesting until February 28, 2022 to complete expert discovery, stating that the extension, if granted, will not “impact any other deadline in the case.” 
My belief is that before filing this motion the parties agreed to specific dates for every remaining expert deposition, far enough out that they believe COVID won’t be a problem, so that they could say to the Court that all expert discovery would be completed by February 28th.
I understand people are frustrated by extensions of time, and I'm seeing a lot of responses critical of Ripple et al for agreeing to this one. I have a couple of thoughts. First, we are in really weird times and we just don't know what's happening behind the scenes.
For all we know, people on both sides, or their families, could be getting sick. Second, even if Ripple wanted a shorter extension, or no extension, fighting over a Covid-related delay would just look bad and good lawyers, like the ones we have here, know what battles to pick and
when to pick them. This is especially true when you realize that the Court granted previous, non- Covid-related extension requests over Ripple's objection. So, I think we need to leave the strategic decisions to the Ripple teams' lawyers.
Throughout this lawsuit the legal team has never let us down or backed away from any truly important battle. This will take time & we have to have patience and not turn on each other or the Ripple team. The SEC would love to see us turn on each other. Don't give them that.
Motion granted in Text Only Order: “ORDER granting 410 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery. Expert discovery shall be completed by February 28, 2022.”
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