SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED et al Document 126: ORDER granting Application to Seal

District Of Columbia District Court
Case No. 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF
Filed September 28, 2023

ORDER to seal certain documents filed in support of [102] SEC's Motion to Compel and [112] SEC's Reply in Support of Motion to Compel. See attached Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui on 09/28/2023. (lcas)

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Page 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED,
BAM TRADING SERVICES INC.,
BAM MANAGEMENT US HOLDINGS INC.,
AND CHANGPENG ZHAO,
No. 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF
Defendants.
ORDER
The Court has considered the motion to seal filed by Defendants BAM Trading Services
Inc. and BAM Management US Holdings Inc. (together, “BAM”). This motion is supported by
good cause.
It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the following documents shall be
maintained under seal: Exhibits 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, and 31 to the Declaration of Jennifer
Farer (the “Farer Declaration”) filed in connection with the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (the “SEC”) Motion to Compel and For Other Relief and Opposition to BAM
Defendants’ Motion for a Protective Order (“Motion to Compel”), Dkt. No. 102-2.
It is further ORDERED that the following portions of documents shall be redacted in the
public versions, and the unredacted versions of these documents shall be maintained under seal:
(i) Exhibits 10, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, and 26 to the Farer Declaration, as highlighted in Exhibits through 7, respectively, of the Declaration of Matthew Beville in Support of this Motion to Seal
(the “Beville Declaration”) and redacted in the versions of documents filed by the SEC at Dkt.

Page 2 Nos. 110-2, 110-3, 110-4, 110-5, 110-6, 110-7, 110-8, respectively, (ii) the SEC’s Reply in further
support of the Motion to Compel and for Other Relief and Opposition to the BAM Defendants’
Motion for a Protective Order, as highlighted in Exhibit 8 to the Beville Declaration, (iii) the
Declaration of J. Emmett Murphy in support of the SEC Reply (the “Murphy Declaration”), as
highlighted in Exhibit 9 to the Beville Declaration and as redacted at Dkt. No. 113-1, (iv) Exhibit
A to the Murphy Declaration, as highlighted in Exhibit 10 to the Beville Declaration, and
(v) Exhibit B to the Murphy Declaration, as highlighted in Exhibit 11 to the Beville Declaration.
Zia M.
Faruqui
September 28, Dated: ___________________
Zia M. Faruqui
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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PDF Page 2	Case 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF Document 126 Filed 09/28/23 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED, BAM TRADING SERVICES INC., BAM MANAGEMENT US HOLDINGS INC., AND CHANGPENG ZHAO, No. 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF Defendants. ORDER The Court has considered the motion to seal filed by Defendants BAM Trading Services Inc. and BAM Management US Holdings Inc. (together, “BAM”). This motion is supported by good cause. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the following documents shall be maintained under seal: Exhibits 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, and 31 to the Declaration of Jennifer Farer (the “Farer Declaration”) filed in connection with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Motion to Compel and For Other Relief and Opposition to BAM Defendants’ Motion for a Protective Order (“Motion to Compel”), Dkt. No. 102-2. It is further ORDERED that the following portions of documents shall be redacted in the public versions, and the unredacted versions of these documents shall be maintained under seal: (i) Exhibits 10, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, and 26 to the Farer Declaration, as highlighted in Exhibits 1 through 7, respectively, of the Declaration of Matthew Beville in Support of this Motion to Seal (the “Beville Declaration”) and redacted in the versions of documents filed by the SEC at Dkt.

PDF Page 3	Case 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF Document 126 Filed 09/28/23 Page 2 of 2 Nos. 110-2, 110-3, 110-4, 110-5, 110-6, 110-7, 110-8, respectively, (ii) the SEC’s Reply in further support of the Motion to Compel and for Other Relief and Opposition to the BAM Defendants’ Motion for a Protective Order, as highlighted in Exhibit 8 to the Beville Declaration, (iii) the Declaration of J. Emmett Murphy in support of the SEC Reply (the “Murphy Declaration”), as highlighted in Exhibit 9 to the Beville Declaration and as redacted at Dkt. No. 113-1, (iv) Exhibit A to the Murphy Declaration, as highlighted in Exhibit 10 to the Beville Declaration, and (v) Exhibit B to the Murphy Declaration, as highlighted in Exhibit 11 to the Beville Declaration. Zia M. Faruqui September 28, 2023 Dated: ___________________ Zia M. Faruqui UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2


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