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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Securities and Exchange Commission, Applicant, v. Civil Action No. 11-mc-678 (RLW)

Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Respondent.

ORDER Upon consideration of all briefing and oral argument on Applicant Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) Ex Parte Motion for an Order to Show Cause (Dkt. No. 2) and Respondent Securities Investor Protection Corporations (SIPC) Motion to Strike the SECs Ex Parte Motion for an Order to Show Cause (Dkt. No. 3), it is hereby, ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the SECs Ex Parte Motion for an Order to Show Cause is GRANTED and SIPCs Motion to Strike is DENIED; and it is, FURTHER ORDERED that SIPC shall show cause no later than February 16, 2012 why it should not be ordered to file an application for a protective decree with respect to Stanford Group Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; and it is, FURTHER ORDERED that the SEC shall file any reply to SIPCs response to this Order to Show Cause no later than February 23, 2012; and it is,

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FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall appear for a status conference on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 17; and it is, FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent any party contends that it needs discovery in this matter, the parties shall meet and confer and formulate a joint discovery plan; the parties shall file that plan with the Court no later than March 1, 2012.
Digitally signed by Judge Robert L. Wilkins DN: cn=Judge Robert L. Wilkins, o=U.S. District Court, ou=Chambers of Honorable Robert L. Wilkins, email=RW@dc.uscourt.gov, c=US Date: 2012.02.09 19:16:35 -05'00'

SO ORDERED. Date: February 9, 2012

ROBERT L. WILKINS United States District Judge