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SEC v. RIPPLE LABS INC, No. 1:20-cv-10832, Southern District of New York (Aug. 7, 2025)

raw: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT, No. 1:20-cv-10832 (Aug. 7, 2025)

Caption
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ripple Labs Inc.
summary

The SEC, Ripple Labs, and executives Bradley Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen have jointly stipulated to dismiss their respective appeals in the Second Circuit.

paragraph

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs, Inc. have agreed to dismiss the SEC's appeal and Ripple's cross-appeal. The joint stipulation was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on August 7, 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, each party will bear its own legal costs and fees.

narrative

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Ripple Labs, Inc., and executives Bradley Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen have filed a joint stipulation of dismissal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. This agreement covers the dismissal of the Commission’s appeal (No. 24-2648) and Ripple’s cross-appeal (No. 24-2705). The litigation originated from a final order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. By filing this stipulation, the parties have resolved the pending appellate proceedings. The document specifies that each party is responsible for bearing its own costs and legal fees. The filing was officially dated and submitted on August 7, 2025.

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Scheme
non-corporate (100%)
Court
Southern District of New York
Case No.
1:20-cv-10832
Classified non-corporate(confidence 100%). No EDGAR filing fingerprint (criminal/DOJ-side scheme). detection rule →
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionRipple Labs Inc.The Chamber of Digital CommerceCryptillian Payment Systems, LLCMitchell McKennaPhD Roslyn LaytonThird-Party CReaper Financial, LLCMya LaMonteCryptocurrency Exchange DeclarantPhillip GoldsteinThird-Party AInvestor AValhil Capital, LLCJames LaMonteMoneyGram International, Inc.Blockchain AssociationVeri DAOThird-Party BCrypto Council for InnovationJordan DeatonKristiana WarnerParadigm Operations LPTyler LaMonteInvestor Choice Advocates NetworkNon-Party DBradley GarlinghouseDebra L FeinSpendTheBits, Inc.New Sports Economy InstituteInvestment Banker DeclarantChristian A. LarsenChamber of Digital CommerceI-Remit, Inc.Coinbase, Inc.
Keywords
securities exchangeexchange commissioncommissionappeals circuitripple labsbradley garlinghousechristian larsenezekiel hillripplecounselgarlinghouse christiandktentry pagematthew solomonsecuritiesexchange

Extracted insights

Entities 5
  • person bradley garlinghouse
  • person ezekiel l. hill
  • company ripple labs inc.
  • company Ripple Labs Inc
  • agency Securities and Exchange Commission
Triples 6
  • Securities And Exchange Commission stipulate to dismissal appeal (No. 24-2648) and cross-appeal (No. 24-2705)
  • Ripple Labs Inc. stipulate to dismissal appeal (No. 24-2648) and cross-appeal (No. 24-2705)
  • Bradley Garlinghouse stipulate to dismissal appeal (No. 24-2648) and cross-appeal (No. 24-2705)
  • Christian a. Larsen stipulate to dismissal appeal (No. 24-2648) and cross-appeal (No. 24-2705)
  • Securities And Exchange Commission file with signatures authorized by Ripple Labs Inc., Bradley Garlinghouse, and Christian a. Larsen
  • Ezekiel L. Hill certify service document filed on August 7, 2025, via ACM system
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24-2648(L)
24-2705(XAP)
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee,
v.
RIPPLE LABS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant,
BRADLEY GARLINGHOUSE, CHRISTIAN A. LARSEN,
Defendants-Appellees,
JORDAN DEATON, JAMES LAMONTE, MYA LAMONTE, TYLER
LAMONTE, MITCHELL MCKENNA, KRISTIANA WARNER, PHD ROSLYN
LAYTON,
Intervenors.

On Appeal from a   Final Order of the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New York, No. 20-cv  -10832 (Torres, J.)

JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b)(1), the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“Commission”), Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Ripple Labs, Inc.
(“Ripple”), Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Bradley Garlinghouse, Appellee, and Christian
A. Larsen, Appellee, jointly stipulate to the dismissal of the Commission’s appeal (No.
24-2648), and Ripple’s cross-appeal (No. 24-2705), with each party to bear its own
costs and fees.
 Case: 24-2648, 08/07/2025, DktEntry: 64.1, Page 1 of 3

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Date:  August 7,  2025 Respectfully submitted,

/s/  Michael K. Kellogg
*

Michael K. Kellogg

KELLOGG, HANSEN, TODD, FIGEL,
& FREDERICK PLLC
Sumner Square
1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 326-7900
[email protected]
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 909-6000

Counsel for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-
Appellant Ripple Labs Inc.

/s/  Matthew C. Solomon
*

Matthew C. Solomon

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN &
HAMILTON LLP
Matthew C. Solomon
2112 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 974-1680
[email protected]
Jeffrey B. Finnell
Acting General Counsel

Tracey A. Hardin
Solicitor

David D. Lisitza
Senior Appellate Counsel

/s/ Ezekiel L. Hill
Ezekiel L.   Hill
Appellate Counsel

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
(202) 551-6000
[email protected]
Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-
Appellee Securities and Exchange
Commission
Counsel for Defendants-Appellees Bradley
Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen

*
 Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Ripple Labs Inc. and Defendants-
Appellees Bradley Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen have authorized the
Securities and Exchange Commission to file with their respective signatures.
 Case: 24-2648, 08/07/2025, DktEntry: 64.1, Page 2 of 3

 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on August 7, 2025, I electronically filed the foregoing document
with the Clerk of the Court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit through the
Court’s ACMS system.  All parties and counsel of record were served with copies of the
foregoing document on the same date through the Court’s ACMS system.

/s/ Ezekiel L. Hill
Ezekiel L. Hill
Dated: August 7, 2025

 Case: 24-2648, 08/07/2025, DktEntry: 64.1, Page 3 of 3
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24-2648(L) 
24-2705(XAP) 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT 
 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 
Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, 

v. 
RIPPLE LABS, INC., 

Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, 

BRADLEY GARLINGHOUSE, CHRISTIAN A. LARSEN, 
Defendants-Appellees, 

JORDAN DEATON, JAMES LAMONTE, MYA LAMONTE, TYLER 
LAMONTE, MITCHELL MCKENNA, KRISTIANA WARNER, PHD ROSLYN 

LAYTON, 
Intervenors. 

 

On Appeal from a Final Order of the U.S. District Court 
for the Southern District of New York, No. 20-cv-10832 (Torres, J.) 

 

 

JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 
 

 
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b)(1), the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (“Commission”), Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Ripple Labs, Inc. 

(“Ripple”), Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Bradley Garlinghouse, Appellee, and Christian 

A. Larsen, Appellee, jointly stipulate to the dismissal of the Commission’s appeal (No. 

24-2648), and Ripple’s cross-appeal (No. 24-2705), with each party to bear its own 

costs and fees.   

 Case: 24-2648, 08/07/2025, DktEntry: 64.1, Page 1 of 3



2 
 

Date: August 7, 2025 Respectfully submitted, 
 

/s/ Michael K. Kellogg* 
Michael K. Kellogg 

 
KELLOGG, HANSEN, TODD, FIGEL, 
& FREDERICK PLLC 
Sumner Square 
1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400 
Washington, D.C. 20036 
(202) 326-7900 
[email protected] 

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP 
919 Third Avenue 
New York, NY 10022 
(212) 909-6000 

 
Counsel for Defendant-Appellee-Cross- 
Appellant Ripple Labs Inc. 

 
/s/ Matthew C. Solomon* 
Matthew C. Solomon 

 
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & 
HAMILTON LLP 
Matthew C. Solomon 
2112 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20037 
(202) 974-1680 
[email protected] 

Jeffrey B. Finnell 
Acting General Counsel 

 
Tracey A. Hardin 
Solicitor 

 
David D. Lisitza 
Senior Appellate Counsel 

 
/s/ Ezekiel L. Hill 
Ezekiel L. Hill 
Appellate Counsel 

 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION 
100 F Street, N.E. 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
(202) 551-6000 
[email protected] 

Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross- 
Appellee Securities and Exchange 
Commission 

Counsel for Defendants-Appellees Bradley 
Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen 

 

* Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Ripple Labs Inc. and Defendants- 
Appellees Bradley Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen have authorized the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to file with their respective signatures. 

 Case: 24-2648, 08/07/2025, DktEntry: 64.1, Page 2 of 3

mailto:[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]


 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 

I hereby certify that on August 7, 2025, I electronically filed the foregoing document 

with the Clerk of the Court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit through the 

Court’s ACMS system.  All parties and counsel of record were served with copies of the 

foregoing document on the same date through the Court’s ACMS system.  

 
/s/ Ezekiel L. Hill 
Ezekiel L. Hill  

Dated: August 7, 2025 
 

   

 Case: 24-2648, 08/07/2025, DktEntry: 64.1, Page 3 of 3


	24-2705(XAP)
	UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
	RIPPLE LABS, INC.,
	BRADLEY GARLINGHOUSE, CHRISTIAN A. LARSEN,
	JORDAN DEATON, JAMES LAMONTE, MYA LAMONTE, TYLER LAMONTE, MITCHELL MCKENNA, KRISTIANA WARNER, PHD ROSLYN LAYTON,

	JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL
	KELLOGG, HANSEN, TODD, FIGEL, & FREDERICK PLLC
	DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
	CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION