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Case: 1:20-cv-03758 Document #: 67-5 Filed: 03/19/21 Page 1 of 4 PageID #:532
From: Jeremy Ruth

To: Platt, Joseph

Cc: Streit, Elizabeth M.; Burden, Ashley; Patrick, Joseph J

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Re: Re: DEFENDANT JEREMY S RUTH’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST SET OF

INTERROGATORIES

Date: Friday, February 26, 2021 3:21:16 PM

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I think you are making this more difficult than it needs to be. You produced documents. I have

zero of them or the ability to any of access them. I'm sure you know which documents you

produced. 

From: Platt, Joseph <JPlatt@CFTC.gov>

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 3:18 PM

To: Jeremy Ruth <jeremysruth@hotmail.com>

Cc: Streit, Elizabeth M. <estreit@CFTC.GOV>; Burden, Ashley <ABurden@CFTC.gov>; Patrick, Joseph

J <JPatrick@CFTC.gov>

Subject: RE: Re: Re: DEFENDANT JEREMY S RUTH’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST SET OF

INTERROGATORIES

I’m sorry, I still don’t understand what you are looking for. Please tell me the dates of the emails you

received from the CFTC transmitting the document productions.

From: Jeremy Ruth <jeremysruth@hotmail.com> 

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 3:17 PM

To: Platt, Joseph <JPlatt@CFTC.gov>

Cc: Streit, Elizabeth M. <estreit@CFTC.GOV>; Burden, Ashley <ABurden@CFTC.gov>; Patrick, Joseph

J <JPatrick@CFTC.gov>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Re: DEFENDANT JEREMY S RUTH’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST SET OF

INTERROGATORIES

I have zero productions and I'm unable to access zero productions 

From: Platt, Joseph <JPlatt@CFTC.gov>

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 3:15 PM

To: Jeremy Ruth <jeremysruth@hotmail.com>

Cc: Streit, Elizabeth M. <estreit@CFTC.GOV>; Burden, Ashley <ABurden@CFTC.gov>; Patrick, Joseph

J <JPatrick@CFTC.gov>

Subject: RE: Re: DEFENDANT JEREMY S RUTH’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST SET OF

INTERROGATORIES

Mr. Ruth –

Case: 1:20-cv-03758 Document #: 67-5 Filed: 03/19/21 Page 2 of 4 PageID #:533
You’ll have to be more specific about what you are asking for. We have sent numerous productions

to you and your former counsel. The documents are provided by file-transfer protocol, which is

standard for producing electronically stored information in litigation. The system is not intended for

you to log on and view the documents in perpetuity. You are supposed to download the documents

to a secure location (it is important that you take steps to safeguard the data we send to you – as a

litigant you are obliged to take care to avoid any potential misuse of discovery material), then you

can view them at your own pace.

Please identify the dates of the productions that were sent to you that you failed to download. You

may retrieve any productions we sent to Mr. May from him or his law firm.

Best regards,

Joseph C. Platt

Trial Attorney, Division of Enforcement

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

C: 773-241-1543

jplatt@cftc.gov

From: Jeremy Ruth <jeremysruth@hotmail.com> 

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 1:06 PM

To: Platt, Joseph <JPlatt@CFTC.gov>

Cc: Streit, Elizabeth M. <estreit@CFTC.GOV>; Burden, Ashley <ABurden@CFTC.gov>; Patrick, Joseph

J <JPatrick@CFTC.gov>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: DEFENDANT JEREMY S RUTH’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST SET OF

INTERROGATORIES

I now can't even access the server in which the documents are loaded to. My credentials

expired. Can you please provide me access?

From: Platt, Joseph <JPlatt@CFTC.gov>

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 7:55 AM

To: Jeremy Ruth <JeremySRuth@hotmail.com>

Cc: Streit, Elizabeth M. <estreit@CFTC.GOV>; Burden, Ashley <ABurden@CFTC.gov>; Patrick, Joseph

J <JPatrick@CFTC.gov>

Subject: RE: DEFENDANT JEREMY S RUTH’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST SET OF

INTERROGATORIES

Good morning Mr. Ruth –

Case: 1:20-cv-03758 Document #: 67-5 Filed: 03/19/21 Page 3 of 4 PageID #:534
Thanks for sending the answers to the interrogatories. In response to interrogatory 4, you state –

and I am paraphrasing -- that you are not able to answer because you are not able to review the

documents produced to you by the CFTC. As we’ve clarified, the CFTC’s document productions can

be reviewed on any computer with basic software. I am attaching our earlier correspondence on this

point.

Best regards,

Joseph C. Platt

Trial Attorney, Division of Enforcement

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

C: 773-241-1543

jplatt@cftc.gov

From: Jeremy Ruth <JeremySRuth@hotmail.com> 

Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021 4:57 PM

To: 'adnelson0503@gmail.com' <adnelson0503@gmail.com>; Jim Falvey <jimfalvey@yahoo.com>;

Burden, Ashley <ABurden@CFTC.gov>; Platt, Joseph <JPlatt@CFTC.gov>; Streit, Elizabeth M.

<estreit@CFTC.GOV>; Patrick, Joseph J <JPatrick@CFTC.gov>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] DEFENDANT JEREMY S RUTH’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST SET OF

INTERROGATORIES

See Attached.

Case: 1:20-cv-03758 Document #: 67-5 Filed: 03/19/21 Page 4 of 4 PageID #:535