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Court filing · Nov. 18, 2021

Court order barring sketch artists from drawing protected witnesses, Nov. 2021

Proposed order by Judge Alison J. Nathan in United States v. Maxwell prohibiting courtroom sketch artists from drawing exact likenesses of pseudonymous protected witnesses.Machine-written summary

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. x ESDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC DATE FILED: 11/18/21

(PROPOSED-I- ORDER S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

ALISON J. NATHAN, United States District Judge:

WHEREAS the Court has ordered that certain witnesses will be permitted to testify either using pseudonyms or only using first names (the “Protected Witnesses”). See 11/01/21 Tr. at 11:13-17);

WHEREAS to effectuate that order, it is necessary to prohibit courtroom sketch artists from drawing exact likenesses of the Protected Witnesses;

IT HEREBY IS ORDERED:

  1. That courtroom sketch artists — whether in the courtroom or overflow rooms — may not draw exact likenesses of the Protected Witnesses; and

  2. For avoidance of doubt, courtroom sketch artists may confer with the Court or counsel for either party to determine whether a witness is a Protected Witness.

SO ORDERED:

Dated: New York, New York November 18, 2021


HONORABLE ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge