Document EFTA 02838364¶
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶
United States of America,¶
—v—¶
Ghislaine Maxwell,¶
Defendant.¶
20-CR-330 (AJN)¶
ORDER¶
ALISON J. NATHAN, Circuit Judge, sitting by designation:¶
The Court is in receipt of a letter submitted by an attorney for two individuals seeking to speak as victims at sentencing. The Defendant submitted a letter in response. No party requested redactions or sealing of the letters. The Court will docket the letters.¶
My victim seeking to make a statement at sentencing shall contact the Victim Witness Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office:¶
Wendy Olson, Coordinator Victim Witness Unit United States Attorney’s Office (212) 637-1028 Wendy.Olson@usdoj.gov
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A victim seeking to make a statement must submit a written statement by email to the Victim Witness Unit by noon on Thursday, June 23, 2022. In addition to submitting the written statement, the submission must note whether the victim seeks to make an oral statement at sentencing and provide a basis for entitlement to make a statement under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771. Statements that do not conform to this process will not be permitted.¶
The Government is ORDERED to inform the Defendant of any anticipated victim impact statements by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2022. If either party objects to any statement,¶
the objection and statement being objected to must be filed with the Court by 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022. Any statements to which the parties do not object must be submitted to the Court by 5:00 p.m. on that same date.¶
The Government is FURTHER ORDERED to confirm with the Court by noon tomorrow, June 22, 2022, that victims have been notified of the rights described in the CVRA, consistent with 18 U.S.C. § 3771(c)(1).¶
SO ORDERED.¶
Dated: June 21, 2022 New York, New York¶
ALISON J. NATHAN United States Circuit Judge Sitting by Designation¶