Good evening,
As discussed, I have run this up my chain, and BOP would prefer not to comment on Ms. Maxwell's housing conditions in public filings.
Thank you!
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Thanks for the update, and totally understand it's over a weekend, and we did not know that defense counsel had also been having additional afternoon calls, so that's helpful to know. Also helpful to know that you have not received other calls or emails from counsel. We'll let her counsel know that they will have calls tomorrow and Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., and thanks very much again for your help.
Subject: Re: Ghislaine Maxwell (USMS No. 02879-509)
Apologies all, I just saw these emails. We are not providing weekend calls generally at this time, and counsel has been having 2 hour legal calls every afternoon in addition to the standing call set up in the morning. This is far more than almost every
other inmate receives prior to an arraignment. Most other arraignments have been set up with one or two days notice, with only one call to counsel and one call to pretrial services.
I have received no calls or emails from counsel, so I'm not sure where they have made these emergency requests.
They will have another call with her tomorrow, and I can let staff know they will request the call on Tuesday as well.
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Following up, we heard from defense counsel that they didn't receive a call this morning either and that they filed an emergency request but haven't heard back. Please let us know the status as soon as possible? They also wanted to confirm that they will have calls at 10:00 tomorrow and Tuesday. Again, we realize this is unusual but I'm not aware of any other defendants who are in this circumstance of having a bail hearing pending in just two days. Also copying in case he's aware of someone else we should contact.
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| Following up on this — we understand that as of Tuesday defense counsel will go through the normal process, but since
the client's bail hearing is Tuesday they did anticipate being able to speak with her this weekend and tomorrow in advance.
Thanks again and sorry for the bother. |
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| We just were contacted by defense counsel, who said they didn't have a call with their client this morning — I think they
expected that the morning calls up until her arraignment on Tuesday would include the weekend. Is it possible to
reinstitute the call for tomorrow at 10:00, as well as on Monday? Thanks very much, and sorry for the late notice — we
just heard from them a moment ago.
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Subject: Re: Ghislaine Maxwell (USMS No. 02879-S09)
Great — thank you again! (I told defense counsel that I would ask, but also just to give it a few minutes ) |
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Defense counsel for Maxwell communicated to us a few minutes ago that they haven't gotten a call yet this morning. Do you know if that has gone through in the past five or ten minutes? They are looking to speak with her before her interview with pretrial this afternoon.
I'm reachable at if it's useful to chat in real time. thanks,
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## You're welcome. We will do our best to provide a call at 10:00 AM every day this week to Mr. Everdell at the number he has previously provided. We will also provide a call on Monday 7/13/20.
The EDNY and SDNY created a joint protocol whereby counsel may request legal calls to be placed in the afternoon at the MDC. Requests should be sent to
Truly urgent requests can be sent to me, but unless there is a last minute, imminent court deadline, counsel really should send the requests to the federal defenders, as outlined in the protocol. We want to ensure inmates get equitable access. If they anticipate needing several calls in a week, they should make requests in advance and note whether and when calls would be preferred. Generally, calls are for 30 minutes in duration. If a longer call is desired, that should be explained as well.
If you need anything else, please let me know.
Thank you,
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A 10am standing legal call every day before the arraignment on Tuesday 7/14 would be perfect if that's something you would be able to accommodate. Defense counsel will be available at that time, and they are very grateful for the time.
We have also conveyed to defense counsel that they will need to follow the same protocols as other inmates' counsel following the arraignment. Thank you for letting us know about the lack of requests from defense counsel thus far. There appears to be some confusion on their end about how to submit requests to schedule legal calls. Would you be able to please share with us the procedure that they should follow, so that we can make sure they understand what steps to take going forward?
Thank you again for all of your help—we really appreciate it.
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Subject: RE: Ghislaine Maxwell (USMS No. 02879-509)
You're welcome.
Would 10 am work as a standing legal call through the end of this week (and Monday, if you think that's a good idea), in advance of the arraignment on Tuesday? However, after this, defense counsel should be required to follow the same protocols as all other inmates' counsel with respect to requesting legal calls.
I also just want to make clear that defense counsel sent no requests yesterday that I am aware of, and we were able to facilitate a call yesterday evening following a request from your office, and today, I received one request, about midday, that we were again able to accommodate. So, I do not think it is fair at all to categorize this as defense counsel having difficulty scheduling legal calls.
Thank you,
Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York l St. Andrew's Plaza New York, NY 10007