UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,¶
V.¶
GHISLAINE MAXWELL,¶
20 Cr. 330 (AJN)¶
Defendant.¶
MEMORANDUM OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL¶
IN SUPPORT OF HER MOTION UNDER THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE TO¶
SUPPRESS ALL EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT’S SUBPOENA¶
TO BOIES SCHILLER AND TO DISMISS COUNTS FIVE AND SIX¶
Jeffrey S. Pagliuca¶
Laura A. Menninger¶
HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C.¶
150 East 10th Avenue¶
Denver, CO 80203¶
Mark S. Cohen¶
Christian R. Everdell¶
COHEN & GRESSER LLP¶
800 Third Avenue New¶
York, NY 10022¶
Phone:¶
Bobbi C. Sternheim¶
Law Offices of Bobbi C. Sternheim¶
33 West 19th Street - 4th Floor¶
New York, NY 10011¶
Phone:¶
Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell¶
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TABLE OF CONTENTS¶
TABLE OF CONTENTS … i¶
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES … ii¶
TABLE OF EXHIBITS … iv¶
INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT … 1¶
FACTUAL BACKGROUND … 2¶
A. The Protective Order in Maxwell. … 2¶
B. Maxwell’s April and July 2016 depositions … 4¶
C. The Settlement And Boies Schiller’s Refusal To Comply With The Protective Order… 6¶
D. The Government’s False Statements To Judge McMahon … 6¶
E. Judge Netburn Separately Rejects An Identical Gambit By The Government … 10¶
ARGUMENT … 11¶
A. Pursuant To Its Inherent Power, This Court Should Suppress The Evidence Obtained From Boies Schiller, And Dismiss Counts Five And Six, Which Are The Fruits Of That Evidence … 11¶
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The role of protective orders in civil litigation … 11
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The government circumvented the protective order … 12
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The government violated due process … 14
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This court possesses the inherent authority to order suppression … 15
B. At A Minimum, This Court Should Order A Hearing At Which Maxwell May Inquire Into The Circumstances Surrounding The Government’s Misrepresentations To Judge McMahon … 16¶
CONCLUSION … 16¶
Certificate of Service … 18¶
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES¶
Cases¶
| Reference | Author | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| Benkovitch v. Gorilla, Inc., No. 2:15-cv-7806 (WJM), 2017 WL 4005452 (D.N.J. Sept. 12, 2017) | 17 | |
| Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F.3d 41 (2d Cir. 2019) | 3, 6 | |
| Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 510 U.S. 32 (1991) | 17 | |
| Chemical Bank v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co., 154 F.R.D. 91 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) | passim | |
| Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 (1978) | 18 | |
| Giglio v. U.S., 405 U.S. 150 (1972) | 16 | |
| v. Maxwell, 325 F. Supp. 3d 428 (S.D.N.Y. 2018) | 6 | |
| Klein v. Weidner, Civ. No. 08-3798, 2017 WL 2834260 (E.D. Pa. June 30, 2017) | 17 | |
| Manhattan Review LLC v. Yun, 16 Civ. 0102 (LAK) (JCF), 2017 WL 11455317 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 21, 2017) | 17 | |
| Martindell v. Int’l Tel. & Tel. Corp., 594 F.2d 291 (2d Cir. 1979) | 12, 13 | |
| S.E.C. v. TheStreet.Com, 273 F.3d 222 (2d Cir. 2001) | 12 | |
| Stewart v. Hudson Hall LLC, 20 Civ. 885 (SLC), 2020 WL 7239676 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 9, 2020) | 12 | |
| United States v. Avellino, 136 F.3d 249 (2d Cir. 1998) | 16 | |
| United States v. Cortina, 630 F.3d 1207 (7th Cir. 1980) | 16 | |
| United States v. Lambus, 897 F.3d 368 (2d Cir. 2018) | 16 | |
| United States v. Paredes-Cordova, No. S1 03 CR. 987DAB, 2009 WL 1585776 (S.D.N.Y. June 8, 2009) | 18 | |
| United States v. Rajaratnam, 719 F.3d 139 (2d Cir. 2013) | 18 | |
| United States v. Valentine, 820 F.2d 565 (2d Cir. 1987) | 16 | |
| Young v. United States, 481 U.S. 787 (1987) | 16 |
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Other Authorities¶
| Norman Mailer, “An Appeal to Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy,” 5/11/80 New York Times | 2 |
| Stephen Rex Brown, Manhattan federal prosecutors declined to pursue Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell case in 2016, New York Daily News(Oct.13,2020) | 9 |
| Rules | |
| Fed.R.Civ.P.1 | 12 |
| Constitutional Provisions | |
| U.S. CONST. amend.V | 15 |
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TABLE OF EXHIBITS¶
EXHIBIT A: Civil Protective Order¶
EXHIBIT B:¶
Protective Order Proposal¶
EXHIBIT C: Sealed Affirmation and Application, USAO Ref. No. 2018R01618, 2/5/2019¶
EXHIBIT D: Transcript, 3/26/2019¶
EXHIBIT E: Transcript, 4/9/2019¶
EXHIBIT F: Sealed Order (19 Misc. 149 (CM)), 4/9/2019¶
EXHIBIT G: Sealed Memorandum Decision and Order Granting the Government’s Application to Modify the Protective Order (19 Misc. 149 (CM)) , 4/9/2019¶
EXHIBIT H: Sealed Order (19-MC-00179 (SN)), 4/16/2019¶
EXHIBIT I: Sealed Letter to Judge Netburn, 4/9/2019¶
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