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Court Records: United States v. Maxwell (S.D.N.Y. 1:20-cr-00330)
846 documents from this release, most significant first.
Court filing · Nov. 5, 2020Court filing, 2020-11-05Court filing · Sept. 2, 2020Maxwell letter motion to Judge Nathan seeking to modify protective order, Sept. 2020Defense letter motion in United States v. Maxwell asking the court to modify the protective order so discovery materials could be filed under seal in other matters.Court filing · Aug. 2020An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan on proposed redactions, Aug 2020Maxwell defense counsel an attorney submits under seal proposed redactions to her request to modify the protective order, disputing the government's broader sealing.Court filing · July 27, 2020Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan seeking a protective order, July 2020Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel asks the court to enter a protective order limiting use of discovery and allowing disclosure of self-identified alleged victims.Court filing · July 23, 2020Judge Alison Nathan order denying Maxwell defense gag-request motion, July 23, 2020Judge Alison Nathan denies Ghislaine Maxwell's motion to bar extrajudicial statements by the government without prejudice, warning counsel to comply with local rules.Court filing · July 7, 2020Court filing, 2020-07-07SDNY prosecutors propose a briefing schedule for Maxwell's detention hearing, and Judge Alison Nathan endorses a modified schedule and orders notices of appearance.Court filing · July 6, 2020Defense letter to Judge Nathan on Maxwell arraignment scheduling, July 6, 2020Defense counsel letter to Judge Alison Nathan in United States v. Maxwell waiving Maxwell's physical presence and proposing July 14, 2020 for arraignment proceedings.Testimony · April 9, 2019Ghislaine Maxwell deposition in a Manhattan property lawsuit, April 9, 2019Deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell in a civil suit over a 2015 accident at 116 East 65th Street, covering her property ownership, residences, and travel.Court filing · June 6, 2016Maxwell's response opposing motion to exceed deposition limit, June 2016Ghislaine Maxwell's filing opposing a plaintiff's motion to take 17 depositions in the civil case, arguing the request is premature and cumulative.Court filingCourt filingCourt waiver form in which Ghislaine Maxwell gives up her right to appear in person at her arraignment and related proceedings, citing COVID-19, signed by her attorney an attorney.CorrespondenceEmail chain between prosecutors and accuser's lawyers on the Maxwell case, 2016–2018Forwarded email chain in which lawyers share case documents with federal prosecutors, noting a Post story on Epstein and a judge denying Maxwell's motion to dismiss.Court filingMaxwell defense exhibit listing requests for NPA and victims' counsel recordsDefense exhibit in United States v. Maxwell cataloging requested communications about Epstein's 2007 non-prosecution agreement and meetings between victims' attorneys and SDNY prosecutors.Court filingMaxwell defense expert disclosure naming a public figure and a public figureDefense summary under Rule 16 disclosing expert witnesses a public figure on memory and false memories and a public figure on forensic psychiatry in Ghislaine Maxwell's case.CorrespondenceMaxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan on precluding witness cross-examinationRecordRecordPress release announcing a public figure and a public figure will design a voluntary compensation program for Epstein abuse claims, filed for court approval in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Court filingTimeline of defense counsel discussions with SDNY prosecutors in Maxwell caseExhibit timeline listing calls, emails, and meetings between Maxwell's attorneys an attorney and an attorney and SDNY prosecutors during 2019–2020.Court filing · June 21, 2022Judge Nathan order on victim impact statement procedures, June 21, 2022Correspondence · Feb. 21, 2022An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan on redactions for juror 50 filingsDefense counsel an attorney writes Judge Nathan proposing redactions to sealed new-trial motions regarding Juror 50's voir dire conduct and juror privacy.Court filing · Feb. 11, 2022Judge Nathan order on amicus briefs and NACDL leave motion, Feb. 2022Judge Alison Nathan's order setting amicus brief procedures in Maxwell's new-trial motion, with NACDL's attached motion for leave to file on juror misconduct issues.Court filing · Jan. 3, 2022Order setting briefing schedule for defendant's Rule 29 motion and sentencing, Jan. 2022Judge orders parties to propose a schedule for the defendant's Rule 29 motion, sentencing, and severed perjury counts, and addresses booster shots at MDC.Court filing · Dec. 7, 2021Prosecution letter opposing preclusion of FBI examiner's testimony, Dec. 2021Government letter to Judge Alison Nathan arguing an FBI forensic examiner's trial testimony on metadata and hash values was adequately noticed and should not be precluded.Correspondence · Dec. 3, 2021Letter to Judge Alison Nathan on a private individual testimonial stipulation, Dec. 2021SDNY prosecutors jointly request the court excuse a private individual from returning to testify, citing an agreed testimonial stipulation.Court filing · Nov. 15, 2021Final jury questionnaire in United States v. Maxwell, filed Nov. 15, 2021Judge Alison Nathan's order transmitting the final jury questionnaire with preliminary instructions for Ghislaine Maxwell's November 2021 criminal trial in the Southern District of New York.Testimony · Nov. 15, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell pretrial conference on voir dire logistics, Nov. 15, 2021Transcript of a pretrial conference before Judge Alison Nathan in United States v. Maxwell covering juror questionnaire lists and voir dire scheduling.Court filing · Nov. 4, 2021SDNY motion for reconsideration of expert briefing schedule in Maxwell case, Nov. 2021Federal prosecutors ask Judge Nathan to extend deadlines for briefing admissibility of eight late-disclosed defense experts in Maxwell's trial.Court filing · Nov. 2021Preliminary instructions for the Ghislaine Maxwell jury questionnaire, November 2021Court-issued preliminary instructions for prospective jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's November 2021 trial, summarizing her six counts and swearing jurors to truthful answers.Court filing · Oct. 27, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan on jury selection timing, Oct. 27, 2021Defense counsel letter to Judge Nathan opposing the government's request to move final jury challenges to November 19, citing COVID and holiday risks.Correspondence · Oct. 27, 2021Defense counsel letter to Judge Alison Nathan on Rule 412 motion, Oct. 2021Defense counsel letter to the court transmitting the defendant's sealed Rule 412 motion and proposing redacted service on alleged victims' counsel.Court filing · Oct. 26, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan objecting to delayed juror names, Oct. 2021Defense counsel letter in United States v. Maxwell objecting to the government's request to withhold prospective jurors' names until voir dire begins.Correspondence · Oct. 21, 2021Reporters' letter to Judge Nathan opposing secret jury selection in Maxwell trialReporters including Law360's a journalist write to Judge Nathan supporting the Reporters Committee's opposition to secret jury selection in the Maxwell trial.Correspondence · Oct. 11, 2021Prosecutors' letter to Judge Alison Nathan enclosing proposed juror questionnaireLetter from SDNY prosecutors to Judge Alison Nathan submitting a joint proposed juror questionnaire and voir dire in Ghislaine Maxwell's case, requesting filing under sealCourt filing · Aug. 25, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order resolving Maxwell's attorney-client video call issues, Aug. 2021Order by Judge Alison Nathan finding Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney-client video teleconference issues at MDC Brooklyn resolved and expressing confidence in her trial preparations.Court filing · April 29, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order on MDC seizure of Maxwell's legal materials, April 2021Judge Nathan's order partially granting Maxwell's requests for information about MDC staff seizing her legal materials on April 24, 2021.Court filing · April 21, 2021Order by Judge Alison Nathan deferring suppression motions in Maxwell case, Apr. 2021Judge Alison Nathan orders that motions to suppress and trial scheduling for the severed perjury counts in Ghislaine Maxwell's case be deferred until after the non-perjury trial.Court filing · April 2, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order scheduling Maxwell arraignment, April 2021Judge Alison Nathan's order tentatively scheduling Ghislaine Maxwell's in-person arraignment on the superseding indictment and ordering the government to respond to her letter.Court filing · April 1, 2021Defense subpoena from Ghislaine Maxwell's counsel to Boies Schiller, April 2021Criminal subpoena in United States v. Maxwell seeking a journal, photographs, and agreements from Boies Schiller, served by defense attorney an attorney.Court filing · March 26, 2021Judge's order to unredact plaintiffs' counsel letter in Maxwell case, March 2021The judge orders redactions removed from plaintiffs' counsel's March 26, 2021 letter unless the government objects.Court filing · March 22, 2021Government letter to Judge Nathan on Maxwell brief redactions, 2021Government letter to Judge Nathan agreeing on redactions to Exhibit II and the defense cover letter in United States v. Maxwell, signed by US Attorney Audrey Strauss.Correspondence · March 16, 2021Correspondence, 2021-03-16Court filing · Jan. 28, 2021SDNY government letter to Judge Nathan on pretrial motion redactions, Jan. 2021Prosecutors respond to the court's order, agreeing to defense-proposed redactions of Maxwell's pretrial motions to protect victims, grand jury secrecy, and the ongoing investigation.Court filing · Jan. 25, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a bill of particulars, Jan. 2021Notice of motion by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel in her S.D.N.Y. criminal case seeking a bill of particulars and pretrial disclosures from the governmentCorrespondence · Jan. 14, 2021Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan asking for daily laptop access, Jan. 2021Defense counsel an attorney asks Judge Alison Nathan to order the Bureau of Prisons to let Ghislaine Maxwell use a discovery laptop on weekends and holidays before her July 2021 trial.Court filing · Nov. 30, 2020Letter supporting Ghislaine Maxwell's bail application, Nov. 2020A lifelong friend's letter to Judge Alison J. Nathan attesting to Maxwell's character and pledging a $1.5 million property for her bail.Court filing · Oct. 29, 2020Character letter to Judge Alison Nathan supporting Ghislaine Maxwell's bail, Oct. 2020A redacted character letter supporting Ghislaine Maxwell's bail request, attesting to her good character and asserting she would not flee if released.Court filing · Oct. 28, 2020Character letter supporting Ghislaine Maxwell's bail request, Oct. 2020A longtime family friend's letter to Judge Alison Nathan vouching for Ghislaine Maxwell's character and arguing she is not a flight risk.Court filing · July 15, 2020Judge Alison Nathan scheduling order in United States v. Maxwell, July 2020Judge Alison Nathan's order setting discovery, motions, and a July 12, 2021 trial schedule in Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case.Record · June 25, 2020Record, 2020-06-25Testimony · April 9, 2019Testimony, 2019-04-09