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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 · July 22, 2025Maxwell defense letter to presiding judge seeking grand jury transcripts, July 2025Defense counsel letter to the presiding judge requesting access to grand jury transcripts, noting the Deputy Attorney General has no objection.Court filing · June 26, 2022SDNY letter to Judge Alison Nathan on Maxwell's suicide watch and sentencing, June 2022Government letter opposing adjournment of Maxwell's sentencing, detailing MDC suicide watch conditions, her safety claims, and continued access to legal materials and counsel.Correspondence · June 25, 2022An attorney letter to Judge Nathan on Maxwell's suicide watch, June 2022Defense counsel an attorney informs the court that the MDC placed Ghislaine Maxwell on suicide watch, hindering her sentencing preparation.Court filing · June 24, 2022Court filing, 2022-06-24SDNY prosecutors respond to the court's order on victim impact statements and oppose Maxwell's redaction requests ahead of sentencing.Court filing · June 24, 2022Court filing, 2022-06-24Judge Alison Nathan's order denying Ghislaine Maxwell's redaction requests and permitting seven victim statements at sentencing under the CVRA and 18 U.S.C. § 3661.Court filing · June 22, 2022SDNY letter to Judge Nathan confirming CVRA notice to victims before Maxwell sentencingCourt filing · June 17, 2022Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan on victim statements at sentencing, June 2022An attorney, Maxwell's counsel, argues alleged victims outside the charged conduct should not speak at Maxwell's sentencing under the CVRA.Correspondence · June 14, 2022Correspondence, 2022-06-14Court filing · April 1, 2022Government letter opposing a stay in United States v. Maxwell, April 2022Correspondence · March 15, 2022Defense letter to Judge Nathan urging new trial over Juror 50, March 2022Court filing · March 15, 2022Government memorandum opposing Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trialSDNY prosecutors argue Maxwell's new-trial motion fails because Juror 50's questionnaire error was an honest mistake, not deliberate falsehood, and the verdict stands.Testimony · March 8, 2022Hearing transcript on a juror's questionnaire answers in the Maxwell trialTranscript of a March 8, 2022 hearing where the judge questioned a juror under a use immunity order about his jury selection responses in the defendant's new-trial motion.Court filing · March 2, 2022SDNY prosecutors' letter opposing adjournment of Maxwell juror hearing, Mar. 2022Government letter to Judge Alison Nathan opposing defense counsel's request to adjourn the March 8 hearing on Juror 50 questioning, urging timely sentencing.Correspondence · March 1, 2022Prosecutors' letter proposing questions for Juror 50 hearing in Maxwell caseSDNY prosecutors propose questions for the court's inquiry of Juror 50 about his questionnaire answers regarding sexual abuse, in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell.Court filing · Feb. 25, 2022Government memorandum opposing Ghislaine Maxwell's post-trial motions, February 2022Court filing · Feb. 24, 2022Judge Nathan order granting hearing on juror issue in Maxwell trial, Feb. 2022Judge Alison Nathan denies Maxwell's new-trial motion without a hearing but orders an evidentiary hearing questioning Juror 50 about false voir dire answers.Court filing · Feb. 24, 2022NACDL amicus brief on Juror 50 bias in United States v. Maxwell, Feb. 2022Court filing · Feb. 16, 2022An attorney letter to Judge Nathan on new-trial motion redactions, Feb. 2022Defense counsel an attorney writes Judge Alison Nathan describing proposed redactions to sealed exhibits supporting Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial over Juror 50's conduct.Court filing · Feb. 11, 2022Judge Nathan order denying seal of Maxwell new-trial motion, Feb. 2022Judge Alison Nathan orders the government and Ghislaine Maxwell to propose narrow redactions instead of wholesale sealing, and denies Juror 50's motion to intervene.Court filing · Feb. 9, 2022Ghislaine Maxwell reply brief supporting her motion for a new trial, Feb. 9, 2022Court filing · Feb. 2, 2022Government memo opposing Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial, Feb. 2, 2022Court filing · Jan. 26, 2022Judge Alison Nathan order on sealing Maxwell new trial motion, Jan. 26, 2022Judge Alison Nathan denies sealing sealing arguments, sets deadlines for the new trial motion briefing, and orders briefing on the New York Times' request to unseal juror questionnaires.Court filing · Jan. 24, 2022New York Times letter to Judge Alison Nathan seeking unsealing of juror questionnairesAn attorney of the New York Times asks Judge Alison Nathan to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell's new-trial motion and seated jurors' questionnaires.Court filing · Jan. 21, 2022Miami Herald motion to intervene against sealing Maxwell's new trial motion, Jan. 2022Court filing · Jan. 10, 2022SDNY prosecutors and defense letter to Judge Alison Nathan on Maxwell sentencing scheduleJoint letter proposing a sentencing schedule and resolution of severed perjury counts; defense objects pending its motion for a new trial over juror disclosures.Testimony · Dec. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell jury trial charging conference transcript, Dec. 18, 2021Transcript of a Saturday charging conference in Maxwell's trial where Judge Nathan and counsel debate whether the jury instructions should reference foreign commerce.Court filing · Dec. 17, 2021Prosecutors' letter opposing Maxwell's arrest warrant for a missing witness, Dec. 2021SDNY prosecutors oppose Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for an arrest warrant for a subpoenaed witness, arguing the defense's belated request does not justify delaying the trial.Court filing · Dec. 15, 2021Court filing, 2021-12-15Court filing · Dec. 15, 2021Judge Nathan order denying defense request for witness pseudonyms, Dec. 2021Judge Alison Nathan denies Ghislaine Maxwell's defense motion to let three witnesses testify under pseudonyms, finding the request unprecedented.Court filing · Dec. 15, 2021SDNY motion to preclude defense witness testimony in United States v. Maxwell, Dec. 2021Court filing · Dec. 12, 2021SDNY motion to preclude Maxwell's London home sale agreement exhibit, Dec. 2021Court filing · Dec. 9, 2021Court filing, 2021-12-09Court filing · Dec. 8, 2021Government letter seeking admission of Epstein contact book at Maxwell trialSDNY prosecutors renew their motion to admit a Palm Beach contact book exhibit, citing authentication testimony from a former house manager, addressed to the presiding judge.Testimony · Dec. 7, 2021Maxwell trial transcript, Dec. 7, 2021, on alleged witness contact violationTrial transcript in United States v. Maxwell where defense counsel seeks to bar a witness after his testifying sibling discussed her courtroom testimony despite sequestration.Court filing · Dec. 6, 2021Court filing, 2021-12-06Court filing · Dec. 5, 2021Court filing, 2021-12-05Maxwell defense counsel an attorney writes Judge Nathan opposing the government's request to modify the proposed limiting instruction on Witness-3's testimony.Testimony · Dec. 3, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial transcript, December 3, 2021Testimony · Dec. 2, 2021Maxwell trial transcript, Dec. 2, 2021, arguments on contact book exhibitsTrial transcript of a December 2, 2021 hearing where Judge Nathan and counsel debated admissibility of the household manual and contact book exhibits.Testimony · Nov. 30, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial transcript on juror travel plans, Nov. 30, 2021Trial transcript in which Judge Nathan and counsel discuss whether to excuse or accommodate a juror with unchangeable travel plansTestimony · Nov. 29, 2021Maxwell trial transcript, final jury selection, November 29, 2021Trial transcript from United States v. Maxwell covering final jury selection logistics, opening-day procedures, and an index of pilot Larry Visoski's examination.Testimony · Nov. 23, 2021Final pretrial conference transcript in United States v. Maxwell, Nov. 23, 2021Transcript of Judge Alison Nathan's final pretrial conference covering cross-examination limits, experts, plea offers, and jury selection logistics before Maxwell's trial.Court filing · Nov. 22, 2021Court filing, 2021-11-22Court filing · Nov. 22, 2021Government reply brief to preclude defense expert's testimony in Maxwell trialFederal prosecutors reply in support of excluding a defense expert's testimony attacking Minor Victim-4's credibility as inadmissible hearsay in Maxwell's trialCourt filing · Nov. 22, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order precluding a defense expert in US v. Maxwell, Nov. 2021Court filing · Nov. 21, 2021Judge Alison Nathan opinion on defense expert testimony in Maxwell trial, Nov. 2021Judge Alison Nathan's opinion partially granting and denying the government's motion to preclude defense experts a public figure and a public figure in Maxwell's trial.Court filing · Nov. 21, 2021SDNY prosecutors' reply brief on authenticating Maxwell's address book, Nov. 2021Court filing · Nov. 15, 2021Government motion to preclude defense experts in Maxwell trial, Nov. 2021SDNY prosecutors move to bar defense expert testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial, citing hearsay, irrelevance, and inadequate Rule 16 noticeCourt filing · Nov. 12, 2021Maxwell response opposing preclusion of defense expert testimonyGhislaine Maxwell's court filing argues her two defense experts, a forensic psychiatrist and a memory researcher, should be allowed to testify despite the government's motion in limine.