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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. 12, 2021SDNY government letter on admitting co-conspirator statements in Maxwell trial, Nov. 2021Prosecutors' letter to Judge Nathan arguing Epstein's co-conspirator statements should be admitted at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial under Rule 801(d)(2)(E).Correspondence · Nov. 12, 2021SDNY prosecutors' letter to Judge Nathan on pseudonymous witnesses, Nov. 2021Government letter seeking clarification on cross-examination limits for pseudonymous witnesses and barring sketch artists from drawing their likenesses in Maxwell's trial.Court filing · Nov. 11, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Nathan opposing admission of Accuser-3 evidence, Nov. 2021Defense letter to Judge Alison Nathan arguing Accuser-3's evidence is inadmissible propensity evidence and she cannot be deemed a victim in Maxwell's trial.Court filing · Nov. 11, 2021Judge Nathan opinion upholding government expert's grooming testimony, Nov. 2021Court filing · Nov. 10, 2021SDNY prosecutors' letter to Judge Nathan on witness identity protections, Nov. 10, 2021Government and defense joint letter in United States v. Maxwell proposing nomenclature, voir dire, jury instructions, and sealing procedures to protect witness identities at trial.Correspondence · Nov. 3, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Nathan on Maxwell's jail conditions, Nov. 3, 2021Defense counsel an attorney asks Judge Alison Nathan to release Ghislaine Maxwell pretrial, alleging abusive MDC detention conditions and marshal misconduct.Court filing · Nov. 3, 2021SDNY letter transmitting joint request to charge and verdict sheet, Maxwell trialLetter from prosecutors to Judge Alison Nathan transmitting the parties' joint request to charge and proposed verdict sheet in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.Testimony · Nov. 1, 2021Maxwell trial hearing transcript on pretrial motions, Nov. 1, 2021Transcript of a pretrial hearing in United States v. Maxwell where Judge Nathan rules on defense evidence about the investigation and hearsay issues.Court filing · Nov. 2021Judge Nathan order on Witness-3 testimony in Maxwell trial, Nov. 2021Court filing · Nov. 2021Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan objecting to co-conspirator hearsay, Nov. 2021Defense attorneys object to government's proffered co-conspirator hearsay statements, including Epstein statements about Maxwell, arguing they were idle chatter not in furtherance of any conspiracy.Court filing · Oct. 27, 2021Defense motion on accusers' sexual history questioning in S.D.N.Y. case, Oct. 2021The defendant's counsel files a notice of motion seeking to question her accusers about their other sexual behavior under a federal evidence rule shielding accusers' sexual history.Court filing · Oct. 22, 2021Judge Alison Nathan's order and jury questionnaire remarks in Maxwell trial, Oct. 2021Court order and draft recorded remarks by Judge Alison Nathan explaining jury selection procedures and the charges against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial.Court filing · Oct. 22, 2021Judge Nathan order and draft jury questionnaire in Maxwell trial, Oct. 2021Court order transmitting a draft redlined jury questionnaire and voir dire for Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, summarizing the six-count indictment alleging conspiracy with Jeffrey Epstein.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Court filing, 2021-10-18Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Court filing, 2021-10-18Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion in limine on perjury evidence, Oct. 2021Maxwell's defense moves to exclude evidence of her alleged false deposition statements and redact perjury allegations from the superseding indictment.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion in limine to bar calling accusers victims, Oct. 2021Motion by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel asking the court to bar trial participants from referring to accusers as victims or minor victims.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion in limine to exclude flight evidence, Oct. 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's defense moves in limine to exclude evidence that she hid from law enforcement after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest as proof of consciousness of guilt.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion to preclude government exhibits, Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's trial motion argues government exhibits, including photographs, seized items, and a household manual, are irrelevant and unfairly prejudicial.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion to suppress Accuser 4 identification, Oct. 2021Maxwell's defense moves to suppress an accuser's in-court identification, arguing the government's 2021 photo array was unduly suggestive and violated due process.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's notice of motions in limine, Oct. 18, 2021Maxwell's defense files thirteen motions in limine seeking to exclude co-conspirator statements, 404(b) evidence, flight evidence, seized items, and other evidence at trial.Court filing · Oct. 11, 2021Joint proposed voir dire questions in United States v. Maxwell, Oct. 2021Government and defense jointly propose jury examination questions for Maxwell's trial, covering impartiality, pretrial publicity, and knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein.Court filing · Oct. 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion to preclude co-conspirator statements, Oct. 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's motion asking the court to bar the government from introducing alleged co-conspirator statements, including Jeffrey Epstein's, for failing to comply with a disclosure order.Court filing · Aug. 30, 2021Maxwell defense letter to DOJ requesting testimony of FBI agents, Aug. 2021Court filing · Aug. 13, 2021Judge Alison Nathan opinion denying the defendant's Rule 17 subpoena motion, Aug. 2021Judge Alison Nathan denies the defendant's motion to authorize four trial subpoenas, finding the requests fail the Nixon test and amount to a fishing expedition.Court filing · July 9, 2021Maxwell defense attorney's response opposing government gag-order request, July 2021An attorney who formerly handled Ghislaine Maxwell's bail appeal argues the court's extrajudicial-statement rules cannot gag a lawyer who no longer represents her.Court filing · July 2, 2021Court filing, 2021-07-02Court filing · June 25, 2021Judge Nathan order denying Maxwell motions to suppress evidence, June 25, 2021Order by Judge Alison Nathan denying Ghislaine Maxwell's motions to suppress evidence and directing unsealing of prior sealed exhibits and transcripts with proposed redactions.Correspondence · June 15, 2021Defense letter to Judge Nathan on Maxwell's detention conditions at MDC, June 15, 2021Maxwell defense counsel letter to Judge Alison Nathan describing sewage, vermin, and surveillance at MDC that impede trial preparation and attorney-client privilege, with a transcript excerpt annexedGovernment memo · June 7, 2021SDNY letter to Judge Alison Nathan updating on Maxwell's MDC conditions, June 2021Prosecutors update the court on Ghislaine Maxwell's Metropolitan Detention Center confinement, detailing discovery access, attorney calls, searches, and wellness checks.Court filing · June 7, 2021Second Circuit order affirming denial of bail to Ghislaine Maxwell, June 2021Second Circuit order denying Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal from the District Court's denial of bail pending trial, leaving sleep-conditions concerns to the District Court.Court filing · May 21, 2021Government opposition to Maxwell's supplemental pre-trial motions, May 2021Prosecutors' memo arguing Epstein's non-prosecution agreement does not bar Maxwell's indictment, counts are timely, and defense motions should be denied.Correspondence · May 10, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Nathan opposing November 29 trial start, May 2021Defense letter to Judge Alison Nathan objecting to the government's proposed trial delay and requesting a November 8, 2021 start date for Maxwell's trial.Court filing · May 4, 2021Government letter opposing defendant's Rule 17 subpoenas for a victim's diary, May 2021Federal prosecutors ask the presiding judge to deny the defendant's Rule 17(c) subpoenas for a minor victim's diary and photographs, and to hold the boots request moot.Court filing · May 3, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order granting Maxwell a trial continuance to fall 2021Judge Alison Nathan grants Ghislaine Maxwell a short trial continuance to fall 2021, citing the burdens of the superseding indictment's new sex trafficking charges.Court filing · April 23, 2021SDNY letter to Judge Nathan on NPA discovery compliance, April 23, 2021Court filing · April 22, 2021SDNY letter opposing adjournment of Ghislaine Maxwell's July 2021 trialFederal prosecutors oppose the defense's request to adjourn Maxwell's trial, arguing severance of perjury counts offsets new S2 indictment charges.Court filing · April 20, 2021Court filing, 2021-04-20Judge Alison Nathan's order denies Ghislaine Maxwell's renewed bail request and asks her to clarify any trial adjournment request ahead of the July 2021 trial.Court filing · April 15, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Nathan seeking trial continuance, April 2021Defense counsel's reply letter arguing the superseding indictment added charges and required a continuance of Ghislaine Maxwell's July 2021 trial.Court filing · April 7, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Nathan on Maxwell's MDC conditions, April 2021Defense counsel letter to Judge Nathan arguing Maxwell's detention conditions at MDC Brooklyn are overly restrictive, unsanitary, and violate her privacy and HIPAA rights.Correspondence · March 31, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Nathan on the second superseding indictment, Mar. 31, 2021Defense counsel letter to Judge Alison Nathan objecting to the government's late superseding indictment of Ghislaine Maxwell and requesting scheduling relief, in-person arraignment, and a bail hearing.Court filing · March 26, 2021Court filing, 2021-03-26Court filing · March 15, 2021Court filing, 2021-03-15Ghislaine Maxwell's reply memorandum arguing the court should make prosecutors elect between two duplicative conspiracy counts in the superseding indictment before trial.Court filing · March 15, 2021Court filing, 2021-03-15Court filing · March 15, 2021Court filing, 2021-03-15Maxwell's defense reply brief argues the superseding indictment lacks specificity and asks the court to dismiss or demand particularity.Court filing · March 15, 2021Court filing, 2021-03-15Ghislaine Maxwell's reply brief arguing the government misled a judge to obtain material via a Boies Schiller subpoena and seeking suppression of evidence and dismissal of counts five and six.Court filing · March 15, 2021Maxwell reply brief on motion to dismiss indictment over jury pool, March 2021Court filing · March 15, 2021Maxwell reply brief seeking dismissal of perjury counts five and six, March 2021Reply memorandum from Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel arguing alleged deposition misstatements are not perjurious as a matter of law.