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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 · Dec. 15, 2021Counsel for a trial witness letter opposing subpoena of her civil attorney, Dec. 2021Counsel for an accuser asks Judge Nathan to deny Maxwell's motion to compel the witness's former civil attorney to testify, citing attorney-client privilegeCourt filing · Dec. 14, 2021SDNY letter opposing Maxwell's request for pseudonymous defense witnesses, Dec. 2021Federal prosecutors oppose Ghislaine Maxwell's motion to let three defense witnesses testify under pseudonyms, arguing no legal basis exists.Court filing · Nov. 19, 2021Court filing, 2021-11-19Court filing · April 2021Court filing, 2021-04Court filing · Jan. 25, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion to dismiss a duplicative count, Jan. 25, 2021Jail record · Dec. 4, 2020Jail record, 2020-12-04Court filingCourt filingGovernment's bill of particulars in the Maxwell case listing demands for specifics on alleged grooming, abuse, and perjury counts involving three minor victims.Court filingGhislaine Maxwell defense letter to Judge Alison Nathan on discovery delays, Oct. 2020Court filing · Sept. 17, 2024Second Circuit judgment affirming Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction, Sept. 2024Second Circuit mandate and judgment affirming Ghislaine Maxwell's June 2022 conviction in the Southern District of New York.Court filing · June 22, 2022Court filing, 2022-06-22Court filing · April 1, 2022Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan about new Juror 50 interview, April 2022Court filing · March 2, 2022Maxwell defense letter to Judge Alison Nathan on Juror 50's immunity, Mar. 2022Defense counsel letter to Judge Nathan requesting a proffer after Juror 50 indicated he would assert a privilege and the government sought immunity for him.Court filing · March 2, 2022Maxwell defense letter to Judge Alison Nathan seeking Juror 50 proffer, March 2022Maxwell's counsel asks the judge for a proffer on Juror 50's assertion of a self-incrimination privilege and immunity; the court denied the request on March 3, 2022.Court filing · March 1, 2022Court filing, 2022-03-01Court filing · Feb. 16, 2022SDNY letter opposing Maxwell's proposed redactions in juror 50 briefing, Feb. 2022Government letter to Judge Alison Nathan arguing Ghislaine Maxwell's proposed redactions to briefing on Juror 50 are overbroad and should be rejected.Court filing · Feb. 1, 2022An attorney letter to Judge Nathan on sealing Maxwell new-trial motionDefense counsel an attorney writes Judge Alison Nathan arguing Ghislaine Maxwell's new-trial motion should stay sealed to protect juror inquiry.Court filing · Jan. 14, 2022Judge Alison Nathan order scheduling Maxwell sentencing for June 28, 2022Order by Judge Alison Nathan scheduling Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing for June 28, 2022 and deferring proceedings on the severed perjury counts.Publication · Jan. 5, 2022Publication, 2022-01-05Publication · Jan. 5, 2022Reuters article on Maxwell juror's account of deliberations, Jan. 2022Reuters report on a juror's interview describing how jurors doubted accusers' memories before his disclosure of childhood abuse swayed them to convict Ghislaine Maxwell.Testimony · Dec. 28, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial transcript on jury instructions, December 28, 2021Trial transcript of a jury instruction dispute in United States v. Maxwell, with Judge Nathan rejecting the defense's proposed instruction and extending deliberations amid COVID concernsCourt filing · Dec. 19, 2021Prosecution letter to Judge Nathan on ambiguity in jury instruction, Dec. 2021SDNY prosecutors flag an ambiguous pronoun in jury instruction No. 19 in Maxwell's trial and ask the court to revise it.Court filing · Dec. 18, 2021SDNY government letter to Judge Nathan on jury instructions, Dec. 18, 2021Government letter opposing a felony-impeachment instruction and defending the 'equally available' uncalled-witness instruction in Maxwell's trial.Court filing · Dec. 17, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order transmitting draft jury charge in Maxwell trial, Dec 2021Judge Alison Nathan's order attaching a draft jury charge and verdict sheet for Ghislaine Maxwell's trial, directing counsel to suggest changes at the charging conference.Testimony · Dec. 8, 2021Maxwell trial transcript, December 8, 2021, sidebar on recalling Jane and BrianTrial transcript of a pre-jury session before Judge Alison Nathan discussing whether the defense will recall Jane or subpoena her brother Brian.Court filing · Dec. 5, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell defense letter opposing admission of Epstein apartment photos, Dec. 2021Defense letter from Maxwell's attorney an attorney to Judge Nathan arguing the government failed to authenticate the 900 series photos of Epstein's New York apartment, urging the court to reaffirm its exclusion ruling.Court filing · Dec. 5, 2021SDNY letter to Judge Alison Nathan on limiting instructions before Witness-3 testimonyGovernment letter proposing a jury instruction explaining why Witness-3's testimony about sexual activity with Epstein will omit details per the court's orders.Court filing · Dec. 2021Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan seeking pseudonyms for three witnesses, Dec. 2021Defense counsel asks the court to let three defense witnesses testify under pseudonyms in Maxwell's trial, citing privacy and fears of publicity.Court filing · Nov. 30, 2021Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan on Rule 16 disclosure disputeDefense counsel argues Ms. Maxwell had no reciprocal-discovery duty to disclose a photograph used in cross-examination of a witness.Court filing · Nov. 19, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order on Maxwell motion regarding Accuser-3, Nov. 19, 2021Judge Alison Nathan's order partly granting and denying Ghislaine Maxwell's motion to exclude evidence related to Accuser-3, with sealing deadlines under Rule 412.Court filing · Nov. 14, 2021Court filing, 2021-11-14Court filing · Oct. 25, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's response to government's omnibus motions in limine, Oct. 2021Maxwell's defense response opposing the government's omnibus motions in limine, arguing on admissibility of NPA evidence, witness pseudonyms, and other trial issues.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan seeking sequestered voir dire, Oct. 2021Defense counsel an attorney writes Judge Nathan urging individual sequestered and counsel-conducted voir dire, citing jury bias risks from case publicity.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion in limine to exclude Accuser-3 evidence, Oct. 2021Defense motion arguing Accuser-3's allegations are inadmissible because she was not a minor when Epstein allegedly abused her.Correspondence · Oct. 14, 2021An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan on MDC legal mail delays, Oct 2021Defense counsel letter asking the court to order MDC to promptly deliver legal mail to Ghislaine Maxwell, citing delays jeopardizing trial preparation.Court filing · Oct. 2021An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan on Maxwell motions in limine, Oct. 2021Defense cover letter filing 13 motions in limine in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial, citing late government disclosures and reserving rights to file moreCourt filing · Sept. 3, 2021Court filing, 2021-09-03Court filing · July 30, 2021Court filing, 2021-07-30Judge Alison Nathan orders Ghislaine Maxwell's appellate counsel to comply with a local rule restricting extrajudicial statements after he authored an op-ed on the pending case.Court filing · July 9, 2021Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan on Rule 23.1 media comments, July 2021Defense counsel letter arguing government and accusers' counsel made improper public statements while Maxwell's lawyers complied with Rule 23.1.Court filing · July 1, 2021Government letter to judge on counsel's extrajudicial media statements, July 2021Court filing · July 1, 2021Judge Nathan order unsealing suppression opinion and related exhibits, July 1, 2021Judge Alison Nathan's order lifts the seal on her suppression opinion and unseals 2019 memorandum and hearing transcripts in United States v. Maxwell.Court filing · June 4, 2021Judge Nathan order denying defendant's Rule 17(c) subpoena requests, June 2021Judge Alison Nathan denies the defendant's requests to subpoena an alleged victim's teenage diary, a pair of boots, and original photographs, finding them irrelevant or impeachment-only.Court filing · May 21, 2021Joint pretrial scheduling letter in United States v. Maxwell, May 2021SDNY prosecutors and Ghislaine Maxwell's defense submit a joint letter proposing pretrial disclosure schedules, disagreeing on timing of victim identities and witness material.Court filing · May 14, 2021Judge Nathan order denying Maxwell's request over MDC sleep conditions, May 2021Judge Alison Nathan denies Ghislaine Maxwell's request to alter flashlight checks at MDC, finding her sleep-disruption claims factually unsubstantiated.Court filing · May 11, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order setting Maxwell trial start for November 29, 2021Court filing · May 10, 2021Prosecution letter proposing Nov. 29, 2021 trial start in United States v. MaxwellCourt filing · May 2021An attorney letter to Judge Nathan seeking journal subpoena in Maxwell case, May 2021Defense counsel letter to Judge Nathan responding to government letters and requesting a subpoena for an accuser's journal held by Boies Schiller lawyers.Court filing · April 27, 2021Order denying the defendant's Rule 17 subpoena to Boies Schiller, April 27, 2021The presiding judge's S.D.N.Y. order denying the defendant's motion to subpoena Boies Schiller records and directing government response on reserved requests.Court filing · April 26, 2021Court filing, 2021-04-26Defense letter to Judge Nathan alleging MDC guards confiscated and read Ghislaine Maxwell's confidential legal papers, with a show-cause order and email exchange attached.