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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.
Correspondence · April 26, 2021Defense letter to Judge Nathan on confiscation of Maxwell's legal documents, Apr. 2021Testimony · April 23, 2021Arraignment transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell on superseding indictment, April 2021Transcript of Maxwell's arraignment before Judge Nathan, where she pleads not guilty and the parties discuss scheduling and disclosure deadlines.Publication · April 23, 2021News report on Maxwell's first in-person NYC court appearanceNewspaper article on Ghislaine Maxwell's April 2021 arraignment, her detention conditions, and trial disputes described by her attorney and the judge.Court filing · April 21, 2021SDNY letter to Judge Alison Nathan proposing pretrial schedule in Maxwell caseFederal prosecutors propose a pretrial schedule in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, covering expert notice, briefing deadlines, witness lists, and disclosure plans ahead of the July 2021 trial.Court filing · April 21, 2021SDNY letter to Judge Nathan on suppression motions in United States v. Maxwell, Apr. 2021Federal prosecutors tell the court they will not use disputed suppression materials in the non-perjury trial but reserve rights to use them for impeachment or cross-examination.Court filing · April 19, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order on Maxwell suppression motions and trial scheduling, April 2021Judge Alison Nathan orders the government to state by April 20, 2021 whether it will use documents subject to Maxwell's pending suppression motions at the non-perjury trial.Court filing · March 19, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell ex parte motion for subpoenas to obtain accusers' evidence, March 2021Maxwell's second ex parte motion asks the court to authorize Rule 17(c) subpoenas to Boies Schiller and others for physical evidence from alleged victims before trial.Court filing · March 15, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell reply brief on bill of particulars motion, March 2021Maxwell's reply memorandum argues for a bill of particulars and accelerated disclosure of witness, 404(b), and co-conspirator material ahead of trial.Court filing · March 15, 2021Maxwell reply memorandum seeking to strike Accuser-3 allegations, March 2021Court filing · Jan. 25, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell memo seeking separate trial on perjury counts, Jan. 2021Maxwell's defense memorandum argues the perjury counts from her 2016 depositions were improperly joined with the sex-trafficking counts and would prejudice her trial.Court filing · Jan. 25, 2021Maxwell motion to strike surplusage regarding Accuser-3 from indictment, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's memorandum supporting her motion to strike allegations concerning Accuser-3 from the superseding indictment as surplusage, served January 25, 2021.Testimony · Jan. 19, 2021Transcript of Preska telephone conference on Maxwell document unsealing, Jan. 19, 2021Transcript of a telephone conference before Judge Loretta Preska announcing rulings on unsealing motions and documents in the civil Maxwell case.Court filing · Jan. 11, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's notice of appeal from her criminal conviction, Jan. 2021Notice of appeal in which Ghislaine Maxwell appeals her December 2020 judgment in the Southern District of New York criminal case.Court filing · Dec. 1, 2020Joint government-defense letter on Maxwell's MDC detention conditions, Dec. 1, 2020Joint letter from prosecutors and defense counsel to Judge Alison Nathan disagreeing on how to address Ghislaine Maxwell's conditions of confinement at MDC Brooklyn, including surveillance and searches.Court filing · July 5, 2020SDNY letter requesting arraignment and bail hearing for Ghislaine Maxwell, July 2020Court filingMaxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan challenging Exhibit 52, Epstein's address bookCourt filingMaxwell reply brief supporting her third bail motion, S.D.N.Y.Ghislaine Maxwell's reply memorandum urging the court to grant her third bail motion, detailing a $28.5 million bond package, proposed conditions, and rebutting the government's jurisdictional and extradition argumentsCorrespondence · June 24, 2022Ghislaine Maxwell letter objecting to victim status under the CVRA, June 2022Maxwell's defense submits a sealed letter arguing certain individuals are not statutory crime victims under the CVRA before sentencing, joined with a letter from counsel about a victim impact statement and a Bruce letter.Court filing · June 21, 2022Judge Nathan order on victim sentencing statements in Maxwell case, June 2022Judge Alison Nathan's order setting deadlines and procedures for victims seeking to submit written or oral statements at Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing.Correspondence · March 1, 2022An attorney letter proposing questions for Juror 50, March 2022Defense counsel an attorney writes Judge Alison Nathan proposing questions to probe juror 50's questionnaire answers in the Maxwell trialCourt filing · Jan. 24, 2022New York Times letter to Judge Nathan seeking unsealing of new trial motion, Jan. 2022New York Times counsel an attorney asks Judge Alison Nathan to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial and seated jurors' questionnaires.Correspondence · Jan. 13, 2022SDNY letter to Judge Nathan urging public filing of Juror 50's motion, Jan. 2022Government letter opposing redactions and arguing Juror 50's motion to intervene in Maxwell's case should be publicly docketedCourt filing · Dec. 15, 2021SDNY government letter to Judge Nathan on prior inconsistent statements, Dec. 2021Prosecutors' letter in United States v. Maxwell arguing which prior inconsistent statements are admissible for impeachment and offering stipulations.Correspondence · Nov. 26, 2021Correspondence, 2021-11-26Federal prosecutors describe anticipated testimony by FBI computer forensic examiner an official about cloned devices, hash verification, and metadata in the Maxwell trial.Court filing · Nov. 19, 2021Declaration of EVCP administrator supporting motion to quash Maxwell subpoenaCourt filing · Oct. 27, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell reply brief supporting motions in limine, Oct. 2021Reply brief by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel supporting motions in limine to exclude co-conspirator statements, expert testimony, and other evidence.Court filing · Oct. 18, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion to preclude law enforcement expert testimony, Oct. 2021Ghislaine Maxwell's motion in limine asks the court to bar undisclosed law enforcement witnesses from offering expert opinion testimony at her trial.Court filing · Aug. 23, 2021SDNY letter to Judge Nathan on Maxwell's MDC VTC double-booking, Aug. 2021Government letter responding to defense concerns about Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney calls at MDC, explaining an inadvertent VTC room double-booking and resumption of meetings.Court filing · Jan. 25, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell motion to dismiss superseding indictment, Jan. 25, 2021Financial record · 2020Accountants' financial condition report for Ghislaine Maxwell, 2015–2020, court exhibitIndependent accountants' report prepared for Maxwell's defense counsel summarizing her and her spouse's assets, net worth about $22.5 million, and 2015–2020 finances.Correspondence · Dec. 6, 2018Email chain among attorneys about an Epstein accuser's case, 2016–2018Email chain among attorneys and a prosecutor's office sharing litigation documents, including the Maxwell defamation complaint and CVRA filings.Court filingGovernment letter opposing co-conspirator list in United States v. MaxwellSDNY prosecutors object to identifying unnamed co-conspirators, stating they intend to call only Jeffrey Epstein and one Epstein employee as co-conspirators at trial.Court filingMaxwell defense expert disclosure letter on memory and grooming testimonyDefense letter in United States v. Maxwell disclosing expert witnesses, including a memory researcher and a forensic psychiatrist, to rebut prosecution grooming testimony.Court filingSDNY prosecutors' letter to Judge Nathan on discovery review in United States v. MaxwellCourt filing · Aug. 6, 2025Court filing, 2025-08-06Declaration by defense counsel an attorney and an attorney supporting their motion to withdraw as co-counsel for Ghislaine Maxwell after sentencing, noting new counsel an attorney.Court filing · Aug. 6, 2025Order docketing a victim's letter opposing unsealing of Maxwell grand jury materialsAn official publicly dockets a victim's letter opposing release of grand jury transcripts unless victim identities are redacted.Court filing · Aug. 5, 2025Order on victim letter submissions in United States v. Maxwell, August 5, 2025Court filing · July 13, 2022Judge Alison Nathan sealing order in United States v. Maxwell, July 13, 2022Judge Alison Nathan's order approving most redactions to Maxwell trial motions but requiring revised redactions to one letter and docketing of several previously unfiled documents.Court filing · June 27, 2022Judge Nathan order on victim impact statements at Maxwell sentencing, June 2022Judge Alison Nathan's order permitting victims to submit written and oral impact statements at Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing and denying redaction requestsCourt filing · March 7, 2022Immunity order application for a witness in United States v. Maxwell, March 2022Prosecutors' application, DOJ approval, declaration, and judge's order compelling an unnamed witness to testify with immunity at a March 8, 2022 hearing in the Maxwell case.Correspondence · March 1, 2022Correspondence, 2022-03-01Court filing · March 2022Order granting use immunity to a witness in United States v. Maxwell, March 2022SDNY court order compelling an unidentified witness to testify at a hearing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case under immunity per 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002-6003.Court filing · Feb. 17, 2022NACDL motion for leave to file an amicus brief in Maxwell caseNACDL, through counsel an attorney, moves the court for leave to file an amicus brief supporting a new trial over a juror's false voir dire answers.Correspondence · Jan. 25, 2022Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan opposing redaction of a witness's last nameCourt filing · Jan. 5, 2022Judge Alison Nathan order on briefing schedule for Maxwell new-trial motion, Jan. 2022Order by Judge Alison Nathan setting 2022 briefing schedules for defense new-trial and post-verdict motions and appointing counsel for a juror.Publication · Jan. 2022Independent interview with a Maxwell trial juror on the guilty verdict, Jan. 2022A newspaper interview in which a juror in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial says the verdict was for the victims and explains deliberations.Testimony · Dec. 21, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial transcript on jury notes, December 21, 2021Trial transcript in United States v. Maxwell covering jury deliberations, including the court's agreed response to a jury note about FBI document 3505-005.Testimony · Dec. 20, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial transcript on closing logistics, December 20, 2021Trial transcript before Judge Alison Nathan covering closing argument timing, redacted exhibits for the jury, and deliberation scheduling in United States v. Maxwell.