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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. 2020Court filing, 2020-12Defense-commissioned legal opinion concluding that France could lawfully extradite Ghislaine Maxwell to the United States if she fled there while on bail.Correspondence · Nov. 24, 2020An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan on Maxwell's MDC detention conditionsDefense counsel an attorney writes Judge Nathan contesting the government's account of Ghislaine Maxwell's quarantine and solitary-like conditions at MDC Brooklyn.Court filing · Sept. 2, 2020Judge Alison Nathan order denying Maxwell's motion to modify protective order, Sept. 2020Judge Alison Nathan denies Ghislaine Maxwell's request to file criminal-case discovery in civil cases, permitting only sealed filings and unsealing applications.Court filing · Aug. 2020Government letter opposing Maxwell's early witness-disclosure request, August 2020SDNY prosecutors, including Acting US Attorney Audrey Strauss, oppose Ghislaine Maxwell's requests for early witness-list disclosure and expanded Bureau of Prisons discovery access, saying both should be denied.Court filing · Aug. 2020Reply brief supporting Maxwell's request to modify protective order, August 2020Defense counsel's reply brief in United States v. Maxwell arguing Ghislaine Maxwell should be allowed to disclose sealed materials under seal in related civil litigation.Court filing · July 6, 2020Order on remote arraignment in United States v. Maxwell, July 2020A district judge orders scheduling for Ghislaine Maxwell's arraignment, initial appearance, and bail hearing, allowing remote appearance due to COVID-19.Court filing · June 2020Virgin Islands probate order establishing estate's victims compensation program, June 2020Virgin Islands probate order authorizing the decedent's co-executors to commence a victims' compensation program after agreement with the USVI Attorney General.Court filing · April 4, 2019Sealed order letting Boies Schiller give Maxwell case materials to grand juryCorrespondence · Nov. 30, 2018Emails from plaintiff's counsel to SDNY prosecutors about the CVRA case, 2016–2018Email chain between attorneys and federal prosecutors attaching the Maxwell defamation complaint, CVRA filings, and a redacted 302.CorrespondenceCorrespondenceCorrespondenceMaxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan opposing witness anonymity rulesDefense attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell argue the government's proposal for protecting pseudonymous testifying witnesses is overly broad and unworkable.Court filing · June 25, 2022Court filing, 2022-06-25Defense counsel an attorney writes Judge Alison Nathan opposing two individuals giving oral victim impact statements at Maxwell's sentencing.Court filing · June 25, 2022Judge Alison Nathan order on Maxwell's access to legal materials at MDC, June 2022Court order directing the government to confirm with MDC's warden that Ghislaine Maxwell has access to legal materials before sentencing.Court filing · Feb. 4, 2022Judge Alison Nathan order on redactions to Maxwell trial court exhibitsJudge Alison Nathan approves redactions to court exhibits from Ghislaine Maxwell's trial to protect jurors and victim-witnesses, with an exhibit list and voir dire materials attached.Correspondence · Jan. 13, 2022Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan seeking seal of Juror 50 pleadings, Jan. 13, 2022Defense letter arguing Juror 50's motion to intervene and jury questionnaire pleadings are not judicial documents and should remain sealed pending Maxwell's new-trial motion.Court filing · Dec. 16, 2021Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan on Rule 613 impeachment, Dec. 16, 2021Defense counsel letter arguing that prior inconsistent statements by the witness Jane are provable by extrinsic evidence under Rule 613.Court filing · Dec. 14, 2021Defense letter to Judge Nathan on tentative witness order in Maxwell trial, Dec. 14, 2021Defense counsel an attorney writes Judge Alison Nathan providing a revised tentative defense witness order, flagging COVID travel issues, stipulation disputes, and pseudonymity requests.Court filing · Nov. 12, 2021Judge Alison Nathan order on pseudonymous witness cross-examination, Nov. 12, 2021District court order in United States v. Maxwell clarifying cross-examination limits for pseudonymous witnesses and requiring a proposed order on sketch artist depictions.Correspondence · Nov. 2, 2021Correspondence, 2021-11-02Court filing · Oct. 28, 2021Government letter to Judge Nathan on redactions to Maxwell motions in limine, Oct. 2021Federal prosecutors and defense justify proposed redactions and sealing for Ghislaine Maxwell's motions in limine, citing victim privacy and fair-trial concerns.Correspondence · Oct. 11, 2021Correspondence, 2021-10-11Jail record · April 29, 2021BOP letter to Judge Alison Nathan on seized Maxwell legal materials, April 2021Bureau of Prisons letter responding to the court's order about an April 24, 2021 incident involving Ghislaine Maxwell's legal materials at MDC Brooklyn.Court filing · April 23, 2021Government letter seeking redactions in Ghislaine Maxwell case, April 2021SDNY prosecutors request narrow redactions to filings over the defense's Rule 17(c) subpoena, and the court grants the request the same day.Court filing · April 5, 2021Court filing, 2021-04-05Court filing · April 1, 2021Joint letter to Judge Nathan on redactions to government response in Maxwell caseCourt filing · March 24, 2021Judge's order on the defense's Rule 17 subpoena to a victims' law firm, Mar. 2021A district judge's order directing a law firm representing alleged victims to appear and file objections to the defendant's proposed subpoena.Government memo · March 9, 2021Government memo, 2021-03-09Court filing · 2021Maxwell defense objection to government's proposed redactions, Mar. 2021An attorney letter to Judge Alison Nathan opposing government redactions to its omnibus response in Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal caseCourt filing · Nov. 19, 2020Support letter for Ghislaine Maxwell's bail application, Nov. 19, 2020A confidential supporting letter from a prospective co-signer, submitted to Judge Nathan, backing Maxwell's bail application and decrying media harassmentCourt filing · Nov. 6, 2020Government letter seeking extension of discovery deadline in Maxwell case, Nov. 2020SDNY prosecutors request extending a discovery deadline to November 23, 2020 because a vendor needs more time to process 1.2 million documents from devices seized from Jeffrey Epstein.Court filing · Aug. 12, 2020Legal opinion on UK extradition law prepared for Ghislaine Maxwell's bail case, 2020Counsel's opinion for Maxwell's defense concluding she could not successfully resist extradition from England and Wales to the US.Publication · June 25, 2020Publication, 2020-06-25Testimony · Feb. 4, 2020Testimony, 2020-02-04Court filing · 2020SDNY government letter seeking redactions and sealing in Maxwell caseGovernment letter to Judge Nathan proposing redactions to Maxwell's August 17, 2020 defense letter and sealing exhibits due to an ongoing grand jury investigationTestimony · April 21, 2016Transcript of pro hac vice hearing in Maxwell case, April 2016Hearing transcript before an official on contested pro hac vice motions for Paul Cassell and a co-counsel in the civil case against Ghislaine Maxwell.Court filingCourt filingJoint letter in which Ghislaine Maxwell's defense opposes the government's proposal for advance Rule 26.2 witness statement disclosures before trial.Court filing · Aug. 2025Defense law firm's notice of motion to withdraw as Ghislaine Maxwell's counsel, Aug. 2025Notice of motion by two attorneys from Maxwell's defense law firm seeking court permission to withdraw as her co-counsel.Court filing · 2025Proposed order granting defense counsel's withdrawal in United States v. Maxwell, 2025Proposed order granting an attorney and a co-counsel leave to withdraw as defense counsel for Ghislaine Maxwell, before an official.Court filing · June 28, 2022Ghislaine Maxwell notice of appeal of conviction and sentence, June 2022Ghislaine Maxwell's notice of appeal to the Second Circuit from her June 2022 judgment, with a docketing fee receipt and counsel information.Court filing · June 26, 2022Judge Alison Nathan order to docket victim impact motion, June 26, 2022Judge Alison Nathan orders the government to docket a motion by a victim's attorney referenced in Ghislaine Maxwell's CVRA letter by midnight.Court filing · May 11, 2022Court filing, 2022-05-11Court filing · May 10, 2022Judge Nathan endorsement denying extension for Maxwell sentencing submissions, May 2022Court filing · April 26, 2022Judge Alison Nathan's sentencing schedule order in United States v. MaxwellJudge Alison Nathan orders a schedule for presentence investigation report disclosures and sentencing submissions, setting Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing for June 28, 2022.Court filing · March 10, 2022Judge Nathan order on redactions to Maxwell new-trial briefing, Mar. 2022Judge Alison Nathan's order directing the parties to file redacted briefing on Maxwell's new-trial motion, rejecting one proposed juror-anonymity redaction.Court filing · March 9, 2022Judge Alison Nathan order on unredacted jury-tampering hearing documents, March 2022Judge Alison Nathan's order docketing partially unredacted filings from the February 2022 juror-misconduct hearing in United States v. Maxwell.Court filing · March 2, 2022Maxwell counsel letter and court order denying adjournment of new-trial hearingLetter from Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel requesting adjournment of the March 2022 new-trial hearing, with Judge Alison Nathan's order denying it.Court filing · Feb. 18, 2022Judge Nathan order on redactions to Maxwell new-trial motion briefing, Feb. 2022Judge Alison Nathan's order rejecting certain proposed redactions to briefing on Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial and directing revised redactions by February 22, 2022.Court filing · Feb. 11, 2022Government letter supporting unsealing of juror questionnaires in Maxwell trial, Feb. 2022Federal prosecutors tell Judge Alison Nathan they agree the New York Times's motion to unseal seated jurors' questionnaires should be granted, with limited redactions.