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this case. These individuals still maintain a significant privacy interest that must be safeguarded. The exception the Defense seeks is too broad and risks undermining the protections of the privacy of witnesses and alleged victims that is required by law. In contrast, the Government's proffered language would allow Ms. Maxwell to publicly reference individuals who have spoken by name on the record in this case. It also allows the Defense to "reference[e] the identities of individuals they believe may be relevant... to Potential Defense Witnesses and their counsel during the course of the investigation and preparation of the defense case at trial." Dkt. No. 33-1, 5. This proposal adequately balances the interests at stake. And as the Government's letter notes, see Dkt. No. 33 at 4, to the extent that the Defense needs an exception to the protective order for a specific investigative purpose, they can make applications to the Court on a case-by-case basis. Second, restrictions on the ability of potential witnesses and their counsel to use discovery materials for purposes other than preparing for trial in this case are unwarranted. The request appears unprecedented despite the fact that there have been many high-profile criminal matters that had related civil litigation. The Government labors under many restrictions including Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Privacy Act of 1974, and other policies of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, all of which the Court expects the Government to scrupulously follow. Furthermore, the Government indicates that it will likely only provide potential witnesses with materials that those witnesses already have in their possession. See Dkt. No. 33 at 6. And of course, those witnesses who do testify at trial would be subject to examination on the record as to what materials were provided or shown to them by the Government. Nothing in the Defense's papers explains how its unprecedented proposed restriction is somehow necessary to ensure a fair trial. For the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts the Government's proposed protective order, which will be entered on the docket. This resolves Dkt. No. 29. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 7/30/2020)(bw) (Entered: 07/31/2020)
08/10/2020 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access . Document filed by Ghislaine Maxwell. (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
08/10/2020 39 AFFIDAVIT of Christian R. Everdell by Ghislaine Maxwell. (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
08/11/2020 40 MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to Ghislaine Maxwell on re: 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access. ENDORSEMENT: The Government is hereby ORDERED to respond to the Defendant's letter motion by Thursday, August 13, 2020. The Defendant's reply, if any, is due on or before Monday, August 17, 2020. (Responses due by 8/13/2020. Replies due by 8/17/2020) (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 8/11/2020) (ap) (Entered: 08/11/2020)
08/13/2020 41 LETTER RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Alex Rossmiller dated August 13, 2020 re: 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access .. (Rossmiller, Alex) (Entered: 08/13/2020)
08/17/2020 42 LETTER REPLY TO RESPONSE to Motion by Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 17, 2020 re 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access .. (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 08/17/2020)
08/17/2020 43 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Jeffrey S. Pagliuca dated August 17, 2020 re: Request for Permission to Submit Letter Motion in Excess of Three Pages . Document filed by Ghislaine Maxwell. (Pagliuca, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/17/2020)
08/18/2020 44 ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell: On August 17, 2020, the Defendant filed a letter motion seeking a modification of this Court's Protective Order, which the Court entered on July 30, 2020. Defendant also moves to file that letter motion under seal. The Governments opposition to Defendant's letter motion is hereby due Friday, August 21 at 12 p.m. The Defendant's reply is due on Monday, August 24 at 12 p.m. The DOJ-OGR-00019726
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this case. These individuals still maintain a significant privacy interest that must be safeguarded. The exception the Defense seeks is too broad and risks undermining the protections of the privacy of witnesses and alleged victims that is required by law. In contrast, the Government's proffered language would allow Ms. Maxwell to publicly reference individuals who have spoken by name on the record in this case. It also allows the Defense to "reference[e] the identities of individuals they believe may be relevant... to Potential Defense Witnesses and their counsel during the course of the investigation and preparation of the defense case at trial." Dkt. No. 33-1, 5. This proposal adequately balances the interests at stake. And as the Government's letter notes, see Dkt. No. 33 at 4, to the extent that the Defense needs an exception to the protective order for a specific investigative purpose, they can make applications to the Court on a case-by-case basis. Second, restrictions on the ability of potential witnesses and their counsel to use discovery materials for purposes other than preparing for trial in this case are unwarranted. The request appears unprecedented despite the fact that there have been many high-profile criminal matters that had related civil litigation. The Government labors under many restrictions including Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Privacy Act of 1974, and other policies of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, all of which the Court expects the Government to scrupulously follow. Furthermore, the Government indicates that it will likely only provide potential witnesses with materials that those witnesses already have in their possession. See Dkt. No. 33 at 6. And of course, those witnesses who do testify at trial would be subject to examination on the record as to what materials were provided or shown to them by the Government. Nothing in the Defense's papers explains how its unprecedented proposed restriction is somehow necessary to ensure a fair trial. For the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts the Government's proposed protective order, which will be entered on the docket. This resolves Dkt. No. 29. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 7/30/2020)(bw) (Entered: 07/31/2020)
08/10/2020 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access . Document filed by Ghislaine Maxwell. (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
08/10/2020 39 AFFIDAVIT of Christian R. Everdell by Ghislaine Maxwell. (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
08/11/2020 40 MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to Ghislaine Maxwell on re: 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access. ENDORSEMENT: The Government is hereby ORDERED to respond to the Defendant's letter motion by Thursday, August 13, 2020. The Defendant's reply, if any, is due on or before Monday, August 17, 2020. (Responses due by 8/13/2020. Replies due by 8/17/2020) (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 8/11/2020) (ap) (Entered: 08/11/2020)
08/13/2020 41 LETTER RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Alex Rossmiller dated August 13, 2020 re: 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access .. (Rossmiller, Alex) (Entered: 08/13/2020)
08/17/2020 42 LETTER REPLY TO RESPONSE to Motion by Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 17, 2020 re 38 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Christian R. Everdell dated August 10, 2020 re: Discovery Disclosure and Access .. (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 08/17/2020)
08/17/2020 43 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Jeffrey S. Pagliuca dated August 17, 2020 re: Request for Permission to Submit Letter Motion in Excess of Three Pages . Document filed by Ghislaine Maxwell. (Pagliuca, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/17/2020)
08/18/2020 44 ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell: On August 17, 2020, the Defendant filed a letter motion seeking a modification of this Court's Protective Order, which the Court entered on July 30, 2020. Defendant also moves to file that letter motion under seal. The Governments opposition to Defendant's letter motion is hereby due Friday, August 21 at 12 p.m. The Defendant's reply is due on Monday, August 24 at 12 p.m. The DOJ-OGR-00019726
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parties shall propose redactions to the letter briefing on this issue. Alternatively, the parties shall provide support and argument for why the letter motions should be sealed in their entirety. SO ORDERED. (Responses due by 8/21/2020. Replies due by 8/24/2020.) (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 8/18/2020) (lnl) (Entered: 08/18/2020)
08/20/2020 | 45 | NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Lara Elizabeth Pomerantz appearing for USA. (Pomerantz, Lara) (Entered: 08/20/2020)
08/20/2020 | 50 | SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault. (mhe) (Entered: 08/27/2020)
08/21/2020 | 46 | LETTER RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Maurene Comey dated August 21, 2020 re: 43 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Jeffrey S. Pagliuca dated August 17, 2020 re: Request for Permission to Submit Letter Motion in Excess of Three Pages .. (Rossmiller, Alex) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
08/21/2020 | 47 | LETTER by USA as to Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Maurene Comey dated August 21, 2020 re: Proposed redactions to letter briefing, in response to the Court's Order of August 18, 2020 Document filed by USA. (Rossmiller, Alex) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
08/24/2020 | 48 | LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Laura A. Menninger dated August 24, 2020 re: Request to File Under Seal: Proposed Redactions to Request to Modify Protective Order and Reply in Support Thereof. (Menninger, Laura) (Entered: 08/24/2020)
08/25/2020 | 49 | MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: denying without prejudice 38 LETTER MOTION as to Ghislaine Maxwell (1). On August 10, 2020, the Defendant filed a letter motion related to two issues. Dkt. No. 38. First, the Defendant seeks an order directing the Government to disclose to defense counsel immediately the identities of the three alleged victims referenced in the indictment. Second, the Defendant seeks an order directing the Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") to release the Defendant into the general population and to provide her with increased access to the discovery materials. For the reasons that follow, Defendant's requests are DENIED without prejudice....[See this Memorandum Opinion And Order]... III. Conclusion: For the reasons stated above, Defendant's requests contained in Dkt. No. 38 are DENIED without prejudice. Following the close of discovery, the parties shall meet and confer on an appropriate schedule for pre-trial disclosures, including the disclosure of § 3500 material, exhibit lists, and witness lists, taking into account all relevant factors. The Government is hereby ORDERED to submit written status updates every 90 days detailing any material changes to the conditions of Ms. Maxwell's confinement, with particular emphasis on her access to legal materials and ability to communicate with defense counsel. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 8/25/2020) (bw) (Entered: 08/25/2020)
09/02/2020 | 51 | MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell: On August 17, 2020, Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell filed a sealed letter motion seeking an Order modifying the protective order in this case. Specifically, she sought a Court order allowing her to file under seal in certain civil cases ("Civil Cases") materials ("Documents") that she received in discovery from the Government in this case. She also sought permission to reference, but not file, other discovery material that the Government produced in this case. For the reasons that follow, Defendant's requests are DENIED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 9/2/2020)(See MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER as set forth) (lnl) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
09/02/2020 | 52 | LETTER by Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan, from Jeffrey S. Pagliuca dated 8/17/2020 re: Defense counsel writes with redacted request to modify protective order. (ap) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
09/04/2020 | 55 | NOTICE OF APPEAL by Ghislaine Maxwell from 51 Memorandum & Opinion. Filing fee $ 505.00, receipt number 465401266036. (tp) (Entered: 09/09/2020)
09/08/2020 | 53 | LETTER by Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan dated 8/24/2020 re: Proposed Redactions to Request to Modify Protective Order. (jbo) (Entered: 09/08/2020)
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parties shall propose redactions to the letter briefing on this issue. Alternatively, the parties shall provide support and argument for why the letter motions should be sealed in their entirety. SO ORDERED. (Responses due by 8/21/2020. Replies due by 8/24/2020.) (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 8/18/2020) (lnl) (Entered: 08/18/2020)
08/20/2020 | 45 | NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Lara Elizabeth Pomerantz appearing for USA. (Pomerantz, Lara) (Entered: 08/20/2020)
08/20/2020 | 50 | SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault. (mhe) (Entered: 08/27/2020)
08/21/2020 | 46 | LETTER RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Maurene Comey dated August 21, 2020 re: 43 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Jeffrey S. Pagliuca dated August 17, 2020 re: Request for Permission to Submit Letter Motion in Excess of Three Pages .. (Rossmiller, Alex) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
08/21/2020 | 47 | LETTER by USA as to Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Maurene Comey dated August 21, 2020 re: Proposed redactions to letter briefing, in response to the Court's Order of August 18, 2020 Document filed by USA. (Rossmiller, Alex) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
08/24/2020 | 48 | LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Laura A. Menninger dated August 24, 2020 re: Request to File Under Seal: Proposed Redactions to Request to Modify Protective Order and Reply in Support Thereof. (Menninger, Laura) (Entered: 08/24/2020)
08/25/2020 | 49 | MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: denying without prejudice 38 LETTER MOTION as to Ghislaine Maxwell (1). On August 10, 2020, the Defendant filed a letter motion related to two issues. Dkt. No. 38. First, the Defendant seeks an order directing the Government to disclose to defense counsel immediately the identities of the three alleged victims referenced in the indictment. Second, the Defendant seeks an order directing the Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") to release the Defendant into the general population and to provide her with increased access to the discovery materials. For the reasons that follow, Defendant's requests are DENIED without prejudice....[See this Memorandum Opinion And Order]... III. Conclusion: For the reasons stated above, Defendant's requests contained in Dkt. No. 38 are DENIED without prejudice. Following the close of discovery, the parties shall meet and confer on an appropriate schedule for pre-trial disclosures, including the disclosure of § 3500 material, exhibit lists, and witness lists, taking into account all relevant factors. The Government is hereby ORDERED to submit written status updates every 90 days detailing any material changes to the conditions of Ms. Maxwell's confinement, with particular emphasis on her access to legal materials and ability to communicate with defense counsel. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 8/25/2020) (bw) (Entered: 08/25/2020)
09/02/2020 | 51 | MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell: On August 17, 2020, Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell filed a sealed letter motion seeking an Order modifying the protective order in this case. Specifically, she sought a Court order allowing her to file under seal in certain civil cases ("Civil Cases") materials ("Documents") that she received in discovery from the Government in this case. She also sought permission to reference, but not file, other discovery material that the Government produced in this case. For the reasons that follow, Defendant's requests are DENIED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 9/2/2020)(See MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER as set forth) (lnl) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
09/02/2020 | 52 | LETTER by Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan, from Jeffrey S. Pagliuca dated 8/17/2020 re: Defense counsel writes with redacted request to modify protective order. (ap) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
09/04/2020 | 55 | NOTICE OF APPEAL by Ghislaine Maxwell from 51 Memorandum & Opinion. Filing fee $ 505.00, receipt number 465401266036. (tp) (Entered: 09/09/2020)
09/08/2020 | 53 | LETTER by Ghislaine Maxwell addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan dated 8/24/2020 re: Proposed Redactions to Request to Modify Protective Order. (jbo) (Entered: 09/08/2020)
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