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Document 325

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Summary: The court orders defense counsel to provide a temporarily sealed Opinion and Order to intended subpoena recipients and grants the government's request for limited unsealing of certain documents. The government and subpoena recipients are instructed to inform the court by September 1, 2021, whether they seek sealing or redactions, justifying their requests according to the Lugosch test.
Significance: This document is significant because it reveals the court's decision regarding the sealing and unsealing of certain documents in the Ghislainc Maxwell case, and provides instructions to the government and defense counsel on how to proceed with related subpoenas and potential redactions.
Key Topics: Sealing and unsealing of court documents Subpoenas and related court orders Procedural instructions for government and defense counsel
Key People:
  • Ghislainc Maxwell - Defendant in the case
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge presiding over the case

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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 325 Filed 08/23/21 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, -v- Ghislainc Maxwell, Defendant. ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: On August 19, 2021, Defendant informed the Court that she does not intend to seek any redactions to the Court's temporarily sealed Opinion and Order, dated August 13, 2021. Dkt. No. 323. Defense counsel is ORDERED to provide this Order and the temporarily sealed Opinion and Order to the intended recipients of the subpoenas. By August 25, 2021, defense counsel is ORDERED to confirm service of this Order and the temporarily sealed Opinion and Order. The Court GRANTS the Government's request for a limited unsealing of the Court's August 13 Opinion and Order and the underlying motion papers. Dkt. No. 324. The Court will send the temporarily sealed Opinion and Order and motion papers to the Government. By September 1, 2021, the Government and the intended recipients of the subpoenas are ORDERED to inform the Court whether they seek sealing or limited redactions of the Court's opinion, justifying any such request by reference to the three-part test articulated by the Second Circuit in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006). In addition, by that date the Government shall inform the Court whether it seeks full sealing or redactions of the original motion papers, again justifying any such request by reference to the Lugosch test. This resolves Dkt. No. 324. DOJ-OGR-00005009 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 325 Filed 08/23/21 Page 2 of 2 SO ORDERED. Dated: August 23, 2021 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge DOJ-OGR-00005010

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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 325 Filed 08/23/21 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, -v- Ghislainc Maxwell, Defendant. ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: On August 19, 2021, Defendant informed the Court that she does not intend to seek any redactions to the Court's temporarily sealed Opinion and Order, dated August 13, 2021. Dkt. No. 323. Defense counsel is ORDERED to provide this Order and the temporarily sealed Opinion and Order to the intended recipients of the subpoenas. By August 25, 2021, defense counsel is ORDERED to confirm service of this Order and the temporarily sealed Opinion and Order. The Court GRANTS the Government's request for a limited unsealing of the Court's August 13 Opinion and Order and the underlying motion papers. Dkt. No. 324. The Court will send the temporarily sealed Opinion and Order and motion papers to the Government. By September 1, 2021, the Government and the intended recipients of the subpoenas are ORDERED to inform the Court whether they seek sealing or limited redactions of the Court's opinion, justifying any such request by reference to the three-part test articulated by the Second Circuit in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006). In addition, by that date the Government shall inform the Court whether it seeks full sealing or redactions of the original motion papers, again justifying any such request by reference to the Lugosch test. This resolves Dkt. No. 324. DOJ-OGR-00005009
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 325 Filed 08/23/21 Page 2 of 2 SO ORDERED. Dated: August 23, 2021 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge DOJ-OGR-00005010