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Document 361

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Summary: The court is scheduling a telephone conference to discuss jury selection and will consider a request to seal the joint proposed juror questionnaire and voir dire. The court will also share its draft questionnaire and voir dire with the parties for discussion.
Significance: This document is potentially important as it reveals the court's process for handling sensitive information related to jury selection in a high-profile case.
Key Topics: Jury selection Sealing request for juror questionnaire and voir dire Court's draft questionnaire and voir dire
Key People:
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant

Full Text

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 361 Filed 10/20/21 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, -v- Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: At the telephone conference scheduled to take place on October 21, 2021, in which the Court will discuss jury selection matters and logistics with the parties, the Court will hear from counsel regarding the unopposed request to seal their joint proposed juror questionnaire and voir dire. See Dkt. No. 339. The Court will also inquire as to whether the sealing request extends to the Court's draft questionnaire and voir dire and any justification for such sealing. In the meantime, the Court will today transmit via email its draft questionnaire and draft voir dire to the parties so that the drafts can be discussed at the conference tomorrow. After the Court explains how jury selection will proceed, the parties should be prepared to raise any objections to the Court's draft questionnaire and voir dire. SO ORDERED. Dated: October 20, 2021 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge