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Document 476

AI Analysis

Summary: The court orders the Government to reply to the Defendant's response regarding the authentication of Government Exhibit 52 and sets a deadline for proposed redactions to motion papers. The dispute centers on whether Employee-1 can authenticate the document given that Mr. Rodriguez, a former employee, allegedly removed it from the property before Employee-1 began working for Jeffrey Epstein.
Significance: This document reveals a dispute between the prosecution and defense regarding the authentication of a key piece of evidence (Government Exhibit 52) and the court's instructions for resolving the issue.
Key Topics: Authentication of Government Exhibit 52 Redactions to motion papers Evidentiary dispute in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial
Key People:
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant
  • Employee-1 - Witness for the Government
  • Mr. Rodriguez - Former employee of Jeffrey Epstein
Document Type
Court Filing
Date
11/19/21
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES003
Has Handwriting
Yes
Has Stamps
Yes

Full Text

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 476 Filed 11/19/21 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, -v- Ghislainc Maxwell, Defendant. 20-CR-330 (AJN) ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: The Court is in receipt of the Government's supplemental letter regarding Government Exhibit 52, Dkt. No. 457, and the Defendant's response, which has been temporarily filed under seal to allow the parties the opportunity to request limited redactions. The Government is hereby ORDERED to file a reply to Defendant's response on or before 12:00 p.m. on November 21, 2021. The letter reply should address the Defendant's argument that Employee-1 cannot authenticate Government Exhibit 52 because Mr. Rodriguez, a former employee, purportedly removed the document from the property before Employee-1 began working for Mr. Epstein. The parties are FURTHER ORDERED to file any proposed redactions to the motion papers on the public docket on or before November 22, 2021, justifying any requested redactions 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). SO ORDERED. Dated: November 19, 2021 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge 1 DOJ-OGR-00007351