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Document 514

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Summary: The court grants the government's request to file a letter motion under seal to protect witness privacy and orders the defendant, Ghislaine Maxwell, to respond by a specific deadline. The motion relates to precluding certain lines of cross-examination of government witnesses. The case is ongoing in the Southern District of New York.
Significance: This document reveals the court's decision to seal the government's letter motion to protect witness privacy, indicating sensitive information may be involved in the case.
Key Topics: Sealing of Government's letter motion Cross-examination of Government witnesses Protection of witness privacy
Key People:
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge presiding over the case
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant in the criminal case

Full Text

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 514 Filed 11/29/21 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: The Court is in receipt of the Government's letter motion to preclude certain lines of cross-examination of Government witnesses. The Court hereby GRANTS the Government's request to file the letter motion under seal in order to protect the privacy interests of anticipated witnesses, including those who are subject to the Court's pseudonym order. See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 120 (2d Cir. 2006). The Defendant is hereby ORDERED to respond by today, November 28, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. SO ORDERED. Dated: November 28, 2021 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: DATE FILED: 11/28/21 20-CR-330 (AJN) ORDER DOJ-OGR-00008171