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Document 575

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Summary: The court orders the parties to submit proposed redactions to Juror 50's questionnaire and voir dire by January 13, 2022, and to respond to the juror's motion by January 20, 2022. The court also withdraws its prior order allowing Juror 50 to submit on the issue of inquiry until the motion to intervene is resolved.
Significance: This document is significant as it addresses the motion by Juror Number 50 to intervene and access certain documents, potentially impacting the transparency and proceedings of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.
Key Topics: Motion to intervene by Juror Number 50 Redactions to juror's questionnaire and voir dire Standing of Juror 50 to be heard on inquiry
Key People:
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge
  • Juror Number 50 - Juror whose counsel submitted a motion to intervene

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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 575 Filed 01/12/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, -v- Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. 20-CR-330 (AJN) ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: Counsel for Juror Number 50 has submitted a motion to intervene and to be provided a copy of the juror's completed questionnaire and voir dire. The motion has been submitted via email to allow the parties the opportunity to propose and the Court to consider any necessary redactions. The parties are ORDERED to submit via email any proposed redactions on or before January 13, 2022, 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). If any redactions are proposed, the Court will determine whether any are appropriate and then docket the motion. The parties shall respond to Juror 50's motion on or before January 20, 2022. Upon further reflection, unless and until Juror No. 50 is permitted to intervene, he may have no standing to be heard on the question of whether an inquiry should be conducted. Accordingly, the Court withdraws the aspect of its prior order setting January 26, 2022, as the date by which counsel for Juror 50 should file a submission on the issue of the appropriateness of an inquiry. Dkt. No. 571. The Court will hear from the parties first regarding Juror 50's pending motion. Depending on the resolution of that motion, the Court will provide further guidance to counsel 1 DOJ-OGR-00008814 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 575 Filed 01/12/22 Page 2 of 2 for Juror 50 regarding any permitted submission. If a further submission is permitted, the Court will provide ECF docketing access to counsel for Juror 50 at that time. SO ORDERED. Dated: January 12, 2022 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge 2 DOJ-OGR-00008815

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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 575 Filed 01/12/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, -v- Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. 20-CR-330 (AJN) ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: Counsel for Juror Number 50 has submitted a motion to intervene and to be provided a copy of the juror's completed questionnaire and voir dire. The motion has been submitted via email to allow the parties the opportunity to propose and the Court to consider any necessary redactions. The parties are ORDERED to submit via email any proposed redactions on or before January 13, 2022, 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). If any redactions are proposed, the Court will determine whether any are appropriate and then docket the motion. The parties shall respond to Juror 50's motion on or before January 20, 2022. Upon further reflection, unless and until Juror No. 50 is permitted to intervene, he may have no standing to be heard on the question of whether an inquiry should be conducted. Accordingly, the Court withdraws the aspect of its prior order setting January 26, 2022, as the date by which counsel for Juror 50 should file a submission on the issue of the appropriateness of an inquiry. Dkt. No. 571. The Court will hear from the parties first regarding Juror 50's pending motion. Depending on the resolution of that motion, the Court will provide further guidance to counsel 1 DOJ-OGR-00008814
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 575 Filed 01/12/22 Page 2 of 2 for Juror 50 regarding any permitted submission. If a further submission is permitted, the Court will provide ECF docketing access to counsel for Juror 50 at that time. SO ORDERED. Dated: January 12, 2022 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge 2 DOJ-OGR-00008815