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Document 584

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Summary: The court orders the Government to explain why a witness's name was unredacted in a court exhibit, despite a previous anonymity order. The Government must submit a letter by January 28, 2022, after which the Defense may file a previously sealed letter. The court's decision will impact the docketing of Court Exhibits.
Significance: This document reveals a procedural issue regarding the redaction of a witness's name in court exhibits and the subsequent actions required by the court.
Key Topics: Redaction of Court Exhibits Witness Anonymity Docketing Procedure
Key People:
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant
Document Type
Court Filing
Date
01/26/22
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES003
Has Handwriting
Yes
Has Stamps
Yes

Full Text

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 584 Filed 01/26/22 Page 1 of 1 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: As a post-trial housekeeping matter, Court staff directed the parties via email to complete the process of providing copies of Court Exhibits with narrowly tailored redactions (e.g., redactions to protect the anonymity of jurors and of witnesses the Court permitted to testify under pseudonyms) for the Court to docket. The Government subsequently submitted one court exhibit with the name unredacted of a witness subject to the Court's anonymity order. Subsequently the Defense indicated in a temporarily sealed letter why the name was unredacted. The Government is accordingly ORDERED to docket a letter on ECF on or before January 28, 2022, indicating why a redaction is no longer being sought for the name of this witness. Once the Government confirms in that letter that it no longer seeks redaction of the name, then the Defense may file the temporarily sealed letter on the docket without redaction of the name. The Court will then docket all Court Exhibits. SO ORDERED. Dated: January 26, 2022 New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge DOJ-OGR-00008838