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Summary: The document is a compilation of court filings related to the handling of court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a notice of appearance by an Assistant US Attorney and court orders regarding remote access to proceedings. The courts found that partial closure or remote access was necessary to protect public health.
Significance: This document reveals how courts adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the use of remote proceedings and limited public access. It highlights the balance between public access and health safety during the pandemic.
Key Topics: COVID-19 pandemic Public access to court proceedings Remote court proceedings
Key People:
  • Jeffrey Epstein - Defendant in a criminal case
  • Jeffrey Oestericher - Assistant United States Attorney
  • Jay Clayton - United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
  • Andrea K. Johnstone - United States Magistrate Judge
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant in a separate criminal case

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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 62 Filed 07/21/25 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, - v. - JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. No. 19 CR. 490 (RMB) NOTICE OF APPEARANCE TO: Clerk of Court United States District Court Southern District of New York The undersigned attorney respectfully requests that the Clerk note his appearance in this case as counsel for the United States of America and add him as a Filing User to whom Notices of Electronic Filing will be transmitted in this case. Date: New York, New York July 21, 2025 Respectfully submitted, JAY CLAYTON United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York By: /s/ Jeffrey Oestericher JEFFREY OESTERICHER Assistant United States Attorney 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10007 Telephone: (212) 637-2695 Facsimile: (212) 637-0033 Email: Jeffrey.Oestericher@usdoj.gov DOJ-OGR-00000736 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 20-3061, Document 62, 09/24/2020, 2938281, Page1 of 2 20-3061 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee, —against— GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 20-CR-330 (AJN) Appendix Volume 2 (Filed Under Seal) Ty Gee Adam Mueller HADDON, MORGAN AND FOREMAN, P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Tel. 303.831.7364 Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant Ghislaine Maxwell DOJ-OGR-00019583 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT Document 62 Filed 12/10/21 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -against- TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, Defendants. ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: The status conference scheduled for December 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., is ADJOURNED to December 16, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. The status conference shall proceed by the Court's videoconference system. See In re Coronavirus/Covid-19 Pandemic, No. 20 Misc. 176 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 15, 2021), ECF No. 7 (finding that the COVID-19 pandemic "make[s] it necessary for the judges in this District to be able to continue to conduct proceedings remotely.") Chambers will provide the parties with instructions on how to appear via video. To optimize the quality of the video feed, only the Court, Defendants, defense counsel, and counsel for the Government will appear by video for the proceeding; all others may participate by telephone. Co-counsel, members of the press, and the public may access the audio feed of the hearing by calling (888) 398-2342 or (215) 861-0674 at the time of the hearing, and entering access code 5598827. SO ORDERED. Dated: December 10, 2021 New York, New York ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 20-3061, Document 62, 09/24/2020, 2938281, Page2 of 2 Table of Contents 2020.08.17 JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order....................124-131 2020.08.17 JSP Rule 16.1 Affidavit...............................................132-133 Ex. 1 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................134-140 Ex. 2 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................141-147 Ex. 3 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................148-161 Ex. 4 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................162-175 Ex. 5 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................176-198 Ex. 6 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................199-202 Ex. 7 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................203-205 Ex. 8 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................206-237 Ex. 9 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................238-264 Ex. 10 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................265-272 2020.08.21, SEALED, letter to Judge Nathan re proposed redactions and sealing ................................................................273-285 2020.08.21, letter to Judge Nathan re proposed redactions and sealing (docketed)..............................................................286-289 2020.08.24 JSP Ltr. Submitting Proposed Redactions Under Seal.............. 290-292 2020.08.24 JSP Reply Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ...........293-298 Ex. A 2020.08.17 JSP Proposed Redactions to Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ...............................................299-307 Ex. B 2020.08.24 JSP Reply Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order......308-314 DOJ-OGR-00019584 --- PAGE BREAK --- Cases:4:2020cv00933 Document:62 Filed:07/02/20 Page:3 of 33 opportunity to access this proceeding in real time. See Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555, 593-97 (1980) (Brennan, J., concurring) (discussing the functions of public access to court proceedings, including ensuring that procedural rights are respected and that justice is afforded equally, maintaining public confidence in the administration of justice, promoting accurate fact-finding, and enabling the public to act as a check on judicial power); see also Bucci, 662 F.3d at 22 (discussing benefits of openness in criminal proceedings). Under the extraordinary circumstances presented by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the court finds this partial closure is necessary. III. Findings in Support of Necessity for this Partial Closure A. First, the court finds that protecting the health and safety of the public and the parties to this proceeding from the spread of COVID-19 is a substantial interest that would be jeopardized and prejudiced if the court did not impose this partial closure. Since the first announced case in New Hampshire on March 2, 2020, the state has reported 5,802 confirmed cases of COVID-19.3 So far, 373 deaths have been attributed to the disease in this 3 COVID-19, N.H. Dep't of Health and Human Servs., https://www.nh.gov/covid19/ (last visited 12:00 p.m. July 2, 2020); Explore the Data: Tracking COVID-19 in New Hampshire, N.H. Pub. Radio, https://www.nhpr.org/post/updated-tracking-covid-19-cases-and-testing-new-hampshire#stream/0 (last visited 12:00 p.m. July 2, 2020). DOJ-OGR-00001522 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case#:2020mjo09302JAD Document#:62 Filed#:07/02/20 Page#:28of33 SO ORDERED. Andrea K. Johnstone United States Magistrate Judge July 2, 2020 cc: Counsel of record 7 DOJ-OGR-00001526 --- PAGE BREAK --- UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE United States of America v. Ghislaine Maxwell Case No. 20-mj-132-AJ-1 Public Access Findings I. Background This hearing is taking place during the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. All parties to this proceeding, including the court, are appearing remotely via video. In light of the anticipated volume of public and media interest and the operational/capacity limitations of videoconference technology, public and media access to the proceeding will be via telephonic conference. The court's protocols for this hearing are laid out in Standing Order 20-7 (Mar. 23, 2020).1 The court finds that conducting this hearing via video - under the unique circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic - is the best way to ensure the safety of the litigants, court personnel, and the public at large. All findings made in the court's prior standing orders are 1 Standing Order 20-7 was extended to August 1, 2020 by Standing Order 20-21 (June 17, 2020). 1 DOJ-OGR-00001520

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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 62 Filed 07/21/25 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, - v. - JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. No. 19 CR. 490 (RMB) NOTICE OF APPEARANCE TO: Clerk of Court United States District Court Southern District of New York The undersigned attorney respectfully requests that the Clerk note his appearance in this case as counsel for the United States of America and add him as a Filing User to whom Notices of Electronic Filing will be transmitted in this case. Date: New York, New York July 21, 2025 Respectfully submitted, JAY CLAYTON United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York By: /s/ Jeffrey Oestericher JEFFREY OESTERICHER Assistant United States Attorney 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10007 Telephone: (212) 637-2695 Facsimile: (212) 637-0033 Email: Jeffrey.Oestericher@usdoj.gov DOJ-OGR-00000736
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Case 20-3061, Document 62, 09/24/2020, 2938281, Page1 of 2 20-3061 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee, —against— GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 20-CR-330 (AJN) Appendix Volume 2 (Filed Under Seal) Ty Gee Adam Mueller HADDON, MORGAN AND FOREMAN, P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Tel. 303.831.7364 Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant Ghislaine Maxwell DOJ-OGR-00019583
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Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT Document 62 Filed 12/10/21 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -against- TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, Defendants. ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: The status conference scheduled for December 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., is ADJOURNED to December 16, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. The status conference shall proceed by the Court's videoconference system. See In re Coronavirus/Covid-19 Pandemic, No. 20 Misc. 176 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 15, 2021), ECF No. 7 (finding that the COVID-19 pandemic "make[s] it necessary for the judges in this District to be able to continue to conduct proceedings remotely.") Chambers will provide the parties with instructions on how to appear via video. To optimize the quality of the video feed, only the Court, Defendants, defense counsel, and counsel for the Government will appear by video for the proceeding; all others may participate by telephone. Co-counsel, members of the press, and the public may access the audio feed of the hearing by calling (888) 398-2342 or (215) 861-0674 at the time of the hearing, and entering access code 5598827. SO ORDERED. Dated: December 10, 2021 New York, New York ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge
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Case 20-3061, Document 62, 09/24/2020, 2938281, Page2 of 2 Table of Contents 2020.08.17 JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order....................124-131 2020.08.17 JSP Rule 16.1 Affidavit...............................................132-133 Ex. 1 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................134-140 Ex. 2 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................141-147 Ex. 3 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................148-161 Ex. 4 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................162-175 Ex. 5 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................176-198 Ex. 6 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................199-202 Ex. 7 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................203-205 Ex. 8 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................206-237 Ex. 9 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................238-264 Ex. 10 to JSP Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ....................265-272 2020.08.21, SEALED, letter to Judge Nathan re proposed redactions and sealing ................................................................273-285 2020.08.21, letter to Judge Nathan re proposed redactions and sealing (docketed)..............................................................286-289 2020.08.24 JSP Ltr. Submitting Proposed Redactions Under Seal.............. 290-292 2020.08.24 JSP Reply Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ...........293-298 Ex. A 2020.08.17 JSP Proposed Redactions to Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order ...............................................299-307 Ex. B 2020.08.24 JSP Reply Ltr. re. Modification of the Protective Order......308-314 DOJ-OGR-00019584
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Cases:4:2020cv00933 Document:62 Filed:07/02/20 Page:3 of 33 opportunity to access this proceeding in real time. See Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555, 593-97 (1980) (Brennan, J., concurring) (discussing the functions of public access to court proceedings, including ensuring that procedural rights are respected and that justice is afforded equally, maintaining public confidence in the administration of justice, promoting accurate fact-finding, and enabling the public to act as a check on judicial power); see also Bucci, 662 F.3d at 22 (discussing benefits of openness in criminal proceedings). Under the extraordinary circumstances presented by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the court finds this partial closure is necessary. III. Findings in Support of Necessity for this Partial Closure A. First, the court finds that protecting the health and safety of the public and the parties to this proceeding from the spread of COVID-19 is a substantial interest that would be jeopardized and prejudiced if the court did not impose this partial closure. Since the first announced case in New Hampshire on March 2, 2020, the state has reported 5,802 confirmed cases of COVID-19.3 So far, 373 deaths have been attributed to the disease in this 3 COVID-19, N.H. Dep't of Health and Human Servs., https://www.nh.gov/covid19/ (last visited 12:00 p.m. July 2, 2020); Explore the Data: Tracking COVID-19 in New Hampshire, N.H. Pub. Radio, https://www.nhpr.org/post/updated-tracking-covid-19-cases-and-testing-new-hampshire#stream/0 (last visited 12:00 p.m. July 2, 2020). DOJ-OGR-00001522
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Case#:2020mjo09302JAD Document#:62 Filed#:07/02/20 Page#:28of33 SO ORDERED. Andrea K. Johnstone United States Magistrate Judge July 2, 2020 cc: Counsel of record 7 DOJ-OGR-00001526
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE United States of America v. Ghislaine Maxwell Case No. 20-mj-132-AJ-1 Public Access Findings I. Background This hearing is taking place during the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. All parties to this proceeding, including the court, are appearing remotely via video. In light of the anticipated volume of public and media interest and the operational/capacity limitations of videoconference technology, public and media access to the proceeding will be via telephonic conference. The court's protocols for this hearing are laid out in Standing Order 20-7 (Mar. 23, 2020).1 The court finds that conducting this hearing via video - under the unique circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic - is the best way to ensure the safety of the litigants, court personnel, and the public at large. All findings made in the court's prior standing orders are 1 Standing Order 20-7 was extended to August 1, 2020 by Standing Order 20-21 (June 17, 2020). 1 DOJ-OGR-00001520