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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 --- 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