UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - v. - GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. ALISON J. NATHAN, United States District Judge: WHEREAS the Court has ordered production of materials from the Epstein Victims' Compensation Fund to the Court pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 17(c) (the "Rule 17 Materials") (see Dkt. No. 496); WHEREAS those materials are likely to contain information that would (i) affect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals, (ii) would risk prejudicial pretrial publicity if publicly disseminated, and (iii) are not authorized to be disclosed to the public or disclosed beyond that which is necessary for the trial in this action; WHEREAS the Court has directed the parties to negotiate and submit a proposed protective order; IT HEREBY IS ORDERED: 1. Any and all Rule 17 Materials disclosed to the Government, the defendant ("Defendant"), and/or to the defendant's criminal defense attorneys ("Defense Counsel," and
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Document 11220cr00339
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Summary: The document is a transcript of a court proceeding in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, where the judge denies the defendant's motion for a mistrial and discusses the handling of sensitive information related to the Epstein Victims' Compensation Fund. The court orders a protective order to safeguard confidential information and provides guidance on how to protect the identities of certain individuals during testimony.
Significance: This document reveals the court's handling of sensitive information related to the Epstein Victims' Compensation Fund and the defendant's motion for a mistrial, highlighting the challenges of managing sensitive information in a high-profile trial.
Key Topics:
Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Protective order for sensitive materials
Mistrial motion
Key People:
- Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant
- Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge
- MS. PENZA - Defense Counsel
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - v. - GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. ALISON J. NATHAN, United States District Judge: WHEREAS the Court has ordered production of materials from the Epstein Victims' Compensation Fund to the Court pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 17(c) (the "Rule 17 Materials") (see Dkt. No. 496); WHEREAS those materials are likely to contain information that would (i) affect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals, (ii) would risk prejudicial pretrial publicity if publicly disseminated, and (iii) are not authorized to be disclosed to the public or disclosed beyond that which is necessary for the trial in this action; WHEREAS the Court has directed the parties to negotiate and submit a proposed protective order; IT HEREBY IS ORDERED: 1. Any and all Rule 17 Materials disclosed to the Government, the defendant ("Defendant"), and/or to the defendant's criminal defense attorneys ("Defense Counsel," and
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1 the aspects of the motion we filed, and I think it's a lot for
2 the Court to have to deal with, quite frankly, and I know the
3 Court is going to try and do the best it can with the
4 situation, but I don't think it's tenable and -- I don't ask
5 for mistrials easily. I have probably asked for four in my
6 entire career, I don't see a way out of this problem.
7 (Pause.)
8 THE COURT: All right, I'm going to deny the
9 defendant's motion for a mistrial. Any issues caused by a
10 witness referring to certain individuals by their first name
11 only and by asking the Government if they may use last names
12 of certain other individuals can be cured by a jury
13 instruction, which I will give. Going forward, the Government
14 shall provide the defendant and each witness, including the
15 current witness, with a list of the individuals whose identity
16 should be protected from the public and the press, that way
17 each witness can refer to the list rather than asking the
18 Government whether a particular individual's identity is
19 protected.
20 You don't have a proposed jury instruction.
21 MS. PENZA: Not yet, Your Honor.
22 THE COURT: I have one.
23 To the jurors: You may have noticed during
24 yesterday's testimony that the witness used first names of
25 certain individuals. That is because the names of certain
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Case1:20-cr-00339 Document#: 4326-1 Filed: 11/12/21 Page1606of127
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1 the aspects of the motion we filed, and I think it's a lot for
2 the Court to have to deal with, quite frankly, and I know the
3 Court is going to try and do the best it can with the
4 situation, but I don't think it's tenable and -- I don't ask
5 for mistrials easily. I have probably asked for four in my
6 entire career, I don't see a way out of this problem.
7 (Pause.)
8 THE COURT: All right, I'm going to deny the
9 defendant's motion for a mistrial. Any issues caused by a
10 witness referring to certain individuals by their first name
11 only and by asking the Government if they may use last names
12 of certain other individuals can be cured by a jury
13 instruction, which I will give. Going forward, the Government
14 shall provide the defendant and each witness, including the
15 current witness, with a list of the individuals whose identity
16 should be protected from the public and the press, that way
17 each witness can refer to the list rather than asking the
18 Government whether a particular individual's identity is
19 protected.
20 You don't have a proposed jury instruction.
21 MS. PENZA: Not yet, Your Honor.
22 THE COURT: I have one.
23 To the jurors: You may have noticed during
24 yesterday's testimony that the witness used first names of
25 certain individuals. That is because the names of certain
Denise Parisi , RPR , CRR
Official Court Reporter
DOJ-OGR-00006358