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This letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office to Judge Nathan outlines the government's position on a proposed protective order in the case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, specifically objecting to the defendant's requests to publicly name victims and restrict the government's use of its own discovery materials. The government argues that these requests are without legal basis and would unduly infringe on the privacy and safety of victims.

Subject

United States v. Gleislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

Sender

Alex Rossmiller / Alison Moe / Maurene Comey, Assistant United States Attorneys, Southern District of New York

Recipients

The Honorable Alison J. Nathan, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, All counsel of record (via ECF)

Document ID

20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

Date

July 28, 2020

Severity

suspicious

Description

The document discusses legal arguments related to a protective order in a criminal case. It does not contain direct evidence of illegal activity being committed, planned, or discussed by the sender or participants in the communication. However, the underlying case involves allegations of serious crimes.

Content Type

court_document

Likelihood

possible

Description

The government argues that allowing the defense to publicly identify victims who have not identified themselves on the record in this case risks subjecting witnesses to harassment and intimidation, with no conceivable benefit to the defense other than perhaps discouraging witnesses from cooperating with the Government.

"[t]he right to be reasonably protected from the accused," in addition to "[t]he right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy."

"Nor does this Order prohibit Defense Counsel from publicly referencing individuals who have spoken on the record to the media or in public fora, or in litigation — criminal or otherwise — relating to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell."

"The defendant's attempt to refuse to agree to receive discovery unless the Government agrees to additional restrictions upon the use of its own materials should be rejected."

• The defendant's request to publicly name victims who have spoken on the record to the media or in public fora, or in litigation relating to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, is considered extraordinarily broad, unnecessary, and inappropriate by the Government.
• The defendant's demand that the Government restrict the use of its own documents is considered unprecedented and without legal basis by the Government.

• References to victims speaking to the media or in public fora.
• Concerns about harassment of witnesses by the press.

Context

The case of Ghislaine Maxwell is a high-profile case with significant media attention.

Media Worthy

Yes

• Crime Victims' Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771
• Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
• Privacy Act of 1974
• Freedom of Information Act
• Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951)

Legal matters/litigationCommunications/correspondenceAllegations/complaints

Alison J. NathanGleislaine MaxwellJeffrey EpsteinAlex RossmillerAlison MoeMaurene Comey

U.S. Department of JusticeUnited States Attorney, Southern District of New YorkUnited States District Court, Southern District of New YorkBureau of PrisonsDepartment of JusticeU.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

New YorkSouthern District of New YorkUnited States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007

Tone

Professional

Purpose

To submit the Government's proposed protective order and respond to the defendant's letter regarding the protective order in the case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell.

Significance

This document outlines the government's position on the protective order, particularly regarding the identification of victims and the use of discovery materials.

File Name

EFTA00026750.txt

Dataset

dataset_8

Type

Text

Model

gemini-2.0-flash-001

Processed

2026-02-07T18:44:44.601505

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