Epstein Secrets

r seal, as exhibits 1-10. Although marked by the government as "Confidential," the Materials are not "Confidential" as that term has been defined by the Second Circuit. They consist of ex pane pleadings filed by the government, ex pane transcripts, and ex pane rulings. Boies, Schiller & Flexner ("BSF') lawyers, coo

t, ex pane transcripts, and ex pane rulings. Boies, Schiller & Flexner ("BSF') lawyers, cooperating with the government, are aware of the Material. The Second Circuit has characterized these types of documents as "judicial documents" with a presumptive right of public access. See Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F.3d 41, 47

iami Herald appealed on September 28, 2018. On July 3, 2019 the Second Circuit reversed Judge Sweet's ruling. Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F.3d 41, 44-45 (2d Cir. 2019). Upon the issuance of the mandate, on August 9, 2019, it largely unsealed the summary judgment materials to the public and the press and reman

ave the inherent authority to compel pretrial disclosure of the identities of government witnesses. See United States v. Cannone, 528 F.2d 296, 301 (2d Cir. 1975). Such disclosure is warranted when there is a specific showing that the disclosure is material to the preparation of the defense and reasonab

cult? (6) Do the defendants have limited funds with which to investigate and prepare their defense? Rueb, 2001 WL 96177, at *7-8 (citation omitted). The Second Circuit, however, has not adopted these factors, nor do they constitute an exhaustive list of factors that the Court may consider in determining whether to

efendants had pled guilty to embezzlement and tax evasion. Both defendants appealed, but one of the defendants died while his appeal was pending in the Second Circuit. The Court of Appeals rule that under the rule of abatement, the judgment of conviction against the deceased defendant was required to be vacated a

ile his direct appeal as of right is pending, his death abates not only the appeal, but also proceedings had during the course of the prosecution. The Second Circuit incidentally has also held that when a criminal conviction abates upon the death of a defendant, any restitution ordered as a result of that convi

elaborately replicate a detention facility without the confidence of security such a facility instills."' United States v. Orena, 986 F.2d 628, 632 (2d Cir. 1993) (quoting United States v. Gotti, 776 F. Supp. 666, 672 (E.D.N.Y. 1991) (rejecting private jail proposal)); see also Valerio, 9 F. Supp. 3d at

il Reform Act and the United States Constitution." United States v. Valerio, 9 F. Supp. 3d 283, 292 (E.D.N.Y. 2014) (Bianco, J.) (collecting cases). The Second Circuit has never directly addressed this issue. See United States v. Sabhnani, 493 F.3d 63, 78 n.18 (2d Cir. 2007) ("The government has not argued and, th

l Reform Act and the United States Constitution." United States v. Valerio, 9 F. Supp. 3d 283, 292 (E.D.N.Y. 2014) (Bianco, J.) (collecting cases). The Second Circuit has never directly addressed this issue. See United States v. Sabhnani, 493 F.3d 63, 78 n.18 (2d Cir. 2007) ("The government has not argued and, the

) (Bianco, J.) (collecting cases). The Second Circuit has never directly addressed this issue. See United States v. Sabhnani, 493 F.3d 63, 78 n.18 (2d Cir. 2007) ("The government has not argued and, therefore, EFTA00030252 --- PAGE BREAK --- Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Judge

Brady material—or any other material—was taken from a witness in the middle of the witness's cross-examination, then returned to him for five days. The Second Circuit found that those events "created a serious risk that significant material would be destroyed or tampered with." Id. Here, in contrast, the diary co

tation marks omitted)); see also United States v. Skelos, No. 15-CR-317 (KMW), 2018 WL 2254538, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. May 17, 2018), aff'd, 988 F.3d 645 (2d Cir. 2021) ("[A] criminal subpoena should not be used as 'a discovery device,' but instead should be used only as 'a mechanism for obtaining specific adm

ep't of Justice, 312 F.3d 100, 106 (2d Cir. 2002), vacated and remanded, 541 U.S. 970, 124 S.Ct. 1874, 158 L.Ed.2d 464 (2004), aff'd, 380 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2004) (per curiam) (witnesses and third parties "possess strong privacy interests, because being identified as part of a law enforcement investigati

As noted above, the Protective Order specified that confidential material would not be protected with respect to any document proffered at trial. The Second Circuit has recognized two approaches for determining whether the First Amendment right of access extends to particular judicial records. Lugosch, 435 F.3d