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this letter to bring to the Court's attention an opinion piece (the "Op-Ed") published yesterday in the New York Daily News, which was authored by David Markus, Esq., who represents the defendant in connection with this case. Mr. Markus's statements in the Op-Ed were in violation of Local Rule 23.1, which c

Southern District of New York The Silvio J. Motto Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York. New York 10007 July 1, 2021 VIA ECF The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, New York 10007 Re: United States

New York United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, New York 10007 Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: The Government respectfully submits this letter to bring to the Court's attention an opinion piece (the "Op-Ed") published yesterday in the New Yo

ase, we do not see a need to raise this issue with the Court. We agree that compliance with Local Rule 23.1 is important. To that end, we note that David Markus, an attorney who has filed a notice of appearance in the Second Circuit on behalf of Ms. Maxwell, and who was present for the arraignment before Ju

attorney who has filed a notice of appearance in the Second Circuit on behalf of Ms. Maxwell, and who was present for the arraignment before Judge Nathan last month, has also made public statements to the press regarding this case, which run the risk of violating the rule. See, e.g., https://nypost.co

NICALLY FILED DOC 0: DATE FILED:?/30/21 20-CR-330 (AJN) ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: The Government has moved for an order requiring David Markus to comply with Local Criminal Rule 23.1 following an op-ed that he authored opining on the merits of this pending case. Dkt. No. 309. Mr. Markus i

tates of America, —v— Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC 0: DATE FILED:?/30/21 20-CR-330 (AJN) ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: The Government has moved for an order requiring David Markus to comply with Local Criminal Rule 23.1 following an op-ed that he au

this letter to bring to the Court's attention an opinion piece (the "Op-Ed") published yesterday in the New York Daily News, which was authored by David Markus, Esq., who represents the defendant in connection with this case. Mr. Markus's statements in the Op-Ed were in violation of Local Rule 23.1, which c

ndant's arraignment and identifying him as "her attorney"). EFTA00098449 Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 309 Filed 07/01/21 Page 2 of 3 Honorable Alison J. Nathan July 1, 2021 Page 2 Mr. Markus has made multiple statements to the media in the past few months.2 On May II, 2021, the Government emailed the def