Epstein Secrets

413 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Plaintlff-Appelke, —against— GHISLA1NE MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant, SHARON CHURCHER, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Respondents, JULIE BROWN, MIAMI HERALD MEDIA COMPANY, ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ, MICHAEL CERNOVICH, DBA CERNOVICH MEDIA Intervenors. ON APPEAL FROM TH

and sexual trafficking of minors. Her lawyers intended to prove the defamation claim solely by, in effect, "prosecuting" Ms. Maxwell as a proxy for Epstein. App. p 116, ¶ffil 8-10; p 119 9¶ 27; p 122, ¶ 12; p 123, 51114, 16; p 124,9120. 3 EFTA00075485 Case 20-2413, Document 40, 08/20/2020, 2913550, P

MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant, SHARON CHURCHER, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Respondents, JULIE BROWN, MIAMI HERALD

ess, the court must determine the weight to be afforded to the presumption and then balance the interest in access against competing considerations. Amodeo II, 71 F.3d at 1050. Competing considerations include, but are not limited to, the reliance interests of those resisting disclosure, the constitutiona

remaining sealed materials. I. BACKGROUND A. Jeffrey Epstein's Conviction and the CVRA Suit The origins of this

Jeffrey Epstein's Conviction and the CVRA Suit The origins of this case lie in a decade-old criminal proceeding against financier Jeffrey Epstein ("Epstein"). On June 30, 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida state charges of soliciting, and procuring a person under the age of eighteen for, prostitut

remaining sealed materials. I. BACKGROUND A. Jeffrey Epstein's Conviction and the CVRA Suit The origi

documents submitted in connection with, and relevant to, such judicial decision-making are subject to at least some presumption of public access. Amodeo II, 71 F.3d at 1049. 30 Id. at 1050. 31 Id. 32 Id. at 1049. 3 33 In previous decisions, we have identified an important exception to this general

50 Attorneys for Amicus Curiae John Doe EFTA00792257 Case 18-2868, Document 153-1, 03/19/2019, 2521600, Page3 of 6 --against--- SHARON CHURCHER, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Respondents, JULIE BROWN, MIAMI HERALD MEDIA COMPANY, Intervenors-Appellants. EFTA00792258 Case 18-2868, Document 153-1, 03/19/2019, 2521600,

n, a party in any judicial proceeding involving Maxwell, involving Plaintiff- Appellee ("M'), or otherwise relating to allegation that Respondent Epstein ("Epstein") sexually abused her. Nor is Amicus aware of any legal proceeding or law enforcement reports in which identified Amicus as a co-conspir

521600, Page3 of 6 --against--- SHARON CHURCHER, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Respondents, JULIE BROWN, MIAMI HERALD

Nixon, 435 U.S. at 598 ("[C]ourts have refused to permit their files to serve as reservoirs of libelous statements for press consumption . . . ."); Amodeo II, 71 F.3d at 1051 ("Raw, unverified information should not be as readily disclosed as matters that are verified. Similarly, a court may consider whe