What is document EFTA00017068?

This is an internal email from Virginia Giuffre's attorney Sigrid McCawley at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, forwarding an automated court notification about Ghislaine Maxwell's Motion to Stay filed with the Second Circuit on July 30, 2020. The motion sought to prevent the unsealing of deposition materials from the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil defamation case.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell (the appellant filing the motion to stay), Sigrid McCawley (partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and counsel for Virginia Giuffre), and Peter Skinner (also at the law firm). The notification came from PacerPro, a court records service.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals the behind-the-scenes legal maneuvering as Maxwell's team urgently sought to block the release of her deposition testimony. It shows the rapid response timeline in this high-stakes litigation, with McCawley committing to file a response within 24 hours. This motion was part of Maxwell's broader effort to keep sealed materials from the civil case private, which ultimately failed when the Second Circuit allowed unsealing in October 2020.

Why was Maxwell trying to stay the unsealing?

Maxwell sought to prevent the public release of deposition materials from the Giuffre v. Maxwell defamation case. She had been deposed under oath about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and allegations of sexual trafficking. This motion came just weeks after her arrest on federal charges on July 2, 2020, and she argued the unsealing could prejudice her criminal case.

What is document EFTA00017068?

This is an internal email from Virginia Giuffre's attorney Sigrid McCawley at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, forwarding an automated court notification about Ghislaine Maxwell's Motion to Stay filed with the Second Circuit on July 30, 2020. The motion sought to prevent the unsealing of deposition materials from the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil defamation case.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell (the appellant filing the motion to stay), Sigrid McCawley (partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and counsel for Virginia Giuffre), and Peter Skinner (also at the law firm). The notification came from PacerPro, a court records service.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals the behind-the-scenes legal maneuvering as Maxwell's team urgently sought to block the release of her deposition testimony. It shows the rapid response timeline in this high-stakes litigation, with McCawley committing to file a response within 24 hours. This motion was part of Maxwell's broader effort to keep sealed materials from the civil case private, which ultimately failed when the Second Circuit allowed unsealing in October 2020.

Why was Maxwell trying to stay the unsealing?

Maxwell sought to prevent the public release of deposition materials from the Giuffre v. Maxwell defamation case. She had been deposed under oath about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and allegations of sexual trafficking. This motion came just weeks after her arrest on federal charges on July 2, 2020, and she argued the unsealing could prejudice her criminal case.

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An internal email from attorney Sigrid McCawley forwarding notice of Ghislaine Maxwell's Motion to Stay filed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on July 30, 2020, seeking to block the unsealing of deposition materials in the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil case.

This document is an email from Sigrid McCawley, a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP representing Virginia Giuffre, forwarding an automated court notification about Maxwell's emergency motion. The motion sought to stay (pause) a district court order from July 23, 2020 that would unseal deposition materials from the Giuffre v. Maxwell defamation case. This was a critical moment in the litigation as Maxwell was fighting to keep these depositions sealed, which would later become some of the most discussed documents in the case when they were eventually released.

Key Highlights

•Maxwell filed an emergency motion to stay the unsealing of her deposition materials on the same day she was denied reconsideration (July 30, 2020)
•This was filed just weeks after Maxwell's arrest on federal charges on July 2, 2020
•Attorney Sigrid McCawley stated she would respond to Maxwell's motion by the next day, showing the urgent nature of the proceedings
•Case number 20-2413 was the Second Circuit appeal where Maxwell fought to keep sealed materials confidential

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The Spider: Inside the Tangled Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

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From: Sigrid McCawley To: ' Cc: Peter Skinner 4 Subject: FW: New documents: v. Maxwell (Doc# -, 2d Cir. 20-02413) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:42:21 +0000 Attachments: 2020-07-30_[-].zip Inline-Images: image00 1 jpg Please see the attached Motion to Stay filed with the Second Circuit by Maxwell's counsel today. I will be responding to this by tomorrow. Partner BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP 401 E. Las Olas Blvd. Suite 1200 Fort Lauderdale. FL, 33301 www.bsfllp.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 2.47 PM To: Sigrid McCawley Subject: New documents: v. Maxwell (Doc# -, 2d Cir. 20-02413) CAUTION: External email. Please do not respond to or click on links/attachments unless you recognize the sender. v. Maxwell Docket entry number: MOTION, to stay, on behalf of Appellant Ghislaine Maxwell, FILED. Service date 07/30/2020 by CM/ECF. [2896538] [20-2413] Date entered: 2020-07-30 VIEW CASE https://ap 13420037 Sent from PacerPro, the fastest and most insightful way to access federal court records. Questions? sales 'a paccrprosum or (4 I 5) 890-4958 EFTA00017068

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