An email from Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim forwarding a court filing about juror name disclosure procedures during the pre-trial phase of U.S. v. Maxwell.

This is a routine legal correspondence from November 3, 2021, just weeks before the start of Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal trial. Defense attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim is forwarding an ECF (Electronic Court Filing) to other parties regarding the disclosure of juror names to counsel. The attachment concerns procedures for when juror names would be provided to lawyers—only after completion of the jury questionnaire. This was part of significant pre-trial maneuvering, as Maxwell's defense team argued unsuccessfully that early disclosure of the questionnaire and juror information could compromise jury selection.

Key Highlights

• •Filed on November 3, 2021, approximately three weeks before Maxwell's trial began on November 29, 2021
• •Part of Maxwell's defense strategy to limit juror information disclosure—a motion that was ultimately denied
• •Shows coordination between Maxwell's defense team: Bobbi Sternheim, Christian Everdell, Laura Menninge, and Jeff Pagliuca

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