What is document EFTA00025142?

This is an email chain from October 25-27, 2021, from attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim to Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn staff regarding two issues: undelivered legal mail for Ghislaine Maxwell and problems with attorney visiting room conditions. Sternheim demands a response about the legal mail and requests that future attorney visits occur in a larger room with proper ventilation.

Who is Bobbi C. Sternheim?

Bobbi C. Sternheim is a prominent New York criminal defense attorney who represented Ghislaine Maxwell during her 2021 sex trafficking trial. She has been named a New York 'Super Lawyer' for over a decade and is the first female recipient of the New York Criminal Bar Association's Award for Excellence in the Profession. She previously defended high-profile clients including Khalid al-Fawwaz in the 1998 US Embassy bombings case.

What does this document reveal about Maxwell's detention conditions?

The document reveals ongoing friction between Maxwell's legal team and MDC Brooklyn staff over detention conditions. It shows that HEPA air filters were not operating in attorney visiting rooms, that legal mail was not being picked up by the facility despite having tracking information, and that the defense team had to repeatedly push back against facility policies they considered unreasonable or inconsistently applied.

Why is Christian Everdell mentioned in the email?

Christian Everdell was another attorney on Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team from the law firm Cohen & Gresser LLP. He is copied on this email as part of the coordinated defense effort to address Maxwell's detention conditions.

What is document EFTA00025142?

This is an email chain from October 25-27, 2021, from attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim to Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn staff regarding two issues: undelivered legal mail for Ghislaine Maxwell and problems with attorney visiting room conditions. Sternheim demands a response about the legal mail and requests that future attorney visits occur in a larger room with proper ventilation.

Who is Bobbi C. Sternheim?

Bobbi C. Sternheim is a prominent New York criminal defense attorney who represented Ghislaine Maxwell during her 2021 sex trafficking trial. She has been named a New York 'Super Lawyer' for over a decade and is the first female recipient of the New York Criminal Bar Association's Award for Excellence in the Profession. She previously defended high-profile clients including Khalid al-Fawwaz in the 1998 US Embassy bombings case.

What does this document reveal about Maxwell's detention conditions?

The document reveals ongoing friction between Maxwell's legal team and MDC Brooklyn staff over detention conditions. It shows that HEPA air filters were not operating in attorney visiting rooms, that legal mail was not being picked up by the facility despite having tracking information, and that the defense team had to repeatedly push back against facility policies they considered unreasonable or inconsistently applied.

Why is Christian Everdell mentioned in the email?

Christian Everdell was another attorney on Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team from the law firm Cohen & Gresser LLP. He is copied on this email as part of the coordinated defense effort to address Maxwell's detention conditions.

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This is a follow-up email from attorney Bobbi Sternheim to MDC Brooklyn staff demanding a response about undelivered legal mail for her client Ghislaine Maxwell, dated October 27, 2021.

This document contains two emails from Bobbi C. Sternheim, one of Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorneys, to Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn staff in October 2021. The emails raise two complaints: first, that legal mail sent to Maxwell via tracked delivery had not been picked up by the facility; second, that during an in-person attorney visit, the HEPA filters in the assigned visiting room were not operating, and Sternheim requests future visits be conducted in a larger corner room that officers had previously refused to use. These communications are part of a documented pattern of the Maxwell defense team raising concerns about detention conditions and access to legal materials while Maxwell awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

Key Highlights

•Attorney Sternheim sent a follow-up email demanding response by 10:00 AM about legal mail that MDC Brooklyn had failed to pick up
•Previous in-person visit had non-functioning HEPA filters in the assigned attorney visiting room
•Defense team challenged MDC's prior refusal to use a larger corner visiting room, noting officers easily positioned the camera when forced to use it
•Document includes tracking information screenshots showing undelivered legal mail

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From: BOBBI C STERNHEIM < To: Cc: Irl.> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Ghislaine Maxwell 02879-509 Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:14:55 +0000 , Christian Everdell Good evening- I am still awaiting a reply to yesterday's email regarding Ms. Maxwell's legal mail. There are items that need to be picked up by the MDC. I have provided the tracking information. Please provide a response by 10:00 am tomorrow Wednesday. Thank you- Bobbi Please note my new office address and preferred email address: BOBBI C. STERNHEIM, ESQ. Law Offices of Bobbi C. Sternheim Main: Cell: Fax: This message and any attached documents contain information from the Law Offices of Bobbi C. Sternheim that may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message. Thank you. On Oct 25, 2021, at 8:33 PM, BOBBI C STERNHEIM < > wrote: Good evening - During my in-person visit yesterday with Ms. Maxwell, the HEPA filters were not operating in the visiting room that I have been required to use, even when more than one attorney is present. The officers told me to use the larger, corner room. Previous requests to use this more ample corner room have been denied because the officers' claim the camera cannot be positioned. Yesterday, the officers simply and easily positioned the camera focused on the corner room. I am requesting that future in-person visits be conducted in the larger corner room. The previous reason for denying that request appears invalid. EFTA00025142

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Also, legal mail sent to the MDC has not been picked up by the facility. See tracking information below. Please promptly provide an explanation and inform me when Ms. Maxwell will receive these deliveries. Thank you- Bobbi <Screen Shot 2021-10-25 at 7.10.13 PM.png> <Screen Shot 2021-10-25 at 7.07.56 PM.png> Please note my new office address and preferred email address: BOBBI C. STERNHEIM, ESQ. Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim Main: Cell: Fax: This message and any attached documents contain information from the Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim that may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message. Thank you. EFTA00025143