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This document is an email chain regarding Ghislaine Maxwell's request for a 120 or 180-day adjournment of her trial in April 2021.
The email exchange shows attorneys reviewing and editing a draft response to Judge Nathan concerning Maxwell's request to postpone her trial. It also mentions redacting the names and case numbers of other clients from the motion to protect confidential information. The document highlights the legal strategies and considerations surrounding Maxwell's case and the urgency of responding to court orders.
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- •Ghislaine Maxwell requested an adjournment of her trial.
- •Attorneys are working on a response to the court regarding the adjournment request.
- •The email discusses redacting client information to comply with professional conduct rules.
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From: ' (USANYS)" To: • " , " )" (USANYS)" Cc: 1=p1rUSANYS " f Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - [Request for 120 or 180-day Adjournment of Trial] Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:06:28 +0000 Attachments: 2021-04-22_Govit_letter_re_GM_request_for_adjoumment_v3.doex.rd.doex Thanks this is well done, and my edits are attached. As you'll see, I suggested Happy to look at another version before filing, thanks very much. From: Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:32 PM To: c M'; (USANYS) Cc: (USANYS) Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - [Request for 120 or 180-day Adjournment of Trial) Draft response attached. From: Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:14 PM To: (USANYS) (USANYS) Cc: Subject: FW: US v. Maxwell - [Request for 120 or 180-day Adjournment of Trial] (USANYS) (USANYS) FYI. Our response is due at 5 today. From: Laura Menninger Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 11:22 AM To: Cc: (USANYS) < >; e ); Jeff Pagliuca ; 'Bobbi Sternheim )' < )• Nicole Simmons Subject: US v. Maxwell - [Request for 120 or 180-day Adjournment of Trial] Judge Nathan - Pursuant to this Court's Order of April 20, 2021 (Dkt. 221), attached please find counsel's Letter Motion for an Adjournment of the trial. Counsel for Ms. Maxwell request redaction of their other clients' names and case numbers from this Letter Motion pursuant to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6 which prohibits lawyers from revealing confidential information related to a client even where that information is publicly available. See In Re. Anonymous, 654 N.E. 2.d. 1128 (Ind. 1995) (lawyer violated Rule 1.6 by disclosing information relating to representation of client, even though information "was readily available from public sources and not confidential in nature"); In re Bryan, 61 P.3d 641 (Kan. 2003) (lawyer violated Rule EFTA00027165
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1.6 by disclosing, in court documents, existence of defamation suit against former client); State ex reL Okla. Bor Ass'n v. McGee, 48 P.3d 787, 791 (Okla. 2002) (a lawyer's duty of confidentiality attaches "to all information relating to the representation, whatever its source"). Upon direction of the Court, counsel will file either the redacted or unredacted version of this letter on the public docket. Best regards, Laura Menninger Laura A. Henninger ! Partner Haddon, Nlorgan & Foreman, P.C. EFTA00027166
Entities Mentioned
BS
Bobbi C. Sternheim
PERSON
Ghislaine Maxwell
PERSON • 2 mentions
British socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
JP
Jeffrey Pagliuca
PERSON
Laura A. Henninger
PERSON
LM
Laura Menninger
PERSON
MC
McGee
PERSON
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Nathan -
PERSON
Nicole Simmons
PERSON
Paul Ryan
PERSON
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019
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