EFTA00027661
A November 2021 court order from Judge Alison J. Nathan approving redactions to court filings in the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell, issued just weeks before her federal trial began.
This is a procedural court order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in the federal criminal case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case No. 20-CR-330). Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on November 11, 2021, the order approved proposed redactions submitted by the prosecution and defense to protect the privacy of alleged victims, anticipated witnesses, and non-parties. The court found the redactions were consistent with Second Circuit precedent on public access to judicial documents while being narrowly tailored to protect pre-trial privacy interests. This order was issued just 18 days before Maxwell's criminal trial commenced on November 29, 2021.
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- •Court order issued November 11, 2021 approving redactions in Maxwell criminal case
- •Redactions designed to protect privacy of alleged victims, witnesses, and non-parties
- •Order references Second Circuit precedent from Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga
- •Parties ordered to file redacted documents publicly by November 12, 2021
- •Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan who presided over Maxwell's federal trial
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, —v— Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC 0: DATE. FILED: 11 /11/21 20-CR-330 (MN) ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: The Court is in receipt of the parties' proposed redactions in accordance with Dkt. No. 401. The Court concludes that the proposed redactions and requests to seal certain exhibits are consistent with the three-part test articulated by the Second Circuit in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006) and narrowly tailored to protect the pre-trial privacy interests of alleged victims, anticipated witnesses, and non-parties. See United States v. Amodeo, 71 F.3d 1044, 1050-51 (2d Cir. 1995). The parties are hereby ORDERED to file the proposed redactions and accompanying exhibits on the public docket on or before November 12, 2021. SO ORDERED. Dated: November 11, 2021 New York, New York 1 ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge EFTA00027661
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