What is document EFTA00027729?

This is an internal email from attorneys at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (Virginia Giuffre's legal team) forwarding a court notification about a filing in the Giuffre v. Maxwell case. The notification announced that Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney Ty Gee had filed a letter requesting reconsideration of Judge Preska's July 23, 2020 ruling to unseal depositions.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell (the defendant), Ty Gee (Maxwell's attorney who filed the letter), Judge Loretta A. Preska (the presiding judge), Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (the law firm representing Virginia Giuffre), and PacerPro (the court notification service that sent the automated alert).

What does this document reveal?

The document captures a significant moment in the legal battle over unsealing Maxwell's deposition. It shows how Maxwell's legal team made an urgent, last-minute attempt to prevent her testimony from becoming public. Judge Preska denied this request the same day, leading to the eventual release of documents that received widespread media attention.

What was Maxwell trying to keep sealed?

Maxwell was attempting to keep sealed her deposition transcripts from the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil defamation case. Her attorneys argued the depositions could be used as a 'perjury trap' in her pending criminal case, and claimed the materials were improperly shared with prosecutors. Judge Preska rejected these arguments as unsupported by evidence.

What happened after this filing?

Judge Preska denied Maxwell's reconsideration request the same day but briefly delayed the release to allow an appeal. Maxwell's attorneys immediately appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan. The appeals court ultimately upheld Judge Preska's ruling, finding Maxwell's arguments 'meritless' and that her interests did not supersede the public's right of access.

What is document EFTA00027729?

This is an internal email from attorneys at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (Virginia Giuffre's legal team) forwarding a court notification about a filing in the Giuffre v. Maxwell case. The notification announced that Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney Ty Gee had filed a letter requesting reconsideration of Judge Preska's July 23, 2020 ruling to unseal depositions.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell (the defendant), Ty Gee (Maxwell's attorney who filed the letter), Judge Loretta A. Preska (the presiding judge), Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (the law firm representing Virginia Giuffre), and PacerPro (the court notification service that sent the automated alert).

What does this document reveal?

The document captures a significant moment in the legal battle over unsealing Maxwell's deposition. It shows how Maxwell's legal team made an urgent, last-minute attempt to prevent her testimony from becoming public. Judge Preska denied this request the same day, leading to the eventual release of documents that received widespread media attention.

What was Maxwell trying to keep sealed?

Maxwell was attempting to keep sealed her deposition transcripts from the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil defamation case. Her attorneys argued the depositions could be used as a 'perjury trap' in her pending criminal case, and claimed the materials were improperly shared with prosecutors. Judge Preska rejected these arguments as unsupported by evidence.

What happened after this filing?

Judge Preska denied Maxwell's reconsideration request the same day but briefly delayed the release to allow an appeal. Maxwell's attorneys immediately appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan. The appeals court ultimately upheld Judge Preska's ruling, finding Maxwell's arguments 'meritless' and that her interests did not supersede the public's right of access.

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An internal email forwarding a court filing notification from July 29, 2020, alerting attorneys at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP that Ghislaine Maxwell's counsel filed a letter requesting reconsideration of Judge Loretta Preska's ruling to unseal depositions in the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil defamation case.

This is a forwarded email chain from attorneys at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (who represented Virginia Giuffre) sharing an automated court notification from PacerPro. The notification announces that Maxwell's attorney Ty Gee filed Document #1078—a letter to Judge Loretta Preska requesting reconsideration of her July 23, 2020 ruling that ordered the unsealing of Maxwell's deposition transcripts. This was a last-ditch effort by Maxwell to keep potentially damaging testimony sealed; Judge Preska denied the request the same day, calling it an 'eleventh-hour' extraordinary remedy, though she briefly delayed release to allow Maxwell to appeal to the Second Circuit.

Key Highlights

•Maxwell's attorney Ty Gee filed an emergency request to reconsider Judge Preska's order to unseal depositions
•Judge Preska denied the reconsideration request the same day, calling it an 'eleventh-hour' plea
•The filing included five exhibits (A through E) supporting Maxwell's arguments for continued sealing
•This was part of Maxwell's broader effort to prevent release of her deposition testimony in the Giuffre defamation case

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From: ' To: ' Cc: ' > • Subject: FW: New documents:a. Maxwell (Doc# 1078, S.D.N.Y. 1:15-cv-07433-LAP) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:06:15 +0000 Attachments: 2020-07-29_[01078-].zip Inline-Images: image00 I jpg From: Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:35 PM To: I lb; =MI > Subject: FW: New documents: v. Maxwell (Doc# 1078, S.D.N.Y. 1:15-cv-07433-LAP) I wanted to alert you that Maxwell's counsel just filed the attached public filing in theme. Maxwell case. Partner BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP 401 E. Las Olas Blvd. Suite 1200 Fort Lauderdale. FL. 33301 www.bsfllp.com From: [email protected] Imailto:[email protected] Sent: Wednesda Jul 29 2020 2:07 PM To: Subject: New documents: Maxwell (Doc# 1078, S.D.N.Y. 1:15-cv-07433-LAP) CAUTION: External email. Please do not respond to or click on links/attachments unless you recognize the sender. T. Maxwell Docket entry number: 1078 LETTER addressed to Judge Loretta A. Preska from Ty Gee dated July 29, 2020 re: Reconsideration of the Courts July 23 Ruling. Document filed by Ghislaine Maxwell. >; EFTA00027729

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(Attachments: # (I) Exhibit A, # (2) Exhibit B, # (3) Exhibit C, # (4) Exhibit D, # (5) Exhibit E).(Gee, Ty) (Entered: 07/29/2020) Date entered: 2020-07-29 \AMA C.VSk https://amw...c.p.u....dl833757 Sent from PacerPro, the fastest and most insightful way to access federal coun records. Questions? salesta pacerpro.com or 14 IS) 89(-4958 The information contained in this electronic message is confidential information intended only for the use of the named recipient(s) and may contain information that. among other protections, is the subject of attorney-client privilege. attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. II the reader of this electronic message is not the named recipient. or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and no privilege is waived. If you have received this communication in error. please immediately notify the sender by replying to this electronic message and then deleting this electronic message from your computer. tv.1 08201831BSF] EFTA00027730