What is document EFTA00029487?

This is an internal email chain dated October 30, 2020 between prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York discussing production delays in discovery materials for the Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Judge Alison J. Nathan (the presiding judge in the Maxwell case), Nicholas D. Koontz (who appears to be working on processing the materials), and several redacted SDNY prosecutors discussing the production timeline.

What does this document reveal about the Maxwell prosecution?

The document reveals behind-the-scenes challenges the prosecution team faced in processing and producing discovery materials on time. It shows that materials requested in early September 2020 were still being processed nearly two months later, creating concerns about meeting court deadlines and potentially requiring explanations to Judge Nathan about the delays.

Why were there delays in producing discovery?

According to the emails, the Paralegal Advisory and E-Discovery (PAE) unit was taking 1-2 months to process materials that the prosecution team had requested. The process involved imaging data, marking it, and copying it for delivery, with some materials still being processed in late October that had been requested in early September.

What is document EFTA00029487?

This is an internal email chain dated October 30, 2020 between prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York discussing production delays in discovery materials for the Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Judge Alison J. Nathan (the presiding judge in the Maxwell case), Nicholas D. Koontz (who appears to be working on processing the materials), and several redacted SDNY prosecutors discussing the production timeline.

What does this document reveal about the Maxwell prosecution?

The document reveals behind-the-scenes challenges the prosecution team faced in processing and producing discovery materials on time. It shows that materials requested in early September 2020 were still being processed nearly two months later, creating concerns about meeting court deadlines and potentially requiring explanations to Judge Nathan about the delays.

Why were there delays in producing discovery?

According to the emails, the Paralegal Advisory and E-Discovery (PAE) unit was taking 1-2 months to process materials that the prosecution team had requested. The process involved imaging data, marking it, and copying it for delivery, with some materials still being processed in late October that had been requested in early September.

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Internal DOJ email chain from October 30, 2020 discussing production delays in discovery materials related to the Ghislaine Maxwell case before Judge Alison Nathan.

This is a series of internal emails between prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) expressing concern about missing the November 9, 2020 deadline for producing discovery materials in the Maxwell case. The emails reveal that materials requested from the Paralegal Advisory and E-Discovery (PAE) unit in early September 2020 were taking 1-2 months to process, creating 'almost insurmountable timing hurdles' for the prosecution team. The prosecutors discuss whether to inform Judge Nathan about the delay and express concern about 'taking the hit' for missing the court-ordered deadline.

Key Highlights

•Prosecutors anticipated missing a November 9, 2020 discovery deadline in the Maxwell case
•Processing delays of 1-2 months were occurring for materials requested from PAE in early September 2020
•Lead prosecutor described the timing issues as 'almost insurmountable' and considered requesting a broader explanation to Judge Nathan
•Reference to FedEx delivery of hard drives containing production materials to SDNY office

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From: ' (USANYS)" To: ' (USANYS)" Subject: RE: Phone Call Follow-Up Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:15:45 +0000 Inline-Images: image001.png Not good. From: (USANYS) < > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 2:45 PM To: (USANYS) Subject: FW: Phone Call Follow-Up We will most likely not meet the November 9 deadline. From: (USANYS) Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 2:41 PM To: (USANYS) a; Subject: RE: Phone Call Follow-Up (USANYS) Thanks, The problem is the stuff that is coming today is stuff the team asked PAE to process in early September. I realize that this is a big project and that there's only so much that can be done, but it poses almost insurmountable timing hurdles for our team if it is taking 1-2 months for PAE to get us stuff we ask for out of Relativity. In most of our cases, this one included, that eats up a huge chunk of the time we have available to produce discovery. We'll follow up early next week to see if there is a more concrete update, but I think this may require a broader or higher level explanation to the Court. I am concerned about requiring our team to take the hit with Judge Nathan for missing this deadline. From: (USANYS) < Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:51 PM To: (USANYS) Subject: FW: Phone Call Follow-Up (USANYS) Some of the data is being sent to use today by FedEX. However, there is a ton of stuff still being processed. That stuff is still being imaged. Then it gets marked. Then copied to us. I have spoken to He thinks it is not possible to meet the November 9 date. He thinks the next step might be done on Tuesday, and then a better estimate of completion might be possible. From: Koontz, Nicholas [US] < Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:25 PM To: (USANYS) a> Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < > Subject: Phone Call Follow-Up Good Afternoon M: EFTA00029487

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Following up on our earlier phone conversation, a hard drive with the following productions is being sent to SDNY via FedEx with the following productions in the US v. Epstein workspace: 1) SDNYPROD008 2) SDNYPROD009 3) SDNYPROD010 4) SDNYPROD011 (Note: this is a six-part production) 5) SDNYPROD012 6) SDNYPROD013 7) SDNYPROD014 There are approximately 1.2 million records currently being imaged. The images will be available on Monday, November 2, 2020 at the earliest. The production of the records will begin as soon as the images are available in the workspace. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks, Nick Nicholas D. Koontz Lead E-Discovery Analyst Falls Church. Virginia 22043 PAE IMPORTANT: The information contained in this message may be privileged, business sensitive, proprietary, copyrighted, protected from disclosure and/or subject to US export controls. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. #-SEC-# EFTA00029488