Internal prosecution email discussing Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney David Oscar Markus's intention to file a renewed bail motion in the Second Circuit following a May 2021 ruling on her jail sleeping conditions.

This is an internal email from May 17, 2021 between federal prosecutors handling the Ghislaine Maxwell case. A prosecutor forwards an email from Maxwell's defense attorney David Oscar Markus announcing his intent to file a renewed bail motion in the Second Circuit, citing a recent Friday court ruling on Maxwell's conditions of confinement. The prosecutors express confusion about Markus's legal strategy, noting that the ruling he references concerns sleeping conditions rather than bail, and that he had already appealed Judge Nathan's prior bail denials. The attached document relates to Maxwell's well-documented complaints about being awakened every 15 minutes by flashlight as a suicide prevention measure.

Key Highlights

• •Defense attorney David Oscar Markus notifies prosecutors he will file a renewed bail motion based on a May 14, 2021 ruling about Maxwell's sleeping conditions
• •Prosecutors question Markus's legal strategy, noting the ruling relates to conditions of confinement rather than bail
• •Document reveals behind-the-scenes prosecution communications about Maxwell's ongoing detention appeals
• •References Judge Alison Nathan's prior bail denials, which were already under appeal in the Second Circuit

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