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A routine email exchange between Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals attorney David Oscar Markus and Judge Alison Nathan's chambers regarding permission to bring electronics into the courthouse for Maxwell's April 23, 2021 arraignment.
This document contains a procedural email exchange from April 14, 2021, in which Miami attorney David Oscar Markus—representing Ghislaine Maxwell in her bail appeal before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals—requests permission to bring his cell phone and laptop into the federal courthouse. The court clerk responds with standard instructions for filing such requests through the ECF system. While the content itself is administrative, it provides context for the legal proceedings leading up to Maxwell's April 23, 2021 arraignment where she pleaded not guilty to new sex trafficking charges.
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- •David Oscar Markus was Maxwell's attorney handling her bail appeal in the Second Circuit, arguing her detention conditions were 'equivalent to solitary confinement'
- •The email was sent 9 days before Maxwell's April 23, 2021 arraignment where she pleaded not guilty to new sex-trafficking conspiracy charges
- •Maxwell's bail was ultimately denied by both the district court and Second Circuit, with the appeals court affirming she remained a flight risk
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From: Nathan NYSD Chambers <I To: David Oscar Markus <I Cc: Subject: Re: permission to bring electronics into courthouse in U.S. v. Maxwell, 20-Cr-330 (AJN) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:56:05 +0000 Good morning, Pursuant to the Judge's Individual Practices in Criminal Cases, all communications with the Court must be docketed on ECF unless a request to seal is being made. Furthermore, please note that Judge Nathan does not sign electronic device orders for any attorney who has not entered an appearance on ECF in the case for which the order is sought. Finally, the form for the order authorizing electronic devices may be accessed through this link: https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice documents/PED%20Pilot%20Program%20- %20Electronic%20Device%20and%20Wi-Fi%20Access%20for%20Attorneys.pdf. Respectfully, Law Clerk to the Hon. Alison J. Nathan From: David Oscar Markus Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:33 AM To: Nathan NYSD Chambers Cc: ; I ; (USANYS) Subject: permission to bring electronics into courthouse in U.S. v. Maxwell, 20-Cr-330 (AIN) CAUTION - EXTERNAL: Dear Judge Nathan: My name is David Oscar Markus, and I am a lawyer in Miami who is representing Ghislaine Maxwell in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals regarding bail. I will be present at the arraignment on April 23 and look forward to meeting you and your staff in person. My understanding is that out of town lawyers need a court order to take their electronics into the courthouse. I am writing to ask for permission to bring my cell phone and laptop computer. If the Court is agreeable, I am happy to provide a proposed order. Thank you for your consideration and understanding. Sincerely, David Oscar Markus cc: Bobbi Sternheim Gov't counsel EFTA00031442
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--David Oscar Markus Markus/Nloss markuslawaanu CAUTION - EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email originated outside the Judiciary. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking on links. EFTA00031443
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Alison J. Nathan
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Bobbi C. Sternheim
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David Oscar Markus
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Ghislaine Maxwell
PERSON • 3 mentions
British socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
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System of courts that interprets and applies the law
the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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