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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22
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LCAVMAX6 A. Farmer — cross
1 THE COURT: -—-— in 2006.
2 What's the next question?
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4 relevance of this question. It
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 741 Filed 08/10/22 Page 57 of 106
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Unseal at 3. Had the Government’s motion made clear that these records are redundant of the
evidence at Maxwell’s public trial, the
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That admonition requires courts applying the Second Circuit’s “special circumstances”
exception to grand jury secrecy to invoke it o
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This factor, on balance, weighs against unsealing.
6. Current Status of the Principals of the Grand Jury and That of Their
Families
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5. How Long Ago the Grand Jury Proceedings Took Place
The Second Circuit has instructed:
The timing of the request remains one of
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2. Whether the Defendant to the Grand Jury Proceedings or the
Government Opposes Disclosure
Maxwell opposes disclosure because, amo
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testimony of mayoral candidate exposing as false his representation to the public that he had
answered all questions before grand ju
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First, as the Second Circuit has explained, the Government’s position is mainly relevant
because it reflects whether there is an ong
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by State Department official Alger Hiss); see also note 12, supra (citing similar D.D.C. cases).
None of these cases involved the se
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They do not reveal new venues at which their crimes occurred. They do not reveal new sources
of their wealth. They do not explore the
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redactions. /d. at 492-93. And once Biaggi’s testimony had been released, the Circuit
elaborated in a supplemental opinion: In deman
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public-record trial testimony of firsthand witnesses, and thus is not of significant historical or
public interest, there is arguabl
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Second, the evidence put before the Maxwell grand juries is today, with only very minor
exceptions, a matter of public record. The Go
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Each grand jury received evidence on a single day. On that day, it heard testimony from
one person: a law enforcement agent who, acti
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The Government’s invocation of special circumstances, however, fails at the threshold.
Its entire premise—that the Maxwell grand jur
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ground to dismiss the indictment against her. And any such motion to dismiss on this basis today
would very likely be futile, because M
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276, 285-87 (2d Cir. 2022) (“Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11”). The doctrine is based on the
district court’s supervisory authority over
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(v) how long ago the grand jury proceedings took place;
(vi) the current status of the principals of the grand jury proceedings and
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Id. (quoting United States v. Procter & Gamble Co., 356 U.S. 677, 681-82 n.2 (1958))
(alterations in original); see also In re Biagg
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victims and other witnesses had submitted to the Government, which the Government in turn
furnished to the Court. See Dkts. 804, 806.
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range (188-235 months) calculated by Judge Nathan. Dkt. 737 at 84. Eight victims submitted
victim impact statements. Dkt. 686.
Judge Nath
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On August 10, 2019, Epstein committed suicide while in pretrial custody at the Metropolitan
Correctional Center (“MCC”). See generally
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
20 Cr. 330 (PAE)
-V-
OPINION & ORDER
GHISLAINE MA
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b. The privacy interests (iii outweigh any historical
interest justifying disclosure
The same legal analysis applies to the privac
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The government has plainly not met its burden to justify an unsealing in this case. And
even if this Court determines that unsealing
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August 5, 2025
Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer, U.S.D.J.
United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Hon. Richard M. Ber