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Type: Legal filing (court motion/submission)
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This document is page 3 of a legal filing submitted on October 7, 2020, by the Acting US Attorney Audrey Strauss and Assistant US Attorneys (Comey, Moe, Pomerantz) in the Southern District of New York (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN). The Government argues against the premature disclosure of witness identities and sensitive materials to the defense, citing risks to the ongoing investigation and the potential to deter other victims from coming forward. They request the Court to approve a delay in disclosing these materials pursuant to Rule 16(d).

People (6)

Name Role Context
Audrey Strauss Acting United States Attorney
Signatory of the document representing the Government.
Maurene Comey Assistant United States Attorney
Signatory/Attorney for the Government (SDNY).
Alison Moe Assistant United States Attorney
Signatory/Attorney for the Government (SDNY).
Lara Pomerantz Assistant United States Attorney
Signatory/Attorney for the Government (SDNY).
The Defendant Defendant
Referenced in the text as the party to whom disclosure is being delayed. (Contextually Ghislaine Maxwell based on Cas...
Unnamed Witnesses/Victims Witnesses/Victims
Individuals whose identities the Government seeks to protect from premature disclosure.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
United States Government
The prosecution/plaintiff in the case.
Southern District of New York
The jurisdiction handling the case.
The Court
The judicial body being petitioned.

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location of the US Attorney's office handling the case.

Relationships (2)

Maurene Comey Professional Audrey Strauss
Both listed as attorneys for the Southern District of New York on the signature block.
Government Adversarial/Legal The Defendant
Government is prosecuting the defendant and arguing against immediate disclosure of evidence to them.

Key Quotes (4)

"Premature disclosure of these witnesses’ identities and sensitive information about those witnesses risks jeopardizing the Government’s ongoing investigation in at least two respects."
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"Second, an order requiring the immediate production of these Materials would risk deterring other victims from coming forward to be interviewed and from providing evidence to the Government."
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"Victims who may be considering cooperating with the Government’s investigation may decline to do so if they believe that the information they provide... must be immediately disclosed to the defense in this case."
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"Accordingly, the Government respectfully requests that the Court approve the Government’s request to delay disclosure of these Materials."
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