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Document Information

Type: Court order
File Size: 57.4 KB
Summary

This document is a court order dated August 21, 2019, from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, signed by Judge Richard M. Berman. It schedules a hearing for August 27, 2019, to discuss the *nolle prosequi* (dismissal) order proposed by the U.S. Attorney following Jeffrey Epstein's death. The order explicitly invites counsel for the victims and the victims themselves to be heard at this proceeding.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Jeffrey Epstein Defendant
Deceased defendant in Case 19 Cr 490
Richard M. Berman Judge
U.S. District Judge (U.S.D.J.) issuing the order
United States Attorney Prosecutor
Proposed the nolle prosequi order

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
United States District Court Southern District of New York
Court handling the case
United States Attorney's Office
Government prosecution

Timeline (3 events)

2019-08-19
Nolle prosequi order proposed to the Court
Southern District of New York
2019-08-21
Order filed and signed
New York, New York
2019-08-27
Brief hearing regarding the nolle prosequi order
Courtroom 17B
Counsel for the Government Counsel for the Defendant Counsel for the victims Victims

Locations (2)

Location Context
Location of the court
Location where the hearing will be held

Relationships (1)

Judge presiding over Epstein's criminal case

Key Quotes (2)

"The Court believes that where, as here, a defendant has died before any judgment has been entered against him, the public may still have an informational interest in the process by which the prosecutor seeks dismissal of an indictment."
Source
048.pdf
Quote #1
"Counsel for the victims and the victims will also be heard, if they wish to be."
Source
048.pdf
Quote #2

Full Extracted Text

Complete text extracted from the document (1,143 characters)

Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 48 Filed 08/21/19 Page 1 of 1
USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 8/21/19
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Government.
-against-
JEFFREY EPSTEIN,
Defendant.
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ORDER
19 Cr 490
The Court will conduct a brief hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in connection with the nolle prosequi order proposed to the Court on August 19, 2019 by the United States Attorney.
The Court believes that where, as here, a defendant has died before any judgment has been entered against him, the public may still have an informational interest in the process by which the prosecutor seeks dismissal of an indictment.
At the hearing, Counsel for the Government and for the deceased Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein, will be heard. Counsel for the victims and the victims will also be heard, if they wish to be.
The hearing will be held in Courtroom 17B.
Dated: New York, New York
August 21, 2019
RMB
RICHARD M. BERMAN, U.S.D.J.

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