Bobbi C. Sternheim

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person GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Client
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person GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Legal representative
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person CHRISTIAN EVERDELL
Business associate
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person Ms. Maxwell
Client
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person GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Professional
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person ALISON J. NATHAN
Professional
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person Ms. Maxwell
Professional
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person CHRISTIAN EVERDELL
Co counsel
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person MAURENE COMEY
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person Laura Menninger
Business associate
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person Christian R. Everdell
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organization LAW OFFICES OF BOBBI C. STERNHEIM
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person ANDREW ROHRBACH
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person John M. Leventhal
Professional succession
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person ALISON J. NATHAN
Legal representative
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person Ms. Maxwell
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person Laura Menninger
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person MARK S. COHEN
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person Jeff Pagliuca
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person government counsel
Legal representative
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person MAURENE COMEY
Professional opposing counsel
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person Christian R. Everdell
Co counsel
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person Curcio client
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person Counsel of record
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person Jeffrey Pagliuca
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Date Event Type Description Location Actions
N/A Pretrial conference A pretrial conference was held where counsel for the government and defendant made their appearan... Courtroom View
N/A Pretrial conference A final pretrial conference was held to discuss outstanding issues and the plan for jury selection. Courtroom View
N/A Detention Ms. Maxwell is being held at the MDC under problematic conditions, including over-management and ... MDC View
N/A Legal proceeding An ongoing legal case involving Ms. Maxwell, where her conditions of confinement are a point of c... N/A View
N/A Legal proceeding The ongoing criminal case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell. United States Courthouse, 4... View
2022-08-22 N/A Sentencing Hearing in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell Courtroom View
2022-07-15 Legal document service Bobbi C. Sternheim certified the service of a legal motion with an exhibit to multiple parties in... N/A View
2022-07-15 Legal filing Bobbi C. Sternheim executed a declaration requesting to be relieved as counsel for Ghislaine Maxw... N/A View
2022-07-15 Legal filing Attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim filed a Motion Information Statement to be relieved as continued coun... UNITED STATES COURT OF APPE... View
2022-07-15 Legal filing Attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim filed a declaration in support of a motion to be relieved from repres... UNITED STATES COURT OF APPE... View
2022-07-15 N/A Court Order issued granting Bobbi C. Sternheim's motion to be relieved as counsel for Ghislaine M... Thurgood Marshall United St... View
2022-07-07 Legal filing Bobbi C. Sternheim filed a Notice of Appeal for Ghislaine Maxwell. N/A View
2022-07-07 Legal filing payment Payment of a $505.00 fee for a 'Notice of Appeal/Docketing Fee' for case 20CR330-1 AJN. U.S. District Court, New Yo... View
2022-07-07 Legal filing Payment of a $505.00 fee for a 'Notice of Appeal/Docketing Fee' in case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN. U.S. District Court, New Yo... View
2022-07-07 Legal filing A Notice of Appeal was filed on behalf of Ghislaine Maxwell. United States District Cour... View
2022-07-07 N/A Payment of Notice of Appeal/Docketing Fee U.S. District Court, Manhattan View
2022-07-07 N/A Notice of Appeal Filed SDNY View
2022-06-28 Sentencing Sentencing hearing for the case of United States of America v. Ghislaine Maxwell. United States District Cour... View
2022-06-28 Legal proceeding A sentencing proceeding for Ghislaine Maxwell is scheduled for Tuesday, which may need to be post... United States District Court View
2022-06-25 Meeting Bobbi C. Sternheim met with her client, Ghislaine Maxwell, at the detention facility. MDC View
2022-06-24 N/A Filing of Document 672 in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Court Record View
2022-06-24 N/A Filing of Document 672 (Submission Under Seal) in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. United States District Cour... View
2022-06-24 Legal filing Document 672 was filed in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. N/A View
2022-06-21 N/A Filing of legal document regarding sentencing procedures. Court Docket View
2022-06-15 Legal filing Document 662 was filed in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. N/A View

EFTA00029843.pdf

This document is an email chain from March 9, 2021, regarding the legal case U.S. v. Ghislaine Maxwell (20 Cr. 330). Laura Menninger of Haddon, Morgan & Foreman, P.C. writes to Judge Nathan to submit a letter detailing Ms. Maxwell's objections to redactions proposed by the government in their Omnibus Response. The email includes several attachments related to these redactions and exhibits.

Email correspondence / legal filing cover email
2025-12-25

EFTA00029816.pdf

This document is a legal memorandum filed by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team on January 25, 2021, seeking to suppress evidence obtained via subpoena from the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner. The defense argues that the government made false representations to Judge McMahon to bypass a civil protective order and obtain confidential deposition transcripts, alleging collusion between the civil plaintiff's lawyers (Boies Schiller) and federal prosecutors. The document details the history of the civil defamation case, specific deposition questions regarding sexual acts and Epstein, and the procedural history of the protective order modification.

Legal memorandum (motion to suppress evidence)
2025-12-25

EFTA00029301.pdf

This document is an email thread from October 2021 regarding the case U.S. v. Maxwell. Defense attorney Bobbi Sternheim sends a courtesy copy of an ECF filing (specifically a letter regarding legal mail) to prosecutors at the US Attorney's Office (USANYS) and her co-counsel (Everdell, Menninger, Pagliuca). The email was then forwarded internally within the USANYS office.

Email correspondence
2025-12-25

EFTA00029294.pdf

This document is an email thread from October 2021 involving Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney, Bobbi Sternheim, and government representatives (including Christian Everdell). Sternheim complains that legal materials (a hard drive and books) sent by the government via FedEx were delivered to the MDC on October 12, 2021, but had not been given to Maxwell as of October 14. The document includes screenshots of FedEx tracking information (Tracking #8166 1429 9130 and #8166 1429 9141) confirming delivery to Brooklyn, NY.

Email correspondence with attachments (screenshots)
2025-12-25

EFTA00029237.pdf

This document is an email signature block or letterhead footer for Bobbi C. Sternheim, Esq. It includes contact details (with phone numbers redacted), a Covid-19 notice regarding remote work, and a standard legal confidentiality disclaimer. The document bears the Bates stamp EFTA00029237.

Legal correspondence / email signature block
2025-12-25

EFTA00029100.pdf

This legal filing is a Reply Memorandum by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team, arguing for the suppression of evidence and dismissal of charges based on government misconduct. The defense asserts that prosecutors misled Chief Judge McMahon about the extent of their prior coordination with civil attorneys (Boies Schiller Flexner) to obtain a grand jury subpoena, thereby circumventing a civil protective order. The document details a specific meeting on February 29, 2016, where civil attorneys 'pitched' the prosecution of Maxwell and provided documents, including flight records (though the specific flight data is not listed in this text), which the prosecution later failed to disclose to the judge.

Legal memorandum (reply in support of motion to suppress)
2025-12-25

EFTA00028974.pdf

This document is a Reply Memorandum filed by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team on March 15, 2021, supporting a motion to dismiss counts 1-4 of the superseding indictment. The defense argues that the indictment lacks specificity regarding names, dates, and details of the allegations, preventing Maxwell from preparing an adequate defense. The filing criticizes the government for using vague categories like 'Minor Victims' and 'multiple minor girls' without clarification and cites legal precedents to argue that the lack of specificity violates due process.

Legal filing (reply memorandum)
2025-12-25

EFTA00028968.pdf

This document is a Reply Memorandum filed on March 15, 2021, by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team in the Southern District of New York. The defense argues that Counts 1 and 3 of the Superseding Indictment are multiplicitous (charging the same crime twice based on identical facts) and requests the Court order the government to elect one count to prosecute and dismiss the other prior to trial to avoid jury prejudice. The filing contends that the government has failed to prove the existence of two distinct conspiracies.

Legal pleading (reply memorandum)
2025-12-25

EFTA00028929.pdf

This document is a Reply Memorandum filed by Ghislaine Maxwell in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, requesting the suppression of evidence obtained from a government subpoena to Boies Schiller and dismissal of counts five and six. It includes a Table of Contents, Table of Authorities citing various legal cases and rules, and a Table of Exhibits detailing communications and notes related to the case from 2016 to 2021, many involving AUSAs and individuals like Peter Skinner, Stan Pottinger, Brad Edwards, and Sigrid McCawley. The memorandum argues that the government misled the court and that the evidence should be suppressed due to due process violations.

Legal filing (reply memorandum)
2025-12-25

EFTA00028903.pdf

This document is a Reply Memorandum filed by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team on March 15, 2021, supporting a motion to dismiss counts one through four of her indictment as time-barred. The defense argues that the 2003 Amendment to 18 U.S.C. § 3283, which extended the statute of limitations, cannot be applied retroactively because Congress explicitly rejected a retroactivity provision. Additionally, the defense contends that the Mann Act offenses charged (enticement to travel and transportation of a minor) do not 'necessarily entail' the sexual abuse of a child, and thus the extended statute of limitations under § 3283 does not apply.

Legal memorandum (reply memorandum in support of motion to dismiss)
2025-12-25

EFTA00028880.pdf

This document is a Reply Memorandum filed by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team on March 15, 2021, supporting her motion to dismiss the indictment based on the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) Jeffrey Epstein signed in Florida. Maxwell argues that the NPA's clause immunizing 'potential co-conspirators of Epstein' explicitly covers her and bars the current prosecution in the Southern District of New York. The defense contends that the government's attempt to limit the NPA geographically (to Florida) or to specific crimes is contradicted by the plain text of the agreement and legal precedent regarding plea agreements.

Legal reply memorandum (united states district court, southern district of new york)
2025-12-25

EFTA00028701.pdf

This document is an internal email chain within the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USANYS) dated June 2, 2021. It forwards an automated Notice of Docket Activity from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals indicating that Ghislaine Maxwell's renewed motion for bail was denied. A USANYS staff member comments 'Awesome work!' regarding the court's decision.

Email / court notification
2025-12-25

EFTA00028584.pdf

This document is an email from an Assistant United States Attorney (SDNY) to Judge Nathan's chambers regarding the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell. Dated May 22, 2021, the email submits the Government's opposition to the defense's supplemental pretrial motions. The sender notes they are emailing the document because the electronic filing system prevents them from filing an opposition brief before the original defense motion appears on the public docket.

Email correspondence / legal filing cover letter
2025-12-25

EFTA00028183.pdf

This document is a chain of emails between the U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) and defense counsel for Ghislaine Maxwell (Laura Menninger) from March 2021. The correspondence concerns the scheduling of a review of 'highly confidential images' and physical evidence at 500 Pearl Street, as well as the production of indices listing items seized by the FBI from Jeffrey Epstein's residences in New York and the Virgin Islands in 2019. The prosecutor clarifies which items are indexed in spreadsheets versus search warrant returns and coordinates a phone call to discuss these matters.

Email correspondence / legal discovery
2025-12-25

EFTA00028100.pdf

An email chain from October 2021 involving Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney, Bobbi C. Sternheim, demanding immediate confirmation of the status of legal mail at the MDC. Sternheim notes that USPO tracking shows mail available for pickup that the facility has not retrieved, and threatens court action if not resolved. The chain includes a signature block for Isabel Maxwell, acting as a paralegal for the Law Offices of Leah Saffian.

Email chain
2025-12-25

EFTA00027749.pdf

This document is an email chain from October 14-15, 2021, involving the U.S. Attorney's Office (USANYS) and defense counsel for Ghislaine Maxwell. Following a letter filed by defense attorney Bobbi Sternheim regarding legal mail at the MDC, Judge Nathan ordered the prosecution to respond by 5 PM on October 15. The emails depict the prosecution team scrambling to draft a response, coordinating with the BOP and a contact named Sophia at the MDC, and expressing frustration regarding the tight deadlines imposed by Judge Nathan.

Email chain / legal correspondence
2025-12-25

EFTA00027563.pdf

This document is a Notice of Docket Activity from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, dated April 15, 2021. It notifies recipients of a filing in the case United States of America v. Maxwell (Case No. 21-58). The filing is a Certificate of Service related to a motion by an unnamed appellate counsel to withdraw/be relieved from representing Ghislaine Maxwell.

Court notification (notice of docket activity)
2025-12-25

EFTA00026926.pdf

This document is an email chain from April 2021 between defense attorney Bobbi Sternheim and redacted government officials regarding Ghislaine Maxwell's conditions of confinement. Sternheim requests that Maxwell be allowed legal materials while waiting in the cell block, noting she was held idle for over three hours. The government responds that they do not object but that the US Marshals require a court order.

Email correspondence / legal correspondence
2025-12-25

EFTA00026872.pdf

This document contains a series of email exchanges between Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team (led by Laura Menninger) and the US Attorney's Office regarding the logistics of reviewing discovery evidence in March and April 2021. The correspondence details disputes over the location of the review (FBI Bronx Warehouse vs. 500 Pearl Street courthouse), specifically concerning 'bulky' items such as massage tables, plaster busts, and framed art which the government refused to transport. Significant discussion focuses on the protocols for reviewing 'Highly Confidential' materials, including approximately 2,100 nude or obscene electronic images seized from Jeffrey Epstein's devices, which required specific viewing conditions on non-networked laptops due to their nature.

Email correspondence / legal discovery logistics
2025-12-25

EFTA00026477.pdf

This document is an email notification from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit regarding case 21-58, United States of America v. Maxwell. Dated January 26, 2021, it notifies recipients that an attorney (name redacted) has been added for the Appellant, Ghislaine Maxwell. The notice was mailed to Assistant U.S. Attorney Christian Romeyn Everdell and Ms. Bobbi C. Sternheim, among others.

Court docket notification / email
2025-12-25

EFTA00026465.pdf

This document contains the signature block and legal disclaimer for Bobbi C. Sternheim, Esq. It includes contact details (partially redacted), a notice regarding office closure due to Covid-19, and standard confidentiality warnings. Bobbi Sternheim is known for representing Ghislaine Maxwell.

Legal correspondence / email signature block
2025-12-25

EFTA00026464.pdf

This document is an email from attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim dated November 24, 2020, regarding the case 'U.S. v. Maxwell'. The email circulates a courtesy copy of an ECF filing titled 'Maxwell_Reply_to_90-day_conditions_ltr.pdf' to a group of attorneys including Mark S. Cohen, Christian Everdell, Laura Menninger, and Jeff Pagliuca.

Email
2025-12-25

EFTA00026460.pdf

This document represents an email thread between defense attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim and an official at MDC Brooklyn regarding the confinement status of Ghislaine Maxwell on November 19, 2020. The official informs Sternheim that Maxwell was placed in quarantine (not the SHU) for 14 days after close contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the suspension of in-person legal visits.

Email correspondence / legal communication
2025-12-25

EFTA00026458.pdf

This document is an email chain from November 2020 involving Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney, Bobbi C. Sternheim. Sternheim writes to unidentified recipients (likely prison officials) seeking confirmation and explanation regarding Maxwell receiving a Covid-19 nasal swab and being moved to the Special Housing Unit (SHU) for a 14-day quarantine, expressing concern over scheduled legal calls and visits.

Email correspondence
2025-12-25

EFTA00025282.pdf

This document is an email chain from October 2021 detailing complaints by Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorney, Bobbi Sternheim, regarding conditions at the MDC. Sternheim alleges 'foul play' or a 'cover-up' regarding legal mail that went missing and reappeared with USPS markings despite being placed in an internal mailbox. Additional complaints include inadequate space and COVID safety during legal visits, denial of requests to see the Warden, and issues with food (receiving meat while on a vegetarian diet) and electricity.

Email correspondence
2025-12-25
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$505.00
1 transactions
Net Flow
-$505.00
1 total transactions
Date Type From To Amount Description Actions
2022-07-07 Paid Bobbi C. Sternheim U.S. District Cou... $505.00 Notice of Appeal/Docketing Fee for Case 20CR330... View
As Sender
239
As Recipient
43
Total
282

Unknown

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Unknown

Standard legal disclaimer and Covid-19 office closure notice found in an email signature/footer.

Email
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Foregoing motion with exhibit

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Maurene Comey, Andrew ...

Bobbi C. Sternheim served a legal motion via email to Maurene Comey (maurene.comey@usdoj.gov) and Andrew Rohrbach (andrew.rohrbach@usdoj.gov).

Email
2022-07-15

Foregoing motion with exhibit

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: GHISLAINE MAXWELL

Bobbi C. Sternheim served a legal motion via U.S. mail (postage prepaid) to Ghislaine Maxwell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

U.s. mail
2022-07-15

Foregoing motion with exhibit

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Hon. John M. Leventhal...

Bobbi C. Sternheim served a legal motion via email to Hon. John M. Leventhal (judgeleventhal@aidalalaw.com).

Email
2022-07-15

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

A letter opposing the motion filed by counsel for Sarah Ransome and Elizabeth Stein to give oral victim impact statements at Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing hearing. The letter argues that neither individual qualifies as a statutory crime victim under the CVRA.

Letter
2022-06-25

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

Attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim informs Judge Nathan that her client, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been unjustifiably placed on suicide watch by the MDC, preventing her from preparing for her sentencing. Sternheim states Maxwell is not suicidal and warns that she will move for an adjournment if the situation persists.

Letter
2022-06-25

No Subject

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: ["Counsel of Record"]

This is the signature page of a letter or legal filing from Bobbi C. Sternheim, indicating that attachments are included and that Counsel of Record have been copied.

Letter
2022-06-24

Challenge to standing under CVRA

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Judge Alison J. Nathan

No preview available

Letter motion
2022-06-24

Sentencing Procedures / Victim Statements

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: The Court (Judge PAE i...

Request regarding the manner of sentencing and opposition to impact statements from individuals not identified as victims in the charged offenses.

Letter
2022-06-21

Defense counsel letter regarding sealing of certain docum...

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Judge Alison J. Nathan

No preview available

Letter
2022-06-21

Defense counsel writes regarding sealing of certain docum...

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Judge Alison J. Nathan

Letter dated 6/17/2022 entered on 6/21/2022.

Letter (dkt 667)
2022-06-17

2-day extension to file sentencing submission

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Judge Alison J. Nathan

Request for extension (Denied by court on 05/11/2022).

Letter motion
2022-05-10

Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

Request for a two-day extension to file sentencing submission due to attorney travel.

Letter
2022-05-10

Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

Requesting a stay of ruling pending review of a new interview given by Juror 50 to Paramount Plus.

Letter
2022-04-01

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

A letter arguing for a new trial for Ghislaine Maxwell based on the assertion that Juror 50 gave false answers on a juror questionnaire regarding his own past sexual abuse, which should have disqualified him from the jury.

Letter
2022-03-15

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: ["Honorable Alison J. ...

A letter from Ghislaine Maxwell's counsel requesting a proffer from Juror 50's counsel to explain the basis for the juror's assertion of the Fifth Amendment, in light of the juror's public statements and the government's consideration of immunity.

Letter
2022-03-02

Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

Request regarding Juror 50's assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege and government immunity.

Letter
2022-03-02

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

A letter from the defense proposing limited redactions to an attached Opinion and Order, in response to a Court Order (Dkt. 610) from the same day.

Letter
2022-02-24

Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: ["Honorable Alison J. ...

A letter from the defense proposing limited redactions to an attached Opinion and Order in response to a Court Order (Dkt. 610).

Letter
2022-02-24

Response to Dkt. 605

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Judge Alison J. Nathan

Letter in response to Order 605.

Letter
2022-02-21

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

Discussion regarding proposed redactions to documents related to Juror 50's conduct and motion for a new trial.

Letter
2022-02-21

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

A letter submitting documents under seal with proposed redactions concerning Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial. The redactions are intended to protect the integrity of an inquiry into the conduct of Juror 50 during the voir dire process.

Letter
2022-02-16

United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Honorable Alison J. Na...

A letter submitting documents under seal with proposed redactions concerning Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial. The redactions are intended to protect the integrity of an inquiry into the conduct of Juror 50 during the voir dire process.

Letter
2022-02-16

Letter in Response to Dkt. 596

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Judge Alison J. Nathan

Letter in Response to Dkt. 596

Letter
2022-02-16

Response to Dkt. 596

From: Bobbi C. Sternheim
To: Judge Alison J. Nathan

Letter in response to a previous docket entry.

Letter
2022-02-16

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