“The order by Judge Loretta Preska will, for two business days, block the release of documents that relate to a deposition Maxwell gave as part of a now-settled civil defamation lawsuit filed against her in 2015 by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.”
“The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order after last-ditch scrambles by Maxwell to keep potentially embarrassing information, which her lawyer said could make it “difficult if not impossible” to find an impartial jury, out of the public eye.
Maxwell’s appeal will be heard on an expedited basis, with oral argument scheduled for Sept. 22.”
“Ghislaine Maxwell’s claim that she has “critical new information” related to her cases in Manhattan federal court was not enough to keep sealed secret files from the defamation case against her, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The material is under protective order in Maxwell’s criminal case and, for the time being, can’t be disclosed in Virginia Giuffre’s civil defamation case against the alleged madam, Judge Loretta Preska wrote in her order Wednesday.
“Maxwell’s lawyer Adam Mueller told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that releasing Maxwell’s sworn April 2016 deposition, which was taken in a separate civil case, threatened to undermine her trial scheduled for next July.”
Good morning.
Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal seeking to block the release of a deposition that prosecutors allege shows her perjuring herself hits the Second Circuit this afternoon.
The crux of Ghislaine Maxwell's legal argument is that Judge Preska's order did not adequately address her claim that she relied upon the confidentiality protections in agreeing to the 2016 deposition in the first place.
Judge Cabranes presses prosecutors on why Ghislaine Maxwell cannot share sealed information that she obtained via her criminal discovery under seal with Judge Preska, who is presiding over the civil case.
Judge Nathan, who is presiding over the criminal case, allowed Maxwell to provide summaries of information that she learned via her prosecution with Judge Preska under seal for her civil case.
This does not allow her to share the files themselves, the government says.
To anyone listening in, the second appeal involving Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal prosecution is on a bit of an arcane issue.
The protective order prevents the parties from describing just what information prosecutors do not want Maxwell to share with the judge in her civil case.
Pedo-Prince hides out at mom’s ….
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8575963/Prince-Andrew-goes-spin-judge-halts-unsealing-Ghislaine-Maxwell-legal-papers.html
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Daily Mail [UK] – Ghislaine Maxwell’s stall tactics FAIL as judge orders the release of unsealed docs but delays bombshell depositions until at least next week
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8576023/Judge-delays-release-bombshell-Ghislaine-Maxwell-court-documents.html
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NEW: U.S. appeals court delays release of Ghislaine Maxwell deposition
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/us-appeals-court-stays-release-of-ghislaine-maxwell-deposition/ar-BB17qtZp
“The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order after last-ditch scrambles by Maxwell to keep potentially embarrassing information, which her lawyer said could make it “difficult if not impossible” to find an impartial jury, out of the public eye.
Maxwell’s appeal will be heard on an expedited basis, with oral argument scheduled for Sept. 22.”
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“Ghislaine Maxwell’s claim that she has “critical new information” related to her cases in Manhattan federal court was not enough to keep sealed secret files from the defamation case against her, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The material is under protective order in Maxwell’s criminal case and, for the time being, can’t be disclosed in Virginia Giuffre’s civil defamation case against the alleged madam, Judge Loretta Preska wrote in her order Wednesday.
Because of the protective order, Preska wrote she has no “reasonable basis” to grant Maxwell’s request of postponing for three weeks the unsealing of documents in the defamation case against her.”
https://nypost.com/2020/08/12/ghislaine-maxwells-critical-new-information-wont-delay-unsealing-judge/
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Shaun Atwood – Maxwell’s Demands Denied
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Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors want parallel civil case temporarily halted
Prosecutors say civil depositions could give Maxwell evidence that could hurt their case
https://www.wpbf.com/article/ghislaine-maxwell-prosecutors-want-parallel-civil-case-temporarily-halted/33997544#
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Ghislaine Maxwell Urges U.S. Appeals Court to Keep Damaging Deposition Secret
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-10-13/ghislaine-maxwell-to-urge-us-appeals-court-to-keep-damaging-deposition-secret
“Maxwell’s lawyer Adam Mueller told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that releasing Maxwell’s sworn April 2016 deposition, which was taken in a separate civil case, threatened to undermine her trial scheduled for next July.”
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many blow-by-blow tweets live here:
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….. stay tuned – FC
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