giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.201.0
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…District of New York
Virginia L. Giuffre,
Plaintiff, Case No.: 15-cv-07433-RWS
v.
Ghislaine Maxwell,
Defendant.
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PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATION
Plaintiff Virginia Giuffre, by and through her undersigned couns…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.140.2
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…is that the public interest might otherwise be harmed if extremely
sensitive material were to lose this special shield of confidentiality.2
Whether the privilege applies is determined by balancing the needs of the plaintiffs against the needs of the…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1210.0_1
3 pg
…case. In unsealing the summary judgment record,
the Court of Appeals redacted “deposition responses concerning
intimate matters where the questions were likely only permitted—
and the responses only compelled—because of a strong expectation
of continued confidentiality.” Brown v. Maxwell…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1060.0
2 pg
…Id. at 2. As this Court knows, the Second Circuit spoke directly to the
issues of confidentiality and unsealing of documents in this case and specifically vacated two of
the three decisions cited by Maxwell. Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1073.0
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…the
hundreds of interested Non-Parties together with Ms. Maxwell have every right and reason to
expect that the promises of confidentiality afforded by a Protective Order, to which Plaintiff and
2
Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1332.17
13 pg
…2017, this Court ordered: “[A]ll documents, materials, and information
subject to the Protective Order must be returned to the party who designated its confidentiality as
of the date this action was dismissed.” Id. 2 (emphasis supplied). Ms. Giuffre and…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1332.15
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…that a non-party cannot seek to overturn the protective order as follows:
“The Protective Order states that parties can object to the confidentiality
designations: “A party may object to the designation of particular
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION by giving written notice…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1296.16
2 pg
…Intervenor’s June 21, 2017 letter and its attachments, and remove the confidentiality designation
from several related emails and attachments that the parties previously designated confidential
(RANSOME_000273-557) (“the Emails”). The Emails will demonstrate that Ms. Ransome’s
inflammatory…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1192.0_3
3 pg
…sealed in Maxwell.” DE 233, at 2. The Court’s revised language
underscored that “the parties may only agree to remove confidentiality designations for Ms.
Giuffre’s personal documents” from Maxwell, “i.e., those bearing her bates stamp in Maxwell…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1199.4_1
4 pg
…See May 18, 2016 letter from J. Pagliuca ("Your email does not
provide any good faith basis for the [confidentiality] assertion, likely because there is none."). I
disagree.
Your latest produc6on includes a police report detailing the rape of a…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1200.13_1
3 pg
…that this is fishing with a drift net. We decline your
request to engage in this exercise.
Regarding redacted police reports that plaintiff designated “confidential”: We
objected to plaintiff’s confidentiality designation, and plaintiff failed to file a
motion in…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1166.0_1
14 pg
…by its redactions, implicitly held
that the deposition contained “responses concerning intimate matters where the questions were
likely only permitted – and the responses only compelled – because of a strong expectation of
continued confidentiality.” See Resp. at 5 (“this court should…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1185.0_1
1 pg
…for the sake of efficiency, re-produced in the
Dershowitz case her document productions from the Maxwell case with whatever confidentiality
designations were originally applied in the Maxwell case. Recognizing that some documents which Ms.
Giuffre designated as confidential in…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.363.14
2 pg
…but a confidentiality order shall be entered.
Regarding the deposition: The depo shall be limited to 4 hours without prejudice to request additional time in
the future.
The Defendant can be present at the depo.
The depo will be taken…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1195.0_2
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…been
rejected by this Court numerous times. The Second Circuit has held that “the mere existence of a
confidentiality order says nothing about whether complete reliance on the order to avoid disclosure
1
Again, Intervenors do not have access to…
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gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1218.33
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…and 23. The
Motion is denied as to the remaining Requests.
b. A Confidentiality Order shall be entered.
c. The deposition of Jane Doe No. 3 shall be limited to 4 hours without prejudice
to request for add itional time…
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gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.406.0
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…an Illegitimate Purpose Which
Disqualifies Him from Relief.................................................................... 22
4. Under This Court’s Order, Non-Parties Cannot Challenge Confidentiality
Designations and Dershowitz has Already A…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1097.0_1
6 pg
… Specifically, certain
materials may both (1) lack confidentiality designations made
pursuant to the Protective Order and (2) be filed under seal in
the Maxwell litigation. To the extent that the materials mention
nonparties to the Maxwell action and remain under…
giuffre-maxwell
gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1199.5_1
3 pg
…fairly obvious that this is fishing with a drift net. We decline your
request to engage in this exercise.
Regarding redacted police reports that plaintiff designated “confidential”: We
objected to plaintiff’s confidentiality designation, and plaintiff failed to file a
…
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gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.422.0
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… PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 12, 2016 Ms. Maxwell served her First Set of Discovery Requests on
Plaintiff. Request Number 19 requested “Any Document reflecting a confidentiality
agreement, settlement agreement, or any contractual agreement of any kind, between You
…
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