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This legal document details a ruling by Chief Judge McMahon concerning a government investigation related to a civil lawsuit between Giuffre and Maxwell. The judge concluded that Giuffre's law firm, Boies Schiller, did not improperly instigate the government's investigation and, due to "extraordinary circumstances," granted the government's request to access certain materials previously under a protective order. The ruling permitted the Government to share a specific court order with Boies Schiller to aid its investigation.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Maxwell | Party in a legal case |
Mentioned as a party whose reliance on a protective order was found to be unreasonable.
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| Giuffre | Party in a legal case |
Mentioned in relation to her lawyers and a civil lawsuit. The document states there is no suggestion she was involved...
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| McMahon | Chief Judge |
Cited throughout the document for her statements, conclusions, and rulings in a related legal matter.
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| Chemical Bank | company |
Mentioned as the defendant in a legal precedent case.
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| Boies Schiller | company |
Identified as the law firm for Giuffre. The document discusses the firm's interactions with the Government and the Co...
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| Government | government agency |
Refers to the prosecuting authority that convened a grand jury, sought court orders, and contacted Boies Schiller as ...
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| Court | government agency |
The judicial body, presided over by Chief Judge McMahon, that made rulings on the Government's application regarding ...
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Timeline (3 events)
The Government convened a grand jury to investigate matters related to a civil lawsuit.
Chief Judge McMahon granted the Government's application, finding Maxwell's reliance on a protective order unreasonable and that extraordinary circumstances existed.
Court
Chief Judge McMahon permitted the Government to share a specific court order with Boies Schiller, but prohibited further dissemination.
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Relationships (3)
The document refers to Boies Schiller as Giuffre's lawyers.
The Government contacted Boies Schiller as part of an investigation and was later permitted by the court to share an order with the firm.
Key Quotes (4)
"Nothing in this record suggests to me that Giuffre or Boies Schiller had anything to do with the Government’s decision to convene a grand jury to look into the matters that were the subject of the [civil lawsuit]."Source
— Chief Judge McMahon
(A statement by the judge concluding that Giuffre and her law firm did not instigate the government's investigation.)
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"quite clear that Boies Schiller did not foment the Government’s investigation."Source
— Chief Judge McMahon
(The judge's conclusion regarding the role of the law firm Boies Schiller.)
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"[t]he Government has persuasively demonstrated extraordinary circumstances, which would entitle it to modification in any event."Source
— Chief Judge McMahon
(The judge's reasoning for granting the Government's application to modify a protective order.)
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"while in other circumstances the breadth of the subpoena might be troubling, here the Government is in no position to narrow its request, because [the civil case] was litigated almost entirely under seal."Source
— Chief Judge McMahon
(The judge's justification for the scope of a subpoena, given the sealed nature of the related civil case.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 204 Filed 04/16/21 Page 100 of 239
on which Maxwell or anyone else might reasonably have relied is that Giuffre or her lawyers would not do what the defendant in Chemical Bank did—that is, forward discovery materials in their possession to prosecutors for the purpose of fomenting an investigation. But I am not faced with that situation.” (Id. at 21). Chief Judge McMahon further stated, “Nothing in this record suggests to me that Giuffre or Boies Schiller had anything to do with the Government’s decision to convene a grand jury to look into the matters that were the subject of the [civil lawsuit].” (Id.). Instead, she explained that the Government informed the Court that it had “contacted Boies Schiller as part of its search for parties who might have been victims in its investigation; and that Boies Schiller told the Government that it could not consensually produce at least some documents in its files because of the existence of the Protective Order.” (Id.). Chief Judge McMahon concluded that it was “quite clear that Boies Schiller did not foment the Government’s investigation.” (Id.).
Among other conclusions, Chief Judge McMahon found that because Maxwell’s reliance on the protective order in that case as a “shield [. . .] from the court-ordered disclosure of Confidential Materials pursuant to a grand jury subpoena was unreasonable, the Court may exercise its discretion to grant the Government’s application.” (Id. at 22). The Court further concluded that “[t]he Government has persuasively demonstrated extraordinary circumstances, which would entitle it to modification in any event.” (Id.). She also noted that “while in other circumstances the breadth of the subpoena might be troubling, here the Government is in no position to narrow its request, because [the civil case] was litigated almost entirely under seal.” (Id. at 25).
Chief Judge McMahon permitted that the Government share the order—and only that order, which itself prohibited further dissemination, and not including any other materials associated with the Government’s application—with Boies Schiller. The relevant order was
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