DOJ-OGR-00020890.pdf

Case 22-1426, Document 58, 02/28/2023, 3475901, Page 64 of 221 A-264 2 DEPUTY CLERK: (Case called) Counsel, please state your name for the record, starting with the government. MS. MOE: Good morning, your Honor, Alison Moe. THE COURT: Good morning. Foreman, Andrew Ahrbach and Maurene Comey for the government. MS. STERNHEIM: Good morning, Bobbi C. Sternheim, counsel. Everdell for Ghislaine Maxwell, who is present on behalf of the defense. THE COURT: Good morning. And Mr. Spadeq on behalf of juror 50, please state your appearance. MR. SPODEK: Good morning, your Honor, Todd Spodek on behalf of Juror 50, who is present. Thank you. THE COURT: We're here today for a hearing on the defendant's motion for a new trial. The government has consented and to indeed requested this hearing as to Juror 50. My opinion and order dated February 24, 2022 ordered Juror 50's responses into the jury selection questionnaire. That opinion lays out the scope and nature of today's hearing. In addition to the motion for a new trial briefing that I received from both sides, I also received proposed questions from both sides which I have carefully considered. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 1 20 CR 330 (AJN) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. Before: HON. ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge Appearances DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York ALISON MOE MAURENE COMEY ANDREW AHRBACH Assistant United States Attorneys COHEN & GRESSER LLP Attorneys for Defendant BOBBI C. STERNHEIM Attorney for Defendant SPOPEK LAW GROUP Attorneys for Juror 50 TODD A. SPOPEK DOJ-OGR-00020890