Giuffre v. Maxwell (SDNY): Opinion #10325425

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK VIRGINIA L. GIUFFRE, Plaintiff, v. No. 15-cv-07433-LAP GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. Order and Protocol for Unsealing Decided Motions (Updated August 27, 2020) The Court previously ruled that “only motions actually decided by Judge Sweet—along with documents relevant to Judge Sweet’s decisions on those motions—are properly considered judicial documents to which a presumption of public access attaches.” Order, dated Dec. 16, 2019 (DE 1016). Such materials are referred to herein as the “Sealed Materials” or “Sealed Items.” The Sealed Materials will be enumerated in a List of Decided Motions designated by the Court . In accordance with Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F.3d 41, 49-51 (2d Cir. 2019), the Court will conduct an individualized review of each Sealed Item in the List of Decided Motions to determine (a) the weight of presumption of public access that should be afforded to the document, (b) the identification and weight of any countervailing interests supporting continued sealing/redaction, and (c) whether the countervailing interests rebut the presumption of public access. To assist in this process and afford persons identified or otherwise interested in the Sealed Materials the opportunity to participate in the Court’s individualized review, the Court adopts the following protocol. 1. Non-Parties List: Plaintiff Virginia Giuffre and Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell (collectively, the “Original Parties”) each have submitt