In re Grand Jury 05-02 & 07-103: Filing 002

Case 9:25-mc-80920-RLR Document 2 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/23/2025 Page 1 of 3 ..,,, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FILED BY .-J'~ D.C. r IN RE: Grand Jury 05-02 (WPB) & 07-103 (WPB) ---I ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFI t. JUL 19 2025 ANGELA E. NOBLE CLERK U.S. DIST. CT. S.D. OF FlA. - W.P.B. This Cause is before the Court on the United States' Petition to Unseal Grand Jury Transcripts (the ''Petition"), filed on July 18, 2025. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6, the Government requests that the transcripts related to grand jury investigations 05- 02 (WPB) and 07-103 (WPB) (the "Florida Proceedings") be unsealed "subject to appropriate redactions of victim-related and other personal identifying information." Pet. at I. Additionally, the Government states that "[t]o the extent this Court maintains that this 'petition to disclose arises out of a judicial proceeding in another district' ... the Court should 'transfer the petition to'" the Southern District of New York. Id. at 4-5 (referencing other petitions filed in United States v. Maxwell, No. 1 :20-CR-330 (S.D.N.Y.) and United States v. Epstein, No. 1 :19--490 (S.D.N.Y.)) (the "New York Proceedings"). Having reviewed the Petition, the Court requires supplemental briefing on two issues. The Government's Request to Unseal Grand Jury Documents First, the Court requires the Government to clarify its legal position in support of its request to unseal the grand jury materials. The rule applicable to the Government's request, Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, "codifies the traditional rule of grand jury secrecy and provides a comprehensive framework for determining whether and under what conditions the records of grand jury proceedings may be released." Pitch v. United States, 953 F .3d 1226, 1229 (11th Cir. 2020). This rule of secrecy is subject to exceptions, but in this Circuit, there are only Case 9:25-mc-80920-RLR