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Case 1:20-mj-00132-AJ Document 2 Filed 07/02/20 Page 1 of 7
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
United States of America
v. Case No. 20-mj-132-AJ-1
Ghislaine Maxwell
Public Access Findings
I. Background
This hearing is taking place during the public health
emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. All parties to this
proceeding, including the court, are appearing remotely via
video. In light of the anticipated volume of public and media
interest and the operational/capacity limitations of
videoconference technology, public and media access to the
proceeding will be via telephonic conference. The court’s
protocols for this hearing are laid out in Standing Order 20-7
(Mar. 23, 2020). 1 The court finds that conducting this hearing
via video — under the unique circumstances presented by the
COVID-19 pandemic — is the best way to ensure the safety of the
litigants, court personnel, and the public at large. All
findings made in the court’s prior standing orders are
1 Standing Order 20-7 was extended to August 1, 2020 by
Standing Order 20-21 (June 17, 2020).
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Case 1:20-mj-00132-AJ Document 2 Filed 07/02/20 Page 2 of 7
incorporated herein. See Standing Orders 20-5 (Mar. 20, 2020)
and 20-21 (June 17, 2020). 2
The hearing held today will be an initial appearance and
removal hearing for defendant Ghislaine Maxwell. Today’s
hearing has been noticed as a video hearing. In the event
defendant consents to proceed, the court makes the findings
below.
Before convening this video/telephone hearing, the court
carefully considered the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to
public court proceedings and the public’s and press’s First
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