House Oversight — DOJ production
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document570 - Filed 01/05/22 Pagelof3 Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, P.C Jeffrey S. Pagliuca My 150 East 10th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80203 PH 303.831.7364 FX 303.832.2628 www.hmflaw.com joagliuca@hmflaw.com HADDON MORGAN FOREMAN January 5, 2022 VIA ECF The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 Re: — United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan, I write in response to the government’s letter of this morning requesting a hearing to consider a Juror’s statements to various media sources that the Juror was a victim of sexual assault. Doc. 568. The government’s request for a hearing is premature because based on undisputed, publicly available information, the Court can and should order a new trial without any evidentiary hearing. The Supreme Court has held that to be entitled to a new trial, “a party must first demonstrate that a juror failed to answer honestly a material question on voir dire, and then further show that a correct response would have provided a valid basis for a challenge for cause. McDonough Power Equip., Inc. v. Greenwood, 464 U.S. 548, 556 (1984). This standard applies even if the juror’s conduct was merely inadvertent and not intentional. United States v. Langford, 990 F.2d 65, 68 (2d Cir. 1993) (“We read [the McDonough] multi-part test as governing not only inadvertent nondisclosures but also nondisclosures or misstatements that were deliberate.”). DOJ-OGR-00008804 Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document570 - Filed 01/05/22 Page2of3 The Honorable Alison J. Nathan January 5, 2022 a") rot) ge a No Respectfully, it is not the proper function of the Court to contact the Juror and suggest that he retain an attorney or to secure the appointment of an attorney on his behalf. There is no indication this Juror either needs a lawyer or is indigent and qualifies for court-appointed counsel. Moreover, any such action would undermine the se […]