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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 609 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, - against - GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. Filed 02/24/22 Page1of13 CASE NO.: 20-CR-330 (AJN) MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO INTERVENE AND FOR RELEASE OF SEALED JURY QUESTIONNAIRE AND TRANSCRIPT, ON BEHALF OF PROPOSED INTERVENOR, JUROR 50 Todd Spodek, Esq. Spodek Law Group P.C. 85 Broad Street, 17th Floor New York, New York 10004 Tel: (212) 300-5196 Fax: (212) 300-6371 ts@spodeklawgroup.com Attorney for Proposed Intervenor DOJ-OGR-00008980 Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 609 Filed 02/24/22 Page2of13 Table of Contents TI. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ..00000 eee e cee csneceeeeeeeeecseecaeenseeesaeessueesaeenseeesaeessaeens 4 Wl. FACTUAL BACKGROUND... eee ceneceeeeeeneeceeecaeenseeesaeesaaeenaeenseeesaeeeaeens 5 THT. = ARGUMENT |. ceeceeeecnsecnecnseeesaeesaaecnaeeaeessaeessaecnaeesseessaeessaeeaeenseeesaeesaeens 6 A. Juror 50’s Request to Intervene... ee cece eeeeeseeceeeeeseeeceecnaeenseeesaeessaeeseensneenaees 7 1. Jurors have compelling and legitimate privacy rights.......0...0...0. ce eeeeeeeeeeeneees 7 2. Jurors may face criminal exposure for answers given on jury questionnaires.... 8 3. Intervention in criminal trials may be granted to protect the rights of third Uo 8 B. Juror 50’s Jury Questionnaire should be released to Counsel but otherwise remain under seal, to provide Juror 50 with a full and fair opportunity to present his POSItion to this COUPt ......... eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeceneceeeeeeesaeecsaecaeessaeesaeecaeeseeseneesaeersaeenaeeseas 9 1. A copy of the Jury Questionnaire is necessary to comply with Judge Nathan’s Sammary 5 Order oo... cececccecccccscsesssescsesescesssesescsssssesssssssssssssssasasescseseseseseseseseaeaeseseaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeas 9 2. The Court has the authority to release the Jury Questionnaire under seal.......... 10 3. The instance matter presents a compelling reason to release — the Jury Questionnaire to Cou […]