December 18, 2023 Unsealing Order - Giuffre v. Maxwell
From: Judge Loretta A. Preska, S.D.N.Y.To: Public Record
Unsealing OrderUnsealedDec 2023
UNSEALING ORDER — DECEMBER 18, 2023
Case: Giuffre v. Maxwell, No. 15-cv-7433 (LAP) (S.D.N.Y.)
Docket entry: 1315
On December 18, 2023, Judge Loretta A. Preska ordered that sealed records in Giuffre v. Maxwell identifying previously anonymized "John and Jane Does" be unsealed, with limited exceptions for individuals the court concluded should remain protected.
What followed:
- January 3, 2024: the first batch of about 943 pages was filed publicly.
- January 3–9, 2024: further batches were filed, about 4,553 pages in total, naming more than 150 people.
- February 14, 2024 (docket entry 1346): the court kept two remaining names sealed.
Appearing in these records is not an accusation of wrongdoing; many individuals are mentioned in passing or as witnesses.
Source: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (docket via CourtListener)
Order: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1315.0.pdf
The Epstein Case in 2023
In 2023, litigation over banks' dealings with Epstein reached settlements: Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $75 million to survivors, and JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $290 million to survivors and $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands. On December 18, 2023, Judge Loretta A. Preska ordered that sealed records from Giuffre v. Maxwell identifying previously anonymized individuals be unsealed, setting up the January 2024 releases.
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