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Summary: The US Department of Justice filed a sealed application to unseal discovery materials related to the case Virginia L. Giuffre v. Ghislaine Maxwell, as part of an ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and others for possible violations of federal law. The government served a grand jury subpoena on Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, which required the production of discovery materials, but the firm was uncertain about complying due to a protective order in the civil litigation. The government is seeking a court order to permit Boies Schiller to comply with the subpoena.
Significance: This document is significant because it reveals the government's efforts to obtain discovery materials from a civil litigation involving Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, which are relevant to an ongoing grand jury investigation.
Key Topics:
Grand Jury Subpoena
Protective Order
Unsealing Civil Discovery Materials
Key People:
- Robert W. Sweet - United States District Judge
- Jeffrey Epstein - Subject of the Investigation
- Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant in the Litigation
- Virginia L. Giuffre - Plaintiff in the Litigation