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Document 488

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Summary: The US government submits a letter motion to the court to deem certain birth certificates self-authenticating under Federal Rule of Evidence 902, to avoid calling records custodians as witnesses. The government argues that the certified copies of the birth certificates meet the requirements for self-authentication.
Significance: This document is significant because it reveals the government's efforts to authenticate key evidence (birth certificates of minor victims) in a high-profile criminal trial, and establishes the legal basis for their admissibility.
Key Topics: Authentication of birth certificates Self-authentication under Federal Rule of Evidence 902 Admissibility of evidence in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
Key People:
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant in the criminal case
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge presiding over the case