Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 86 Filed 12/04/20 Page 1 of 4 800 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 COHEN & GRESSER LLP +1 212.957 7600 phone www.cohengresser.com Mark S. Cohen Christian R. Everdell +1 (212) 957-7600 [email protected] [email protected] November 25, 2020 TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL VIA EMAIL (SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2(B) OF JUDGE NATHAN’S INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES IN CRIMINAL CASES) The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York AO Foley Square New York, New York 10007 Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: On behalf of our client, Ghislaine Maxwell, we plan to file a Renewed Motion for Release on Bail (the “Motion”) and respectfully request an in camera conference, with all counsel present, to address the appropriate procedures for the filing and consideration of the Motion. For the reasons explained below, we intend to request, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1(d), that the Court permit the filing of portions of the Motion and certain supporting materials under seal and require that any responsive materials be filed under seal. We believe an in camera conference would be the most efficient form to address these issues and other confidentiality concerns related to the Motion. We intend to provide a full set of materials to the government, Pretrial Services, and the Court when the Motion is filed. We are merely requesting that sensitive contents of the submission be accorded confidentiality protections similar to those that the government routinely requires in protective orders, including the one in this case. In the four months since this Court denied Ms. Maxwell’s request for bail and granted the government’s motion for detention, Ms. Maxwell and her counsel have assembled substantial information that was not available to present at the initial hearing, as well as a comprehensive bail package co-signed by sureties who were unable to come forward a