MARKUS / MOSS

MARKUS / MOSS July 9, 2021 VIA EMAIL TO CHAMBERS The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: Even though I do not currently represent Ms. Maxwell in any proceedings and have never entered an appearance in connection with her trial before Your Honor, the Government submitted a letter "to bring to the Court's attention" an article that I wrote on June 30, 2021, and asked that the Court "issue an order pursuant to Local Rule 23.1(h)" directed at me. (Dkt. No. 309). This Court ordered that I respond (Dkt. No. 312), and I do so here. I respectfully request that the Court deny the Government's request for the following reasons: I. The local rules do not apply as I do not currently represent Ghislaine Maxwell in any proceeding and have not entered an appearance in this Court. Because undersigned counsel does not currently represent Ms. Maxwell in any co