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Case 22-1426, Document 1-2, 07/08/2022, 3344417, Page29 of 91 remaining reply briefs on ECF by April 20, 2021. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 4/16/2021) (ap) (Entered: 04/16/2021) 04/16/2021 | 206 | REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support as to Ghislaine Maxwell re: 143 MOTION to Dismiss Counts One Through Four of the Superseding Indictment as Time—Barred. . (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 04/16/2021) 04/16/2021 | 207 | OPINION & ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell. In June 2020, a grand jury returned a six—count indictment charging Ghislaine Maxwell with facilitating the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of minor victims from around 1994 to 1997. The Government filed a first (S1) superseding indictment shortly thereafter, which contained only small, ministerial corrections. The S1 superseding indictment included two counts of enticement or transportation of minors to engage in illegal sex acts in violation of the Mann Act and two counts of conspiracy to commit those offenses. It also included two counts of perjury in connection with Maxwell's testimony in a civil deposition. Trial is set to begin on July 12, 2021. Maxwell filed twelve pretrial motions seeking to dismiss portions of the $1 superseding indictment, suppress evidence, and compel discovery. After the parties fully briefed those motions, a grand jury returned a second (S2) superseding indictment adding a sex trafficking count and another related conspiracy count. This Opinion resolves all of Maxwell's currently pending pretrial motions other than those seeking to suppress evidence, which the Court will resolve in due course. The motions, and this Opinion, deal exclusively with the S1 superseding indictment and do not resolve any issues related to the newly added sex trafficking charges. For the reasons that follow, the Court denies Maxwell's motions to dismiss the $1 superseding indictment in whole or in part. It grants her motion to sever the perjury charges for a separate trial. It denies her motion to further expedite discovery. The Court provides a brief summary of its conclusions here and its reasoning on the pages that follow:...[*** See this Opinion & Order ***]... Conclusion: The Court DENIES Maxwell's motions to dismiss the indictment as barred by Epstein’s non—prosecution agreement (Dkt. No. 141), to dismiss the Mann Act counts as barred by the statute of limitations (Dkt. No. 143), to dismiss the indictment for pre—indictment delay (Dkt. No. 137), to dismiss the Mann Act counts for lack of specificity (Dkt. No. 123), to dismiss the perjury counts as legally untenable (Dkt. No. 135), to strike surplusage (Dkt. No. 145), to dismiss count one or count three as multiplicitous (Dkt. No. 121), and to expedite pretrial disclosures (Dkt. No. 147). The Court GRANTS Maxwell's motion to sever the perjury counts for a separate trial (Dkt. No. 119). The Court ORDERS the Government to confirm within one week whether it considers any evidence related to negotiation of the non—prosecution agreement to constitute Brady or Rule 16 material and, if so, to confirm that it has or will disclose such evidence. The Court further ORDERS the parties to negotiate a final schedule for all pretrial disclosures that remain outstanding, including: Brady, Giglio, and Jenks Act materials, including co—conspirator statements; non-testifying witness statements; testifying witness statements; the identity of victims alleged in the indictment; 404(b) material; and the Government's witness list. The Court also requires the parties to negotiate a schedule for any additional or supplemental motions briefing in light of the S2 indictment. The Court ORDERS a joint proposal to be submitted by April 21, 2021. If agreement is not reached, the parties shall submit their respective proposals. The Court further ORDERS Maxwell to show cause by April 21, 2021 why her motion to dismiss the S1 superseding indictment under the Sixth Amendment (Dkt. No. 125) should not be denied as moot. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 4/16/2021)(bw) (Entered: 04/16/2021) 04/16/2021 | 208 | REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support as to Ghislaine Maxwell re: 135 MOTION to Dismiss Counts Five and Six of the Superseding Indictment Because the Alleged Misstatements are Not Perjurious as a Matter of Law. . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit L, #2 Exhibit M, # 3 Exhibit N)(Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 04/16/2021) 04/16/2021 | 209 | REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support as to Ghislaine Maxwell re: 137 MOTION to Dismiss Counts One Through Six of the Superseding Indictment for Pre—Indictment Delay. . (Everdell, Christian) (Entered: 04/16/2021) 04/16/2021 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings as to Ghislaine Maxwell: Brief (Joint proposal by parties) due by 4/21/2021. Show Cause Response (by Defendant) due by 4/21/2021. [*** NOTE: Refer to Opinion & Order, doc.#207. ***] (bw) (Entered: 04/16/2021) DOJ-OGR-00020415