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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION oo ceeeceescseeecsessecsesessescsesecaescseecaeseseeecsesseecasseaeecaeeesaeseseeesaesaeeseeaeea 1 ARGUMENT ooo ciccccccccceseesescsessesceesessescsesecenscseecaeseseeecaeseececsesseecseseseescaesesaescseesanseeeesaesaeeeesaeea 2 L CHURCHER IS A MATERIAL FACT WITNESS AND WAS NOT ACTING AS A JOURNALIST ooo ceececeseeececseseescscsesecscseeesscsesecaescsesesseseecessesasscaesesanscseeesasseeesesaeseees 2 A. Churcher was acting as a friend and advisor to help Plaintiff publish her book, not as JOUPNALISE oo. eee eeeeeeseeseeceseesesecseeseseesecseaesceseeseeenecaeesesaeseeaeaesecaecssescaesaeeseeeeaeeaeersaeeaeerents 3 B. Churcher prompted Plaintiff to fabricate stories regarding Prince Andrew ............e ee 4 C. Churcher prompted Plaintiff to invent stories regarding Alan Dershowit2 ..........0..eee 6 D. Churcher’s communications with Plaintiff's Counsel and Law Enforcement are not news- Gathering activities ee cece cee ceescseeeeeesceeeceeseescecseeseessceeseessseesesseeeeseseneeesaeeeee 7 IL THE ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE OF THE SHIELD LAW IS NOT APPLICABLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EXPECTATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY ..... 9 Ill. THERE IS ACOMPELLING NEED FOR CHURCHER’S DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONY on. ccccceccccce cece cecseseececseseescseseceescseeesscsenececseseeesecseeeaseesesevaeseeesanaeeesesaes 0 A. The Information Sought from Churcher is Highly Material and Directly Relevant.......... B. Churcher’s documents and testimony are critical to Ms. Maxwell’s truth defense and Plaintiffs Claims oo... eee ceceeecseeeeecseseeeceesessescsesecscsesesessesecessesesesecseeeesseseeesaeseeee 5 C. Churcher’s information cannot be obtained from an alternative source... eee 6 IV. MS.MAXWELL’S COUNSEL AGREED TO EXTEND THE RETURN DATE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUBPOENA 0.00... ee ceseeeeeeseeeeceeseseesesetetasseeeneeaeaes 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ou... cccccccccccesesseseseseescsesessescsesecseseneeecseseeecesseseeecasseanecsesesanseneeeeas 9 Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 1325-1 Filed 01/04/24 Page 2 of 21