Colleen McMahon

OPINION AND ORDER re: (259 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 149 in 1:25-cv-03923-CM) LETTER MOTION for Conference and for a protective order addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Mary Ellen Brennan dated March 10, 2026. filed by Michael McDonald, Justin Fox, Nate Cavanaugh, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service, Amy Gleason, (263 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 152 in 1:25-cv-03923-CM) EMERGENCY MOTION for Reconsideration re; (262 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 262 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM) Order, Set D

OPINION AND ORDER re: (259 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 149 in 1:25-cv-03923-CM) LETTER MOTION for Conference and for a protective order addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Mary Ellen Brennan dated March 10, 2026. filed by Michael McDonald, Justin Fox, Nate Cavanaugh, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service, Amy Gleason, (263 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 152 in 1:25-cv-03923-CM) EMERGENCY MOTION for Reconsideration re; (262 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 262 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM) Order, Set D

The letter notifies the court of Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. It describes the circumstances surrounding his death and mentions ongoing investigations by the FBI and the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General. The letter is from the Warden of MCC to Chief Judge Colleen McMahon and District Judge Richard M. Berman.

The transcript records a sealed court proceeding where Judge Colleen McMahon questions Assistant US Attorney Alex Rossmiller about the government's application on behalf of a third party (law firm Boies Schiller) to be relieved from a protective order. The judge expresses concerns about the procedure and the potential impact of a Second Circuit decision on the protective order.

The transcript records a sealed conference between Judge Colleen McMahon and Assistant US Attorney Alex Rossmiller regarding a grand jury subpoena. Rossmiller explains the investigation's timeline and contacts with Boies Schiller law firm, representing potential victims or witnesses. The judge seeks assurance that there were no improper contacts prior to the subpoena's issuance.

The document is a court order issued by Judge Colleen McMahon on April 1, 2019, allowing certain materials to be disclosed to the government despite a protective order, and ordering that the court order itself be sealed pending further court order.