Judicial Conduct & the Courts

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against MDC – But Allows For Reinstatement If Inmates Are Named As Plaintiffs
Will The Vanguard step up on behalf of his fellow prisoners?

Judge Garaufis may choose to establish ‘Raniere Hearings’ on finer points of attorney conflict not contemplated in standard Curcio hearings
As previously noted, the purpose of the Curcio hearings that are being conducted by Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis is to ensure that each of Clare Bronfman’s co-defendants is fully aware of the potential…

Prosecution Alerts Judge To Lies Told By Counsel For Legal Defense Trust
At the conclusion of the most recent Status Conference in the case of U.S. v. Raniere et al., U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ordered Keith Raniere’s counsel to provide the prosecution…

Judge Garaufis Sets Dates For Curcio Hearings – And Appoints Attorneys For Clare Bronfman’s Co-Defendants
U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis, the presiding judge in the case of U.S. v. Raniere Et Al, has now scheduled the Curcio hearings for each of Clare Bronfman’s co-defendants: Keith…

Judge to make decision – what to do with Raniere now that he suffers so?
The Metropolitan Detention Center [MDC] in Brooklyn is bad on its best day, but following a fire on January 27, things got worse, not only for Vanguard, but for all 1,600 prisoners caged there.

Court Hearing: Trust fund almost out of money – attorneys questioned by judge – what will they do when trust fund runs out?
A hearing was held today in Brooklyn federal court in the Nxivm case – called for by Judge Nicholas Garaufis – on the status of the Bronfman-funded trust fund that has been paying lawyers for the…

Nancy Salzman given permission by judge to meet with codefendants without her attorney present, provided – their attorney is present
Judge Nicholas Garaufis has granted Nancy Salzman’s request that she be allowed to meet with her co-defendants outside the presence of “her” counsel for the purpose of trial preparation.

Judge orders NXIVM defendants – except Bronfman – to appear Monday to discuss Bronfman trust that pays their attorneys
Today, an order by Judge Nicholas Garaufis was entered into the docket in the case of the US v. Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman, Kathy Russell and Clare Bronfman.

Judge Garaufis Allows Clare Bronfman & Kathy Russell To See More Nxians – NOT!
By K. R. Claviger

One Night in Bangkok: The Judge Must Put a Leash on Marc Agnifilo
By One Night in Bangkok

Judge Postpones Nxivm Trial Until April 29th; Previously Scheduled For Mid-March
By K. R. Claviger

Judge Garaufis Drops Another Bombshell – And Asks For Even More Information Concerning Clare Bronfman’s Defense Trust Fund
By K. R, Claviger

Judge orders NXIVM lawyers to reveal all donors to the Defense trust – by noon tomorrow
Another Order From Judge Garaufis = Another Bad Day For NXIVM

Heidi: Nxivm Christmas Songs: Judge Garaufis is Nobody’s Clown
By Heidi Hutchinson

Judge Orders Defense Attorneys To Turn Over Details Of Legal Defense Trust Fund
Via a sua sponte Order, Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis , the presiding U.S.District Court judge in the criminal case of U.S. v. Raniere Et Al , has ordered the defendants to turn over the documents that…

Judge relaxes rules for Clare Bronfman to speak with NXIVM members
By K.R. Claviger

Legal Defense Trust Fund To Face Judicial Scrutiny – Raniere’s Attorney Suggests There May Be Multiple Contributors
In an earlier post, we noted that yesterday’s Status Conference before Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis was very brief – and that it focused mostly on the Legal Defense Trust Fund that was reportedly set…

Status Conference: Raniere’s attorney invokes God as his witness in assenting to ‘complex case’ status – Judge limits his swearing to the court alone
The status conference was brief. It began at 11 am and was concluded by 11:30