Read this firstThese are the principal cases, not every filing. A single docket can hold thousands of documents; the links go to the dockets themselves, where the filings are. Being named in a filing is not a finding against anyone.
Dockets
| Case | Court | What it is |
|---|
| Giuffre v. Maxwell | S.D.N.Y. | Civil defamation suit brought by Virginia Giuffre. The source of the documents unsealed in January 2024 that named roughly 180 people — as accused parties, witnesses, victims and passing mentions. |
| Giuffre v. Maxwell (miscellaneous) | S.D.N.Y. 1:16-mc-00261 | A related miscellaneous proceeding, filed 18 July 2016, on a motion to quash. |
| Edwards v. Maxwell | S.D.N.Y. 1:17-mc-00025 | Filed 25 January 2017. |
| Vernon v. Maxwell | S.D.N.Y. 1:20-cv-06928 | Filed 27 August 2020. |
| Maxwell v. United States | S.D.N.Y. 1:25-cv-10464 | Filed 17 December 2025. A motion under 28 U.S.C. 2255 to vacate, set aside or correct a sentence. |
Official reports and releases
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