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MKM:TH/MKP/KMT F. #2017R01840 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - against - KEITH RANIERE, Defendant. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X Docket No. 18-204 (S-2) (NGG) (VNS)

THE GOVERNMENT’S

MOTIONS IN LIMINE RICHARD P. DONOGHUE

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Eastern District of New York 271 Cadman Plaza East Brooklyn, New York 11201 Moira Kim Penza Tanya Hajjar Mark J. Lesko Kevin Trowel Assistant U.S. Attorneys (Of Counsel)

Case 1:18-cr-00204-NGG-VMS Document 567 Filed 04/19/19 Page 1 of 20 PageID #: 5950

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT .................................................................................................... 1

ARGUMENT .................................................................................................................................. 2

I.

The Court Should Require the Parties to Refer to Victim Witnesses by Their First Names Only and Should Admit Certain Categories of Evidence Related to Victims under Seal .................................................................................................. 2

A.

Applicable Law ........................................................................................... 2

B.

Limited Protections Requested for Victims Are Reasonable and Appropriate ................................................................................................. 7

C.

Sealing of Evidence .................................................................................... 9

II.

The Court Should Preclude Evidence and Argument Regarding the Government’s

Motives for Prosecution ........................................................................................ 11

III.

The Court Should Preclude Marc Agnifilo from Referring to Himself as a

“Former Prosecutor” Before the Jury

................................................................... 13

IV.

The Court Should Order the Defendant to Produce Reciprocal Discovery under Rule 16 and Rule 26.2 ........................................................................................... 14

A.

Applicable Law ......................................................................................... 14

1.

Rule 16 .......................................................................................... 14

2.

Rule 26.2 ....................................................................................... 16

B.

Discussion ................................................................................................. 16

V.

The D

efendant’s Motion to Offer Witness Testimony by CCTV Should Be

Denied ................................................................................................................... 17

CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 18


1

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT The government respectfully submits this memorandum of law in support of its motions in limine in advance of trial in this matter, currently scheduled to commence on May 7, 2019. Specifically, the government seeks to (1)

protect victim witnesses’ identity information at trial; (2) preclude evidence or argument regarding the government’s motives

for prosecution; and

(3) preclude defense counsel from referring to himself as a “former prosecutor” before the jury.

In addition, the government respectfully requests that the Court order the defendant to produce reciprocal discovery under Rule 16 and Rule 26.2 and

submits that the defendant’s motion to offer witness testimony by CCTV should be denied.

For the reasons set forth below, the Court should grant the government’s

motions.
