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ELECTRONICALLY FILED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC #:
DATE FILED: 11/11/21
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
United States of America,
20-CR-330 (AJN)
OPINION & ORDER
Ghislaine Maxwell,
Defendant.
ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge:
Before the Court is the Defense’s motion to exclude the Government’s expert witness,
Dr. Lisa Rocchio, pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the standard in Daubert v.
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993). Dkt. No. 386. The Government filed
a response brief, Dkt. No. 397, and Defendant filed a reply, Dkt. No. 398. The Court conducted
a Daubert hearing on November 10, 2021, at which both parties examined Dr. Rocchio. Dkt.
No. 431. The Court stated its oral opinion at that hearing that it would deny and grant in part
Defendant’s motion, to be followed by this opinion.
1. Legal standard
Federal Rule of Evidence 702 governs the admissibility of expert testimony. That rule
states:
A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or
education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if:
(a) the expert’s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier
of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue;
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