Giuffra says the request would silence Jane Doe
Thomas P. GiuffraAttorney representing Jane Doe
Giuffra opposes the request as an attempt to silence his client and him.
Responding to
The requested restrictions would silence Jane Doe and her lawyer.
“The Defense is now attempting to silence me and Ms. Doe because we have been so successful in rebutting their ineffectual attempts to undermine her story”
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Where this statement fits
Diego Sarabia's lawyer seeks limits on statements in the Cornell civil case; Jane Doe's lawyer objects
James C. Knox, a lawyer for Diego Sarabia, one of the defendants in Jane Doe's civil lawsuit against Cornell University and others, asked a New York state court on October 9, 2026 to restrict what the parties and their lawyers say about the case outside court. He argues that publicity could prejudice potential jurors and that sensitive information could lead to threats and doxing. Thomas Giuffra, who represents Jane Doe, says the request is an attempt to silence his client and him. In an October 14 letter, Cornell asked the court not to enter the proposed order until its exceptions are clarified, and asked that protections extend to nonparty witnesses' identities. CNY Central reported that day that the court had not ruled on the request.
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Peter Charalambous and Aaron Katersky report Sarabia's motion, Giuffra's response and Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond's separate sealing order.
Before the quotation
In a statement responding to Sarabia's motion, Giuffra said the defense had tried to rebut Jane Doe's claims by leaking confidential documents and giving interviews that question her account, and that those efforts had not succeeded.
After the quotation
He ended the statement by saying that the truth always wins out.
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Giuffra expressly criticizes the requested restrictions as silencing the plaintiff and her lawyer.
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