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CASE NO. 502008CA028058XXXXMB AB
Plaintiff,
v.
Defendant.
EPSTEIN'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE ADDITIONAL INTERROGATORIES
Defendant, JEFFREY EPSTEIN ("Epstein"), pursuant to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.340,
moves for leave to serve additional interrogatories and states:
1.
On February 25, 2010, Epstein propounded his Fourth Set of
Interrogatories on
(attached as Exhibit A).
2.
With respect to interrogatories 3 - 12, ■
objected and stated "beyond
the limit of Interrogatories allowed pursuant to FRCP 1.340." ." See
Answers to
Interrogatories attached as Exhibit B.
3.
As the Court is aware,
is seeking significant damages in this case. In
addition, ■
is a witness in companion cases filed by other plaintiffs against Epstein.
4.
■
has not yet been deposed in this case. On April 2, 2010, Illfailed to
appear for deposition despite assurances by her counsel the day before that she would
attend the deposition. As a result, Epstein filed a Motion to Compel her deposition.
5.
Due to the nature of the claims involved in this case and the damages
sought, and since Epstein has yet to deposes, Epstein requests leave to serve an
additional 30 interrogatories.
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6.
Moreover, Interrogatory Nos. 3 (past sexual history), 4 - 5 (social
networking websites) of Epstein's Fourth Set of Interrogatories seeks information that
the Court previously held was discoverable.
7.
At the July 16, 2009 hearing on Epstein's Amended Motion to Compel, the
Court ordered LM to produce all information related to social networking sites.
Specifically, the Court stated:
So my ruling is as follows: I am going to allow first, as
dictated by Menke, the voluntary — not voluntary — but the
turning over of the social-network site information that is
accessible to the site owner or user, meaning the plaintiff, or
plaintiffs in this case, either of them or both of them, if they
have these types of networking sites, including of what
would be shared with others, if those individuals allow other
to become what is commonly known as friends. That will be
discoverable.
See Excerpt of July 16, 2009 Transcript at 36 (attached as Exhibit C).
8.
On August 20, 2009, the Court compelled i
to answer Epstein's
interrogatory related to her past sexual history. See August 20, 2009 Order attached as
Exhibit D.
9.
would not be prejudiced by Epstein serving additional interrogatories.
10.
The allowance of additional interrogatories is in the discretion of the trial
court and where there is just cause, interrogatories are generally liberally allowed. See
Rich v. Hunter, 3 So. 2d 393, 396 (Fla. 1941)
WHEREFORE, Defendant, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, requests the Court enter an
order granting EPSTEIN leave to serve an additional thirty (30) interrogatories and grant
any additional relief the Court deems just and proper.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing was sent by fax and U.S.
Mail to the following addressees on this 27th day of April, 2010:
Brad Edwards, Esq.
Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos
& Lehrman, PL
424 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 2
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Counsel for Plaintiff
Jay Howell, Esq.
Jay Howell & Associates, III
644 Cesery Boulevard
Suite 250
32211
Phone
Fax
Co-counsel for Plaintiff
Jack Alan Goldberger, Esq.
Atterbury Goldberger & Weiss, a
250 Australian Avenue South
Suite 1400
West
L 33401-5012
Fax:
Co-Counsel for Defendant Jeffrey Epstein
303 Banyan Boulevard, Suite 400
West Palm
h. FL 33401
By:
Robe P.
on, Jr.
Florida Bar #224162
Michael J. Pike
Florida Bar #617296
David A. Yarema
Florida Bar #12492
ax
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MB,
Plaintiff,
v.
Defendant.
CASE NO. 502008CA028058XXXXMB AB
DEFENDANT'S NOTICE OF SERVING
Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein, (hereinafter "Mr. Epstein"), files this Notice of Serving
Fourth Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff-'., pursuant to Rule 1.340, Florida Rules of
Civil Procedure, and request the Plaintiff to answer said interrogatories in writing within
thirty (30) days from date of service hereof.
Certificate of Service
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing was sent by U.S. Mail to
the following addressees on this eday of
February
, 2010:
Brad Edwards, Esq.
Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos
& Lehrman, PL
425 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 2
le, FL 33301
Jay Howell, Esq.
Jay Howell & Associates, II.
644 Cesery Boulevard
Suite 250
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Jack Alan Goldberger, Esq.
Atterbury Goldberger & Weiss, E.
250 Australian Avenue South
Suite 1400
Wes
FL 33401-5012
Fax:
Co-Counsel for Defendant Jeffrey Epstein
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EXHIBIT A-
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Phone
Fax
Co-counsel for Plaintiff
& COLEMAN, LLP
303 Banyan Boulevard, Suite 400
West Pa i
ch, FL 33401
By:
Fax
D. Critton,
Critton, Jr.
Florida Bar #224162
Michael J. Pike
Florida Bar #617296
(Counsel for Defendant Jeffrey Epstein)
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1.
The term Plaintiff' refers to in,
and all her agents, employees,
representatives, attorneys, accountants or anyone else acting on their behalf.
2.
The term "Defendant" refers to Jeffrey Epstein and all his agents,
representatives, employees, assigns, or other person or persons acting or purporting to
act on its behalf.
3.
The words "and" and "or" shall be construed both conjunctively and
disjunctively so as to make the request inclusive rather than exclusive. The singular
shall be construed to include the plural and the plural to include the singular.
4.
The word "communication(s)" shall mean any oral or written statement or
exchange of information of any type between two or more persons, including but not
limited to documents, telephone or face-to-face conversations, meetings or
conferences.
5.
The word "document" shall mean any writing of every kind, including, but
not limited to, any letter, book, record, report, file folder, envelope, file cabinet drawer
label, memorandum, correspondence, communication, drawing, chart, draft, schedule,
photograph, tape, disc, card, wire, computer program computer printout and any other
electronic or mechanical recording or transcript of any other instrument or device from
which information can be perceived or which Is used to memorialize human thought,
speech or action in the possession, custody, or control of Plaintiff. The term "document"
also includes copies containing Information in addition to that contained on the original
and all the attachments, enclosures, or documents referred to in any document. The
term "document" is also defined to be synonymous in meaning and equal in scope to
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the usage of this term in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(a), including, without
limitation, electronic or computerized data compilations. A draft or non-identical copy is
a separate document within the meaning of this term.
6.
The word "person" shall mean any natural person, individual,
proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, organization, joint venture,
business trust or other business enterprise, governmental body or agency, or
governmental, public, legal, or business entity, or group of natural persons or other
entities whether sui juris or otherwise.
7.
The phrase "relate to* shall mean refer to, contain, allude to, respond to,
comment upon, discuss, show, disclose, explain, mention, analyze, constitute,
comprise, evidence, set forth, summarize, support, refute or characterize, either directly
or indirectly, in whole or in part.
8.
"Identify," when used to refer to a natural person, means to state the
following:
(a)
his or her full name and address (or, if the present address is not know,
his or her last known address);
(b)
the full name and address of each of his or her employers, each
corporation of which he or she is an officer or director, and each business
in which he or she is a principal;
(c)
his or her present position (or if the present position is not known, his or
her last known position(s) at the time of the act to which the Interrogatory
response relates).
(d)
Such other information sufficient to enable Defendant to identify the
person.
9.
"Identify" when used to refer to any entity other than a natural person
means to state the following:
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(a)
The full name of the entity, the type of the entity (e.g., corporation,
partnership, etc.), the address of its principle place of business, its
principle business activity, and if it is a corporation, the jurisdiction under
which it has been organized and the date of incorporation.
10.
"Identify," when used with reference to a Document or Communication
means to state the following:
(a)
the nature of the document (e.g., letter, memorandum, etc), date of
creation, author, place of preparation, the name and address of each
addressee;
(b)
The identity of each signatory;
(c)
The title or heading of the document;
(d)
the general substance and subject matter;
(e)
Its present location and custodian (or, if not know, the last known);
(f)
the identity of each person to whom a copy of the document was sent and
each date of its receipt and date of its transmittal or other disposition;
(g)
The circumstance of each such receipt and each transmittal or other
disposition, including identity of the person transmitting and receiving it.
11.
In lieu of identifying any document, Plaintiff may attach a true and correct
copy of such document as an exhibit to its response to these Interrogatories, along with
an explicit reference to the Interrogatory to which each document is responsive.
12.
If the response to all or part of any Interrogatory is not known at the time
the initial response is made, please include a statement to that effect, furnish the
information that is known or available, and respond to the Interrogatory by amended or
supplemental response in writing under oath within ten (10) days of the date on which
the complete response becomes known or available.
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1.
List the names, business addresses, telephone and cell phone numbers, dates of
employment, immediate supervisor (name and address) and rates of pay
regarding all employers, including self-employment, for whom you have worked
since you answered the First Set of Interrogatories propounded by Defendant on
or about December 10, 2008; this includes listing any and all sources of income
you have received.
2.
Identify' each physician or medical provider (including mental health
professionals, drug or alcohol counselors and therapists) with whom you have
consulted or who has treated or examined you, and identify each facility
(including drug or alcohol treatment facilities, whether inpatient or outpatient)
where you have received any consultation, examination or treatment that is in
any way related to this case; and state as to each the date of consultation,
examination or treatment and the injury, condition or other reason for which you
were examined or treated since you answered the First Set of Interrogatories
propounded by Defendant on or about December 10, 2008.
Please refer to the "Definitions' section of these Interrogatories for the information sought by use of the
term "identify."
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3.
List separately the names, addresses and phone numbers of all males, excluding
Mr. Epstein, with whom you have had sexual activity since you answered the
First Set of Interrogatories propounded by Defendant on or about December 10,
2008 up through the current date. Describe the nature of sexual activity, the
date(s) and whether you received money or other consideration from the person.
4.
Are you n w o have ou ever been a member of a social networking website
such as
or any similar
websites?
a.
If so, please list all social networking websites of which you are currently a
member, list all social networking websites of which you were previously a
member and state the date you joined each site and the date you
cancelled your membership with each site.
b.
Also, please list all usemames, screen names or "handles" you used for
each social networking site of which you were ever a member. Also,
please provide all uniform resource locators ("URL") for each social
networking website of which you are, or were previously a member (i.e.
myspace.comljanedoe).
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5.
Ar
t
o
riasember of an online dating website such
as
or any similar website?
a.
If so, please list all online dating websites of which you are currently a
member, list all online dating websites of which you were previously a
member and state the date you joined each site and the date you
cancelled your membership with each site.
b.
Also, please list all usemames, screen names or "handles" you used for
each online dating website of which you were ever a member. Also,
please provide all URLs for each soci
•
website of which you
are, or were previously a member (i.e.
6.
Do you, or have you ever kept, a diary or journal since 2002? If so, please state
whether the diary or journal was/is kept in hard copy or whether it was/is kept on
a computer or other electronic device.
a.
If the diary or journal was kept in hard copy, describe its physical attributes
(i.e. book, collection of loose paper, day planner) and state its current
location.
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b.
If the diary or journal was/is kept on a computer or other electronic device,
please identify the computer or electronic device, Including the make and
model; identify the owner of the computer or electronic device; and state
the current location of the computer or electronic device. If the current
location is unknown, please state the last known location of the computer
or electronic device.
c.
Identify all individuals, including their full name, current address, home
telephone number and cellular telephone number, that have read any
portion of the diary or journal.
d.
Please state whether any copies were made of the diary or journal. If so,
state the number of copies made and identify all individuals, including their
full name, current address, home telephone number and cellular
telephone number, who have, or at any time had, a copy of the diary or
journal.
10.
Please identify all computers you have used since 2002 and identify the owner of
each computer; state the make, model and current location of each computer; if
the current location of a particular computer is unknown, state each location in
which you used last used each computer.
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11.
Please identify your five closest friends for the years 2006 - 2010, including their
full name, current address, home telephone number and cellular telephone
number.
12.
Do you intend to call at trial other females who went to Mr. Epstein's residence?
If so, please identify each individual, Including their name, current address, home
telephone number and cellular telephone number, and identify her counsel. Also,
please state the substance of each witness's testimony.
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VERIFICATION
By:
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SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this
day of
, 2010 by
, who is personally known to me or has produced the
following identification
which is current or has been issued
within the past five years and bears a serial or other identifying number.
Print Name
Signature
Commission Number:
My commission expires:
(Notarial Seal)
EFTA01076815
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th
CASE NO: 502008CA028058XXXXMB AB
Plaintiff,
v.
Defendant.
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PLAINTIFF'S VERIFIED ANSWERS TO
DEFENDANT'S FOURTH INTERROGATORIES
Plaintiff, M., hereby files her Notice of Service of Plaintiffs Answers to
Fourth Interrogatories propounded by Defendant on February 25, 2010.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the original of the above and a copy of the
foregoing has been provided this
Ir. day of April 2010 via U.S. Mail and email
transmittal to all those on the attached service list
Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing,
Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman,..
425 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 2
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
fax
By:
Florida Bar No.: 542075
EXHIBIT _})
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SERVICE LIST
Robert D. Critton, Jr.
BURMAN, CRITTON, et al.
303 Banyan Boulevard, Suite 400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Jay Howell, Esq.
Jay Howell & Assoc.
644 Cesery Boulevard
Suite 250
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Jack Alan Goldberger, Esq.
Atterbury Goldberger et al.
250 Australian Avenue South
Suite 1400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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PLAINTIFF'S ANSWERS TO FOURTH INTERROGATORIES
1.
List the names, business addresses, telephone and cell phone numbers, dates of
employment, immediate supervisor (name and address) and rates of pay
regarding all employers, including self-employment, for whom you have worked
since you answered the First Set of Interrogatories propounded by Defendant on
or about December 10, 2008; this includes listing any and all sources of income
you have received.
ANSWER:
MOM
West Palm Beach, FL
2009
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FL
2009
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FL
2009
West Palm Beach, FL
2010 - present
2.
Identify' each physician or medical provider (including mental health
professionals, drug or alcohol counselors and therapists) with whom you have
consulted or who has treated or examined you, and identify each facility
(including drug or alcohol treatment facilities, whether inpatient or outpatient)
where you have received any consultation, examination or treatment that is in
any way related to this case; and state as to each the date of consultation,
examination or treatment and the injury, condition or other reason for which you
were examined or treated since you answered the First Set of Interrogatories
propounded by Defendant on or about December 10, 2008.
ANSWER:
Victim's Services
West Palm Beach, FL
Dates reflected in records previously produced.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Dates reflected in records.
Interrogatories 3-12
ANSWERS:
Objection, beyond the limit of Interrogatories allowed pursuant to FRCP 1.340.
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CASE NO. 502008CA028051XXXXMB AB
Plaintiff,
-vs-
Defendant.
CASE NO. 502008CA028058XXXXMB AB
Plaintiff,
-vs-
Defendant.
DONALD HAFELE
Thursday, July 16 2009
8:13
- 9:10
Palm'Beach County Courthouse
West Palm Beach, Florida
Reported By:
Pamela J. Sullivan, RPR, FPR
Notary Public, State of Florida
Prose Court Reporting Agency, Inc.
EXHIBIT C,
Electronically signed by Pamela Sullivan (S01433-772-1662)
e61ae66d-066.4919.64de-67e22ed466ba
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Page 34
2.
for this whatsoever, for this type of invasive
2
discovery, where you get all access to — whether
3
it's voluntarily turned over or you get to go in
4
and actually remove It from the hard drive of a
5
computer — the sociahnetwaking site they chose
6
to remain private.
7
THE COURT: Well, mold it have to be removed
8
from the social aawadc, or could It be just
9
printed from the network?
10
MR. EDWARDS: 1 daft know bow the network
11
works and whether you can print every single page
12
and what that actually does.
13
THE COURT: Well, let's find out. I mean,
14
you inow,l would have preferred Mr. Crinon's
15
amended motion to have been supplemented by an
16
affidavit of a computer expert, to give the Court
•
17
information as to how this type of
18
social-networking information would be extracted in
19
the least intrusive means to either plaintiff
20
But without that, len in the same --I'm in
21
the dark myself, because I'm not a computer expert
22
by any means.
23
MR. EDWARDS: And, Brim just along those
24
lines, talking about the Menke case, that was
25
specifically a case dealing with sexually explicit
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Page 36
And, again, I'm trying my best to balance the
Interests between the individual's privacy rights
and a defendant's right to discover what could lead
to discovery of admissible evidence, when it deals
with damages.
So my ruling is as follows: I am going to
allow first, es dictated by Menke, the voluntary —
not voluntary — but the turning over of the
social-network site iefeenation that is accessible
to the site owner or user, =aping the plaintiff,
or plaintiffs in this case, either of them or both
of them, if they have these types of networking
sites, inclusive of what would be shared with
others, If those individuals allow others to became
what is commonly known as friends. That will be
discoverable. It will be placed under seal and for
attorneys' eyes only at this time, pending further
Court order.
MR. EDWARDS: Your Honor.
THE COURT: Well move on now to e-mails sent
and received by plaintiffs.
MR. CARTON: From a time standpoint, within
20 days?
THE COURT: Within 20 days.
MR. EDWARDS: And, Your Honor, my only
Page 35
1
email sent from his computer. And that was the
2
computer of the perpetrator. What we're actually
3
contemplating now is turning over all of this
4
information, that they chose to keep private
5
amongst their own friends, of the victims of sexual
6
abuse to a registered sex offender.
7
THE COURT: Well —
8
MR. EDWARDS: And there is not one single
9
thing they pointed to that is evidence that I
10
about — in fkct, 'daft even know if they have a
11
computer.
12
THE COURT: I wouldn't be doing this, but for
13
the fact or wouldn't even be contemplating doing
14
this, but for the fact that you have to remember a
15
very, very important point here, respectfully, and
16
that is your clients have brought a lawsuit against
17
the defendant. And by doing that, there is a
18
attain degree of discovery that must be undertaken
19
for the defendant to defend Manse'f against the
20
claims that have been made based on the allegations
21
of loss of enjoyment of five, mental anguish,
22
damages that extend from a psychological standpoint
23
from an alleged sexual battery. All of these
24
things are necessary, in my view, to be able to
25
adequately defend those
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1
objection to that is the Fifth Amendment privilege
2
that would pertain to my clients and the
3
information on there, as well as all of the other
4
people who communicate on there and their privacy
5
interest, as well, in addition to the fact that the
6
Menke case says, in quotes, in the few cases we
7
have found across the country permitting access,
8
all have — all have been in situations where
9
evidence of intentional deletion of data was
10
present. And that's not present here.
11
All of the arguments about damages claimed
3.2
and a right for a defendant to defend himself could
13
be made in every, single personal injury case that
14
we— that's ever existed.
15
THE COURT: Fee already made my ruling, but
16
I —
17
MR. EDWARD& I understand.
18
THE COURT: — as I said, I'm juxtaposing the
19
language contained on the last page of the slip
20
opinion, that intrusive searching of the entire
21
computer by opposing parties should not be the
22
rust means of obtaining the relevant information.
23
And then with the last sentence: "That we do
24
not deny the Board the tight to request that the
25
petitioner produce relevant, nonprivileged
10 (Pages 34 to 37)
Electronically signed by Pamela Sullivan(501433-772,4562)
0510.55d-oeta-4919-84de-ere22ed456ba
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CASE NO. 502008CA028058XXXXMB AB
Plaintiff,
JEFFREY EPSTEIN
Defendant.
ORDER ON EPSTEIN'S MOTION TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDER
AND FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS
THIS CAUSE came before the Court on Epstein's Motion To Compel Compliance
ota,s,
With Court Order And t or Award Of Attorney's Fees And Cd§ts, and the Court having
heard argument of counsel and being fully advised in these premises, it is hereby
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Defendants Motion is hereby grantedAlthiedt
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Florida, this id)
day of lit,,
2009.
Copies furnished:
ROBERT D. CRITTON, JR., ESQ., and MICHAEL J. PIKE, ESQ., 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 400,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 and BRAD EDWARDS, ESQ., Brad Edwards and Associates, LLC.
8
Harrison Street, Suite 202, Hollywood, FL 33020, JAY HOWELL, ESQ., Jay Howell & Associates,
.,
644 Cesery Boulevar
uite 250, Jacksonville, FL 32211, and JACK A. GOLDBERGER, ESQ.,
e ury
Goldberger & Weiss, IS, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5012
EXHIBIT I)
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