Subject: Availability of Civil Remedies - Crime Victims Rights Act Suit, Jane Does I and 2 1 United

Subject: Availability of Civil Remedies - Crime Victims Rights Act Suit, Jane Does I and 2 1 United States Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:51:34 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: 127_pet_opp_MTD.pdf In July 2008, two victims of Jeffrey Epstein filed an action under the Crime Victims Rights Act (CVRA), claiming they were entitled to be consulted before the U.S. Attorney's Office entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein in September 2007. The case was assigned to me, and I filed an initial response to the petition, arguing that the CVRA did not apply because Epstein had never been formally charged in federal court. I also appeared in a hearing on July 11, 2008, before Judge Marra. The case was inactive for several years, the victims being content to litigate their civil damage claims against Epstein. In mid-2010, the case became active again, and Paul Cassell, a former federal judge from Utah, and victims' rights advocate, entered his appearance on behalf of the vi