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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 51 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 4 of 10 On October 20, 2010, this Court (Marra, J.), entered an order (Doc. #222) remanding to the magistrate judge to give Epstein an opportunity to file a reply brief. On November 1, 2010, Epstein filed a reply to the response to his motion for protective order. Doc. #223. On January 5, 2011, this Court (Johnson, J.) entered an order (Doe. #226) resolving Epstein's objection. The Order began by stating: "To the extent Epstein's Counsel ask the Court to find the subject correspondence privileged and on that basis prohibiting Plaintiffs' Counsel from disclosing it in either of the two proceedings, said request is denied." Id. at 3. The Order, however, indicated that Jane Does' counsel should file the correspondence under seal with "the appropriate institution" so that the institution could "make the determination of admissibility as it relates to their respective cases." Id. at 3.1 DISCUSSION I. JANE DOE #1 AND JANE DOE #2 SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO USE TILE CORRESPONDENCE, AS IT IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THEIR CASE. Under the Magistrate Judge's Order, Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 are directed to submit the correspondence to "the appropriate institute" for a "determination of admissibility." The victims have done that, filing only a redacted version of their pleading in the public court file, At one point, the Magistrate Judge appeared to think that the "appropriate institution" for the CVRA was the Justice Department, as the Magistrate Judge thought that Jane Doe was proceeding by way of an "internal Justice Department Complaint procedure." Of course, Jane Doe is not proceeding here by way of the internal Justice Department procedure, but rather the statutorily authorized procedure for filing a motion in the district court. See 18 U.S.C. § 3771(d)(3). 4 EFTA00230176
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 51 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 5 of 10 submitting an unredacted version to the Court. The victims have also submitted all of the correspondence to the Court under seal as well. The only remaining issue for the Court under the Magistrate Judge's Order is a "determination of admissibility as it relates" to the CVRA case. The correspondence is plainly admissible, as it is bigWy_relevara to _thityictints1 argument—that--the—Justiee—Departmenuns intentionally concealed the existence of tlle...nonzprqsecution agreement from them. The correspondence specifically shows that the U.S. Attorney's Office reached a firm non- prosecution agreement with Epstein in September 2007, but subsequently deliberately decided to conceal the existence of that agreement from the victims. The correspondence further shows that the U.S. Attorney's Office was aware of its statutory obligation to inform the victims of the non- prosecution agreement. Indeed, some of the correspondence involves specific discussion of the CVRA and victim notices. All relevant evidence is admissible. See Fed. R. Evict. 402. Relevant evidence is "broadly defined," United States v. Glasser, 773 F.2d 1553, 1560 (11i° Cir. 1985), as evidence that has "any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probably or less probable than it would be without the evidence." Fed. R. Evid. 401. Much of the correspondence bears directly on points that the U.S. Attorney's Office has already discussed in its pleadings. The Government's Response to the Victim's Petition, for example, contains an extensive discussion of the background of the investigation, the plea negotiations, and the U.S. Attorney's Office's understanding of its obligations under the CVRA. See Government's Resp. to Victim's Emergency Petition for Enforcement of Crime Victims Rights Act at 3-6 (dos. #13) (citing Declaration of Asst. U.S. 5 EFTA00230177
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 51 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 6 of 10 Attorney Marie Villafafia). These same subjects were also discussed at length at the Court's July 11, 2008, hearing on the matter. See, e.g., Tr. July 11, 2008, at 3-4, 18-19, 22-29. The correspondence provides far more detailed information on this subject than was previously available to the victims. More important, the correspondence also shows a concerted effort by the U.S. Attorney's Office and Epstein to conceal the non-prosecution agreement from the victims. The victims should therefore be allowed to use the correspondence, as it sheds important light on the events surrounding the non-prosecution agreement, which are central to the victims' arguments that the U.S. Attorney's Office violated their rights. II. THE VICTIMS' PLEADINGS SHOULD BE UNSEALED. The victims' pleadings should also be unsealed. The victims have, of course, filed only a redacted version of their pleading in the court public file, thereby ensuring full compliance with the Court's order that they give Epstein a chance to object. But there is no underlying reason for sealing of these documents. The Court has already ruled that the correspondence is not privileged. Accordingly, no good reason exists for keeping the pleadings confidential, and accordingly they should be made part of the Court's public file. In addition, no sealing order could be justified in this case. The Eleventh Circuit has instructed that the district courts must make substantial findings before sealing records in cases before it. For instance, in United States v. Ochaa-Masque, 428 F.3d 1015 (11th Cir. 2005), it reversed an order from this Court that had sealed pleadings in a criminal case, emphasizing the importance of the public's historic First Amendment right of access to the courts. To justify EFTA00230178
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.. . Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 51 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 7 of 10 sealing, "a court must articulate the overriding interest along with findings specific enough that a reviewing court can determine whether the closure order was properly entered." Id at 1030. Here there is no overriding interest in keeping the pleadings secret. To the contrary, there is an overriding interest in having these matters exposed to public light. There is considerable public interest in the question of how a serial pedophile could arrange such a lenient plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office. There has long been suspicion that Jeffrey_KEstein was receiving favorable treatment in the criminal investigation because of his wealth and power. See, e.g., Abby Goodnough, Questions of Preferential Treatment Are Raised in Florida Sex Case, N.Y. TIMES, Sept. 3, 2006, at 19 (noting questions that the public had been left "to wonder whether the system tilted in favor of a wealthy, well-connected alleged perpetrator and against very young girls who are alleged victims of sex crimes"). Indeed, the interest in the matter is strong enough that the widely-viewed television program Law and Order: Special Victim Unit devoted an episode to it last month, suggesting in its plot that federal government had intervened improperly to prevent effective prosecution. See Law & Order Commemorates Jeffrey Epstein's Taste for Teen Hookers, hup://gawkencom/#!5751094/law—order-commemorates-jeffity- epsteins-taste-for-teen-hookers. Also, there is strong current media interest in the case. "British tabloids have gone berserk the past two weeks with the growing scandal over the friendship that Prince Andrew, 51, fourth in line for the throne, has maintained with the multimillionaire, a registered sex offender [Jeffrey Epstein]." Jose Lambiet, Prince's Friendship with Pedophile Causes Furor Across the Pond, PALM BEACH POST, Mar. 9, 2011, at 2B. There are also current reports that the FBI is reopening its investigation into the matter. See Sharon Churcher, FBI Will Reopen Case Against Prince's Friend, SUNDAY MAIL (UK), Mar. 6, 2011. 7 EFTA00230179
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. . .. . .... r.)7 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 51 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 8 of 10 Of course, the Court is not being asked in this pleading to decide the wisdom of the non- prosecution agreement entered into by the U.S. Attorney's Office. The public can make up its own mind on that subject — but only if it is allowed to review the facts surrounding the negotiation of the agreement and the treatment of crime victims during the negotiation process. The Court should accordingly unseal the victims' pleading. M. EPSTEIN HAS NO "STANDING" TO RAISE ANY OBJECTIONS WITHOUT INTERVENING IN THE CVERA CASE. As a courtesy to Epstein, we have provided copies of all these pleadings to defendant Epstein. It should be noted, however, that while Epstein is well aware of this CVRA action, he has chosen not to intervene. Cf Fed. R. Civ. P. 24 (providing procedures for intervention). Without intervening in the case, he cannot raise any objections to use of the correspondence in this case — or to any relief that the Court might grant to the victims. The victims have no objection to Epstein intervening in this case — at this time. If, however, Epstein delays intervention until after a reasonable period of time, the victims will argue that his motion to intervene is untimely. The victims will argue that any attempted intervention by Epstein after the date on which the Government must respond to the victims' motion for a finding of violation of the CVRA is untimely, as that is when the victims must begin drafting reply pleadings. See United States' Jefferson County, 720 F.2d 1511, 1516 (1Ith Cir. 1983) (listing factors to be considered in determining whether motion to intervene is timely). CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE 8 EFTA00230180
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 51 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 9 of 10 The Government has no objection to the motion to unseal. On August 26, 2010, Epstein was given notice of the victims' intent to use these materials in this case. He has yet to intervene in this case, let alone interpose any objection in this case. CONCLUSION For all the foregoing reasons, the Court should allow Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 to use the U.S. Attorney's correspondence in this CVRA action. The Court should therefore unseal the victims redacted pleading, entering the full pleading — and the attached correspondence — as publicly accessible records. DATED: March 21, 2011 Respectfully Submitted, s/ Bradley J. Edwards Bradley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. and Paul G. Cassell Pro Hac Vice S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah 9 EFTA00230181
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 51 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 10 of 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The foregoing document was served on March 21, 2011, on the following using the Court's CM/ECF system: Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorney for the Government Joseph L. Ackerman, Jr. Fowler White Burnett PA Criminal Defense Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein (courtesy copy of pleading via U.S. mail) 10 EFTA00230182
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 60 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 1 of 10
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. 08-80736-Civ-Marra/Johnson
JANE DOES #1 AND #2,
Petitioners,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.
UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO PETITIONERS' MOTION
TO USE CORRESPONDENCE TO PROVE VIOLATIONS OF THE
CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT AND TO HAVE THEIR
UNREDACTED PLEADINGS UNSEALED !DEMI
The United States of America, by and through the undersigned, hereby files this Response
in partial opposition to Petitioners' Motion to Use Correspondence to Prove Violations of the Crime
Victims' Rights Act and to Have Their Unredacted Pleadings Unsealed (DE51). As explained in the
United States' Response to Petitioners' Motion for Finding of Violations of the Crime Victims
Rights Act (DE48), and Petitioners' Motion to Have Their Facts Accepted (DE49), it is the position
of the United States that this case presents a straightforward legal issue and no additional facts or
evidence are necessary for the resolution of the matter. The United States also was not a party to the
action wherein Petitioners were ordered to obtain court approval prior to using the correspondence
as evidence.' Accordingly, the United States takes no position as to that portion of Petitioners'
'The Government does note, however, that Petitioners have filed the Non-Prosecution
Agreement ("NPA") in the public portion of the Court file. (DE48, Ex. E.) That document is the
subject of a Protective Order in the instant suit. (See DE26.) Petitioners have previously moved to
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Motion, although it notes that merely attaching the correspondence to a motion without
authenticating it does not make it admissible evidence.
With regard to Petitioners' Motion to Unseal, when Petitioners' originally conferred with the
government, the undersigned stated that there was no objection to the motion to unseal. However,
a copy of what Petitioners intended to file was not provided. Also, upon undertaking some research
in preparation for a response to DE49, it was determined that the Government could not, in
accordance with our legal obligations, agree to unsealing the documents referenced herein.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth herein, the United States opposes, in part, Petitioners' Motion
to Unseal. Instead, the United States has filed herewith, under seal, a redacted version of DE48 and
the relevant portions of Exhibit A, and asks the Court to unseal only redacted versions, if the Court
decides to grant Petitioners' Motion to Unseal.
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF PETITIONERS' PLEADINGS RUN AFOUL OF FED. R.
CRIM. P. 6(e) AND/OR CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATES.
Several of the "facts" that Petitioners include in their Statement of Undisputed Facts allege
that Jeffrey Epstein ("Epstein") and others have committed crimes for which they were never
charged or convicted. Others refer to matters that were occurring before the grand jury. The
documents contained in Exhibit A to their pleading contain similar materials. The Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure and constitutional mandates dictate that these should be kept sealed.
A.
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e)
Rule 6(e) states that "an attorney for the government" "must not disclose a matter occurring
unseal the NPA in this action, (see DE28,) which the Court has denied. (DE36.) Although the
Government acknowledges that the NPA is a matter of public record in other courts, it is not a public
record here. As discussed below, its disclosure, which includes names of uncharged persons,
implicates Due Process.
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1 tvo", 77.—•-•— . • . i Case 9:08-cv-60736-KAM Document 60 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 3 of 10 before the grand jury." Fed. IL Crim. P. 6(e)(2)(B). Furthermore, court hearings and court records and orders must be sealed "to the extent and as long as necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of a matter occurring before a grand jury." Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(eX5) & (6). Courts have construed "a matter occurring before the grand jury" to include "events which have already occurred before the grand jury, such as a witness's testimony, [and] matters which will occur, such as statements which reveal the identity of persons who will be called to testify or which report when the grand jury will return an indictment." In re Grand Jury Investigation, 610 F.2d 202, 216-17 (5th Cir. 1980). While Petitioners were merely asking the Government to agree with their assertions of " fact" based upon materials Petitioners had received from counsel for Epstein, rather than asking the Government to make affirmative disclosures of grand jury material, "Rule 6(e) does not create a type 'It is worth noting that, within the same case, a court can take differing positions on this. Compare: With: ['Me disclosure of information obtained from a source independent of the grand jury proceedings, such as a prior government investigation, does not violate Rule 6(e). A discussion of actions taken by government attorneys or officials, e.g., a recommendation by the Justice Department attorneys to department officials that an indictment be sought against an individual does not reveal any information about matters occurring before the grand jury. Nor does a statement of opinion as to an individual's potential criminal liability violate the dictates of Rule 6(e). Disclosures which expressly identify when an indictment would be presented to the grand jury, the nature of the crimes which would be charged, and the number of persons who would be charged run afoul of the secrecy requirements codified in Rule 6(e). In re Grand fray Investigation, 610 F.2d at 217, 218. In light of these conflicting directives, the government must err, if at all, on the side of treating all information related to grand jury proceedings as "matters occurring before the grand jury." EFTA00230185
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of secrecy which is waived once public disclosure occurs." In re Motions ofDow Jones & Co., Inc.,
142 F.3d 496, 505 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (quoting In re North, 16 F.3d 1234, 1245 (D.C. Cir. 1994)).
"[E]ven if material concerning the grand jury investigation had been disclosed to the public, the
Government attorney .. . had a duty to maintain grand jury secrecy. This attorney could neither
confirm nor deny the information presented by the 'external party.'" Senate of the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico v. United States Dept of Justice, 1992 WL 119127 at '3 (D.D.C. May 13, 1992)
(citing Bony v. United States, 740 F. Supp. 888, 891 (D.D.C. 1990) ("Rule 6(e) does not create a
type of secrecy which is waived once public disclosure occurs. The Government is obligated to
stand silent regardless of what is reported, accurate or not, by the press.").
The reasons for Rule 6(e) are multiple:
In addition to preventing adverse pretrial publicity about a person who may be
indicted and subsequently tried, secrecy protects the reputation of a person under
investigation who is not indicted. The secrecy requirement also encourages reluctant
witnesses to testify without fear of reprisals from those against whom testimony is
given, prevents tampering with grand jury witnesses in an effort to alter their trial
testimony, and permits the grand jury to deliberate free from the influence of
publicity. Finally, secrecy prevents disclosures to persons who may be interested in
the investigation if the facts are known or might attempt to escape if they have reason
to believe certain indictments will issue.
United States v. Eisenberg, 711 F.2d 959, 961 (11th Cir. 1983) (citing United States v. Procter &
Gamble Co., 356 U.S. 677, 681 n.6 (1958)).
Several of the "facts" contained in Petitioners' submission contain allegations related to
matters occurring before the grand jury. Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), the Government cannot
confirm or deny the accuracy of those allegations. Likewise, portions of Exhibit A to Docket Entry
48 refer to matters occurring before the Grand Jury. Notwithstanding Petitioners' citations to the
First Amendment and the interest of the press and the public in this case, the First Amendment right
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of access is not absolute and sealing is appropriate in connection with grand jury proceedings. As
explained by Judge Jordan in United States v. Steinger, 626 F. Supp. 24i 1231 (S.D. Fl. 2009):
"The proper functioning of our grand jury system depends upon the secrecy of grand
jury proceedings," Douglas Oil Co. v. Petrol Stops Northwest, 441 U.S. 211, 218
(1979), and this expectation of privacy is generally codified in Rule 6(e) of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
There is a second reason why sealing is currently appropriate. As noted above, the
Public Integrity Section has determined that six former or present public officials had
no knowledge of, or involvement in, the alleged wrongdoing, and its probe continues
against others who have yet to be indicted or cleared. The sealed documents and
transcripts refer to many of those individuals by name. Disclosure of those names,
and the matters being investigated, could have devastating consequences for those
persons who have been cleared of any misconduct, as well as for those still under
investigation. As William Shakespeare put it centuries ago, "the purest treasure
mortal times afford is spotless reputation; that away, men are but guilded loam, or
painted clay." W. Shakespeare, RICHARD II, ACT 1, SCENE 1, lines 177-78 (1597).
And if it is true that "at every word a reputation dies," A. Pope, THE RAPE OF THE
Lock, CANTO III, line 16 (1712), then public access to the sealed documents and
transcripts here could easily kill many reputations. This overriding interest is, I
believe, of a higher value under [Ness-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court, 464 U.S.
501 (1984)] so as to warrant sealing, and provides good cause under the common-law
access balancing test to preclude disclosure.
Swinger, 626 F. Supp. 2d at 1235-36 (brackets in original omitted). See also In re Petition of
American Historical Ass 'n, 62 F. Supp. 2d 1100, 1103 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ("A cornerstone of the grand
jury secrecy tide is the protection of the reputations and well-being of individuals who are subjects
of grand jury proceedings, but are never indicted . . [T]he rule of secrecy seeks to protect . .
unindicted individuals from the anxiety, embarrassment, and public castigation that may result from
disclosure.") (cited in Steinger).
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e•;;S",:%%::: - - • /len" Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 60 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 6 of 10 B. Due Process As noted above, one of the reasons behind 6(e) is to protect the reputations of persons who are under investigation but not indicted. This is a corollary to what the Court of Appeals found to be a due process protection afforded by the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution — namely, "that the liberty and property concepts of the Fifth Amendment protect an individual from being publicly and officially accused of having committed a serious crime, particularly where the accusations gain wide notoriety." See In re Smith, 656 F.2d 1101, 1106 (5th Cir. 1981) (citation omitted).' In Smith, the petitioner filed a motion seeking to have his name stricken from the factual proffers of two criminal defendants. Smith had not been criminally charged or convicted. The Court of Appeals agreed with Smith, castigating the Government: no legitimate governmental interest is served by an official public smear of an individual when that individual has not been provided a forum in which to vindicate his rights... . [W]e completely fail to perceive how the interests of criminal justice were advanced at the time of the plea hearings by such an attack on the Petitioner's character. The presumption of innocence, to which every criminal defendant is entitled, was forgotten by the Assistant United States Attorney in drafting and reading aloud in open court the factual resumes which implicated the Petitioner in criminal conduct without affording him a forum for vindication. Id. at 1106, 1107. The Court of Appeals ordered the District Court Clerk's Office to "completely and permanently obliterate and strike from the records of the pleas of guilty . . . any and all identifying reference to or name of Mr. Smith, the Petitioner, so that such references may not be used as a public record to impugn the reputation of Petitioner." Id. at 1107. The Court further ordered that all of the pleadings in the case be scaled. Id. 'This opinion of the Fifth Circuit was made binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit pursuant to Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir. 1981) (en bane). 6 EFTA00230188
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Courts have interpreted Smith to apply not only to references to unindicted co-conspirators
in indictments and factual proffers, but also to motion papers. See, e.g., United States v. Anderson,
55 F. Supp. 24 1163, 1168 (D. Kan. 1999) ("After carefully reviewing the government's moving
papers on the conflict of interest issue, the court can find no reason why the government might have
'forgotten' the presumption of innocence in such a public pleading . .") (citing Smith, 656 F.2d at
1107); United States v. Holy Land Foundation, 624 F.3d 685 (5th Cir. 2010) (Fifth Amendment
rights of organization were violated when its name was listed among 246 unindicted coconspirators
in pre-trial brief).
Petitioners' "Statement of Undisputed Material Facts," and Exhibit A to DE48 contain
allegations related to uncharged crimes against not only Epstein but several other individuals.' In
keeping with the First Amendment's limited right of access, the United States does not oppose the
motion to unseal in flit rather, pursuant to Smith and its progeny, the relevant allegations should be
redacted. See, e.g., Smith, 656 F.2d at 1107 (ordering Clerk's Office to "completely and permanently
obliterate and strike from the records ... any and all identifying reference to or name of Mr. Smith"
and sealing all other related records); United States v. Anderson, 55 F. Supp. 24 1163, 1170 (D. Kan.
1999) (ordering Clerk's Office to "completely and permanently strike" all references to petitioners);
Steinger, 626 F. Supp. 2d at 1237 (concluding that documents must be kept hilly sealed because
"redactions would be so heavy as to make the released versions incomprehensible and
unintelligible").
Filed herewith, under seal in accordance with Rule 6(e), is a proposed redacted copy of DE48
and the relevant pages of Exhibit A. With respect to DE48 itself, the Government has only redacted
°The NPA also contains such references.
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 60 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 8 of 10 language that in some way suggests that the Government (including the FBI) is the source of the allegation. However, the Government reiterates, as it has stated in its opposition to "Petitioners' Motion to Have Their Statement of Undisputed Material Facts Accepted" that it denies all of the allegations contained in Petitioners' Statement that aver violations of law by Epstein or others that have not resulted in a conviction, including but not limited to paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 17, 37, 52, and 53. With respect to Exhibit A, out of 359 pages, the United States only seeks to redact 40 full pages, and seeks to redact individual words or sentences on an additional 20 pages. The United States further respectfully requests that the Court allow it to redact the personal telephone number and email address of its personnel, that appears on eighteen pages in Exhibit A to DE48. The information serves no evidentiary purpose. The United States has conferred with counsel for Petitioners on these matters. Petitioners have no objection to the redaction of the personal telephone number and email address of government personnel and to the redaction of individual statutory references in Exhibit A. Petitioners object to redactions of DE48 and to further redactions ofErthibit A. For ease of reference by the Court, the redactions that arc agreed to are marked in blue; those that are in dispute are marked in red. Redactions that appear in plain black are pre-existing (i.e., they are redactions done either by Petitioners or by Epstein's counsel). CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the United States respectfully requests that the Court deny, in part, Petitioners' Motion to Unseal its Motion for Finding of Violations of Crime Victim's Rights Act and Request for Hearing on Appropriate Remedies [DE481 and Exhibit A thereto and, instead, that the Court unseal only a redacted version of those pleadings, that is, the redacted documents filed 8 EFTA00230190
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 60 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 9 of 10 herewith. Respectfully submitted, WIFREDO A. FERRER UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: Assistant U.S. Attorney Fla. Bar No. 0936693 Attorney for Respondent CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on April 7, 2011, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. Assistant U.S. Attorney EFTA00230191
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 60 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 10 of 10 Paul G. Cassell S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah SERVICE LIST Jane Does I and 2 v. United States, Case No. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Lehrman, P.L. Attorneys for Jane Doe # 1 and Jane Doe # 2 10 EFTA00230192
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