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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00086375
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISI FGJ NO. 07-103 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS ILED BY D.C. MAY 3 0 2017 STEVEN P. LARJp,topE C. ":IS' SC OF ELI., • woo MOTION TO SEAL The United States of America, by and through the undersigned Assistant United States Attorney, hereby moves to seal its "Sealed Motion for Permission to Disclose Grand Jury Material" for the following reasons: 1. The Application contains information regarding proceedings before West Palm Beach Federal Grand Jury 07-103, which is subject to the secrecy protections of Fed. R. Crim. P. 6. 2. Pursuant to Rule 6(eX6), "[r]ecords, orders, and subpoenas relating to grand-jury proceedings must be kept under seal to the extent and as long as necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of a matter occurring before a grand jury." WHEREFORE, the United States respectfully requests that the Application and any Order related to the Application be sealed. Dated: May 30, 2017 Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN G. GREENBERG ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY Florida Bar No. 500 South Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach. Florida 33401 Tel: EFTA00086375
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISION FGJ NO. 07-103 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS / SEALED ORDER It is hereby ordered that the United States' Sealed Motion for Permission to Disclose Grand Jury Material and the Order granting same be SEALED until further Order of this Court, except that a copy of this Order, the Motion for Permission to Disclose Grand Jury Material and the Order granting same shall be provided to counsel for the United States. DONE AND ORDERED in chambers this day of May, 2017, at West Palm Beach, Florida. DANIEL T. K. HURLEY SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE cc: AUSA EFTA00086376
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FGJ 07-103(WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS SEALED MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO DISCLOSE GRAND JURY MATERIAL The United States of America, by and through the undersigned Assistant United States Attorney, hereby moves the Court for permission to disclose certain materials relating to matters occurring before West Palm Beach Federal Grand Jury # 07-103. In support thereof, the Government states: 1. In September 2006, as part of its investigation named "Operation Leap Year," the United States served a grand jury subpoena on a witness named See Exhibit 1 at P- 003734 thru P-003735. Based upon the investigation, Ms. was identified as a potential victim of the lead target, Jeffrey Epstein. 2. After service of the subpoena, Ms.= retained the services of James Eisenberg, Esq. to represent her. Jeffrey Epstein paid for that representation. 3. Mr. Eisenberg communicated to me orally and in writing that Ms. would assert her Fifth Amendment privilege if she were forced to appear before the grand jury, and that the government needed to obtain immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6001-6003 and a compulsion order from the Court to avoid the assertion of the privilege. Exhibit 2. 4. Due to the expiration of the original grand jury, in January 2007, a new grand jury subpoena was issued on behalf of West Palm Beach Federal Grand Jury #07-103. Exhibit 1 at P- 003738. EFTA00086377
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5. On January 24, 2007, the undersigned sent a letter to Mr. Eisenberg enclosing the subpoena and discussing the investigation and grand jury proceeding. Exhibit 1 at P-003736 thru P-003737. 6. On February I, 2007, Mr. Eisenberg responded via letter. His letter discusses the grand jury subpoena, the investigation, and Ms. likely testimony. Exhibit 1 at P-003732 thru P-003733. 7. On February 5, 2007, I provided Mr. Eisenberg with two proposed Kastigar letters that, again, discuss the grand jury's investigation. Exhibit 1 at P-003739 thru P-003743, P-003745. 8. In response to a complaint from Mr. Eisenberg (see Exhibit 3), I prepared an "Authorization for Reimbursement of Unusual Expenses of Fact Witnesses" to pay for Suring Ms. grand jury testimony. Exhibit 1 at P-003744. 9. On February 12, 2007, Mr. Eisenberg sent a letter detailing the reasons for Ms. refusal to testify without a compulsion order. This letter, again, discusses the grand jury's investigation and matters occurring before the grand jury. Exhibit 1 at P-003730 thru P-003731. 10. Based upon Mr. Eisenberg's letter and representations, the U.S. Attorney's Office applied to the Justice Department for authorization to grant immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6001-6003. After receiving that authorization, in April 2007, the United States filed a Sealed Motion for an Order compelling the testimony of == Exhibit 1 at P-003714 thru P- 003721. 11. On April 16, 2007, the Court granted the government's Sealed Motion in a Sealed Order. Exhibit 3. Judge Middlebrooks was the judge who empaneled Federal Grand Jury 07-103. The Sealed Order states, in part, that the "Order shall be SEALED in accordance with Fed. R. 2 EFTA00086378
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Crim. P. 6(e)(6), except that a copy of this Order shall be provided to counsel for the United States,
who may disclose the existence of the Order [to a list of persons]. Those persons may review the
Order, but may not retain a copy of the Order, nor may they disclose the existence of the Order to
any others."
12.
In 2008, Ms.
became a petitioner in the matter of Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe
2 v. United States, S.D. Fla. Case No. 08-80736-Civ-Marra ("the Jane Doe suit"). Ms.
was
allowed to proceed, at her request, via the pseudonym "Jane Doe 2" because she was a minor
during the criminal activity committed by Jeffrey Epstein. Ms.
was an adult during all
proceedings related to the grand jury subpoena.
13.
In her suit against the United States, Ms.
avers, in part, that her "right to
confer with the attorney for the Government in the case" and her "right to be treated with fairness
and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy," 18 U.S.C. § 3771(a)(5), (a)(7), were
violated. I was the "attorney for the Government," although there was no "case" because the U.S.
Attorney's Office never filed charges against Jeffrey Epstein or any other person involved in
criminal activity with Ms.M.
14.
In the Jane Doe suit, U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra allowed limited
discovery. Exhibits 1 and 2 were listed on a privilege log and provided to Judge Marra in camera
for review. The United States asserted that the items should not be produced because they were
governed by Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) and included "[d]ocuments under seal pursuant to court order."
Exhibit 4 at DE212-1 pp. 1, 6.
15.
There was extensive litigation regarding the privilege log, including the assertion
of the confidentiality of grand jury materials. Judge Marra agreed with the government's assertion
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that Exhibit I involved matters occurring before the grand jury and ordered that they need not be produced. Exhibit 5 at pp. 5-10, 26, 28. 16. In the Jane Doe suit, Ms. has filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting that there is no issue of material fact regarding her claim that her rights to confer and to be treated with respect were violated. In support of that motion, Ms. filed a Declaration. Exhibit 6. 17. In the declaration, Ms. makes a number of assertions, including that "there could not have been any doubt in anyone's mind .. . that Epstein sexually molested me as a minor"; "I believed that if I told the truth about what happened at Epstein's house, the police "; "I had been greatly intimidated, which is why I could not be truthful initially and I wanted to end the threat of the possibility of "; and "I wanted to assist the prosecutors in the investigation." Id. 18. These statements are contradicted by Exhibits 1, 2, and 3, and, accordingly, the U.S. Attorney's Office now respectfully requests that the Court unseal redacted versions of Exhibits I, 2, and 3. 19. This matter relates to issues occurring before the grand jury and, accordingly, is governed by Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e). Under that Rule, the "court may authorize disclosure — at a time, in a manner, and subject to any other conditions that it directs — of a grand-jury matter: (i) preliminarily to or in connection with a judicial proceeding." Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) provides that the traditional rule of grand jury secrecy may be placed aside under certain circumstances to allow for disclosure. Specifically, Rule 6(e)(3)(E)(i) states that a district court "may authorize disclosure—at a time, in a manner, and subject to any other conditions that it directs—of a grand jury matter ... preliminary to or in connection with a judicial proceeding." The Supreme Court has explained that a party seeking disclosure of grand jury materials must make a showing of a "particularized need" by demonstrating that (1) the materials are needed to avoid an injustice in another 4 EFTA00086380
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proceeding; (2) the need for disclosure is greater than the need for continued secrecy; and (3) the request is structured to cover only needed materials. United States v. Moussaoui, 483 F.3d 220, 235 (4th Cir. 2007) (citing Douglas Oil Co. v. Petrol Stops Northwest, 441 U.S. 211, 222 (1979)). 20. Portions of Exhibits 1, 2, and 3 are relevant to a judicial proceeding, that is, the Jane Doe suit. The portions that the U.S. Attorney's Office wishes to disclose are attached hereto as Exhibit 7. Disclosure of these portions of the documents are necessary to avoid injustice in the Jane Doe suit, that is, to properly inform Judge Marra that Ms. did not, in fact, wish to confer with an attorney for the Government during the relevant time frame and she was treated with respect by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the investigative team. Given that Jane Doe 2 herself has made these materials relevant to the Jane Doe suit, the need to disclose Exhibit 7 outweighs the need for secrecy, and Exhibit 7, which is a redacted version of Exhibits 1, 2, and 3, properly limits the disclosure of the grand jury materials only to what is needed. 21. Prior to filing this Motion, I inquired of Judge Marra's courtroom deputy whether the motion should be filed with Judge Marra. After speaking with the Clerk's Office, Judge Marra's courtroom deputy informed me that, because this related to the grand jury, the motion should be directed to the District Judge on duty. Pursuant to the Court's website, Senior U.S. District Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley is on duty for the month of May 2017. //I //I //I 5 EFTA00086381
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CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the United States respectfully requests that it be permitted to disclose Exhibit 7 and file it in support of its Response to Ms. summary judgment motion. The United States further respectfully requests that the Court's Order make clear that, by filing Exhibits 4, 5, and 6 in support of this motion, it does not seek to have them sealed in the Jane Doe suit, and that they remain part of the public record in that matter. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN G. GREENBERG ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: Assistant United States Attome Florida Bar No. 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Telephone: Facsimile: I 6 EFTA00086382
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GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-001713 EFTA00086383
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FCII 07-103 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS Party Filing Matter Under Seal ORDER RE: SEALED FILING Name: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Addreas: AUSA S0CI S. Australian Ave, Ste 400 Telephone' West Palm Bach, FL. 33401 On behalf of (select one): • THE APPLICANT RESPONDENT Date sealed document filed: 04/16/07 If sealed pursuant to statute, cite statute: Fed. R. Crim. P. 6 If sealed pursuant to previously enteral protective order, dale of order and docket entry. The matter will remain soiled until: O Conclusion of Trial U Anot of First Defendant U Case Closing O Conclusion of Direct Appeal ■ Other End of Proem:lines O Permanently. Specify the authorizing law, Me. court order The moving party requests that when the sealing period tapirs, the filed matter should he (select one): O Unseakd and placed in • Destroyed U Returned to the party or counsel for the the public portion of the court Me party, as identified above It is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the proposed sealed document is hereby: O Sealed O NOT Sealed O Other The matter may be unsealed atter. O Conclusion of Trial Cl Arrest of First Defendant O Remain Sealed U Case Closing U Conclusion of Direct Appeal t3 Other DONE and ORDERED at West Palm finch Florida this day of 2007. Uttard.Stalm.Disuic lease This documan has been disposed of lo the following manner by on Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003714 EFTA00086384
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISION FGJ NO. 07403 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS MOTION TO SEAL The United States of America, by and through the undersigned Assistant United States Attorney, hereby moves to seal its Application for Order Compelling Witness Testimony before the Grand Jury for the following reasons: 1. The Application contains information regarding proceedings before West Palm Beach Federal Grand Jury 07-103, which is subject to the secrecy protections of Fed. R. Crim. P. 6. 2. Pursuant to Rule 6(e)(6), "Erjecords, orders, and subpoenas relating to grand-jury proceedings must be kept under seal to the extent and as long as necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of a matter occurring before a grand jury." WHEREFORE, the United States respectfully requests that the Application and any Order related to the Application be sealed. Dated: April 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA ASSISTANT UNITED STA1 ES A ORNEY Florida Bar No. 500 South Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Tel: Fax: Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003715 EFTA00086385
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISION FGJ NO. 07-103 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS ORDER It is hereby ordered that the United States' Application for Order Compelling Witness Testimony before the Grand Jury and the Order granting same be SEALED until further Order of this Court. DONE AND ORDERED in chambers this day of April, 2007, at West Palm Beach, Florida. DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE cc: AUSA Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003716 EFTA00086386
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISION FGJ NO. 07-103 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS / APPLICATION FOR ORDER COMPELLING WITNESS TESTLMONY The United States of America, through its undersigned attorney, makes application to this Court for an Order pursuant to the provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Section 6001, et seq., compelling== to give testimony and to provide other information, which she is likely to refuse to give or provide, on the matters about which she may be interrogated before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, including a Grand Jury impaneled therein, as well as subsequent proceedings or trial, and respectfully alleges as follows: 1. That ==. has been called to testify and provide other information before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, including before a Grand Jury impaneled therein. 2. That, in the judgment of the undersigned, the testimony or other information from may be necessary to the public interest. 3. That is likely to refuse to testify or provide other information on the basis of her privilege against self-incrimination. 4. That this Application is made with the approval of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice or a duly designated Acting Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003717 EFTA00086387
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Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to the authority vested in him by Title 18, United States Code, Section 6003, and Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 0.175 and 0.132(e). A copy of the letter from said Assistant Attorney General or his designee expressing such approval is attached hereto. 5. That a Subpoena to Testify before Grand Jury 07-103 (WPB) has been served upon counsel for =, who has informed the undersigned that an Order compelling testimony is required before will appear and testify. Upon receipt of the Court's Order compelling such testimony, a new Grand Jury Subpoena will be issued commanding "•==l appearance on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Florida Bar No. 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33132 FAX S M 2 Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003718 EFTA00086388
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IO'd ild101 11111111*. 0 fox ..//as Au ay.:Asa" Cooed Wasespren AC 2efillalet APR 13 2007 The Honorably R. Alexander Acosta Unitcd States Attorney • ' " •SouthemliittriciofFlorida West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Attention: Asstetantlinited States Attorney Re: Grand Jury Investigpuion, terfrey Epstein, et al. Dcar Mr. Acosta: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by 18 U.S.C. § 6003(h) and 28 C.P.R., § 0.175(a), I hereby approve ycur request for authority to apply to °milt:Med States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for an order pursinuu to 1811.5 C. §§ 6002-6003 requiring to give testimony of provide other information in the above malt, and in any further proceedings resulting therefrom or ancillary thereto. Sincerely, Assistant Attorney Genera] V !KW; ir • Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA to./TO'd 11 P-003719 ;57 -$) 6 :?T Mi0e-9I-OdU EFTA00086389
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISION FGJ 07-103(WPB) LN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS SEALED ORDER On Application of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court: 1. That has been called to testify and to provide other information before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, including a Grand Jury impanelled therein; and 2. That in the judgment of the said United States Attorney, has refused to testify and provide other information on the basis of her privilege against self-incrimination; and 3. That in the judgment of the said United States Attorney, the testimony and other information from may be necessary to the public interest; and 4. That the aforesaid Application has been made with the approval of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice or a duly designated Acting Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to the authority vested in him by Title 18, United States Code, Section 6003, and Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 0.175 and 0.132(e). NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 6002, that give testimony and provide other information which she refuses to give or to Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003720 EFTA00086390
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provide on the basis of her privilege against self-incrimination, as to all matters about which she may be interrogated before said United States District Court, including a Grand Jury impaneled therein, as well as any subsequent proceeding or trial. However, no testimony or other information compelled under this Order (or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information) may be used against in any criminal case, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the this Order shall be SEALED in accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(6), except that a copy of this Order shall be provided to counsel for the United States, who may disclose the existence of the Order to members of the Grand Jury, to the witness, to counsel for the witness, and to law enforcement officers engaged in the investigation pending before the Grand Jury. Those persons may review the Order, but may not retain a copy of the Order, nor may they disclose the existence of the Order to any others. DONE and ORDERED this day of April, 2007, at West Palm Beach, Florida. DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE cc: AUSA 2 Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003721 EFTA00086391
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FGJ 07.103 (WPB)
IN RE:
GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS
ORDER RE: SEALED FILING
Party Filing Matter Under Seal
Name:
UNITED STATES OP AMERICA
Address:
AUSA
SOO S. Australian Are, Ste 400
Telephone:
Wan Pam Back FL 33401
CM behalf of {select one):
• 'rim Appucwr
RESPONDENT
Date sealed document filed:
04116/07
If sealed pursuant to statute, cite statute:
Fed. It Crisis. P.6
If sealed pursuant to previously entered protective other, date of order and docket emery:
The room will remain sealed until:
0 Conclusion of Trial
fa Arrest of First Defendant
O Case Closing
0 Conclusion of Direct Appeal
• Other
End of Promedines
U Permanently. Specify the authorizing law, nile, court order.
The moving party requests that when the sealing period expires, the filed matter should be (select one):
0 Unsealed and placed in
the public portion of the coun file
party, as identified above
• Destroyed
0 Returned to the party or counsel for the
It is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the proposed sealed document is hereby:
Sealed
3 NOT Scaled
The matter may be unsealed after.
O Conclusion of Trial
0 Arrest of Pint Defendant
CI Case Closing
0 Conclusion of Direct Appeal
DONE sod ORDERED at West Palm Beach. Florida this
day of
This document has been disposed of in the following manner
on
0 Other
U Remain Sealed
U Other
2007.
linked Stales District Judge
by
Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA
P-003722
EFTA00086392
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISION FGJ NO. 07-103 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS MOTION TO SEAL The United States of America, by and through the undersigned Assistant United States Attorney, hereby moves to seal its Application for Order Compelling Witness Testimony before the Grand Jury for the following reasons: 1. The Application contains information regarding proceedings before West Palm Beach Federal Grand Jury 07-103, which is subject to the secrecy protections of Fed. R. Crim. P. 6. 2. Pursuant to Rule 6(6)(6), "[r]ecords, orders, and subpoenas relating to grand-jury proceedings must be kept under seal to the extent and as long as necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of a matter occurring before a grand jury." WHEREFORE, the United States respectfully requests that the Application and any Order related to the Application be sealed. Dated: April 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITJ.,DATATES ATTORWY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Florida Bar No. 500 South Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Tel: Fax: Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003723 EFTA00086393
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA NORTHERN (WEST PALM BEACH) DIVISION FGJ NO. 07-103 (WPB) IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS SaWER It is hereby ordered that the United States' Application for Order Compelling Witness Testimony before the Grand Jury and the Order granting same be SEALED until further Order of this Court. DONE AND ORDERED in chambers this day of April, 2007, at West Palm Beach, Florida. DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE cc: EMI , AUSA Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-003724 EFTA00086394
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