EFTA01114346.pdf

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15'h JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION AG CASE NO. 502009CA040800XXXXMB Judge David F. Crow JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, v. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, and BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S MOTION TO COMPEL AND AMEND PROTECTIVE ORDER THIS MATTER came before the Court on Plaintiff Jeffrey Epstein's Motion to Compel and Amend Protective Order in the above-styled case. This Court having reviewed the Motion, having heard argument of counsel, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:. The Motion seeks to Compel a Request to Produce and to modify this Court's prior Protective Order in regard to specific requests of the Defendant EDWARDS. In addition, the Motion seeks authority to direct a subpoena to the Bankruptcy Trustee of the former law firm of the Defendants EDWARDS and ROTHSTEIN. The Court finds that the Amended Request for Production and request for subpoena, does request documents which the Court finds are either relevant and/or reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence. Therefore, within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, the Defendant EDWARDS shall produce any non-privileged documents as identified in Paragraph 13 of EDWARDS' Motion to Compel and Amend Protective Order. In addition, the Plaintiff EPSTEIN is given authority to issue a subpoena to the Bankruptcy Trustee requesting the identical documents that are non-privileged. Nothing in this Order shall constitute any waiver or ruling upon any privilege that may apply to said documents and the Defendant EDWARDS and/or others may file an objection 'to any such documentation on any privilege grounds and shall file a privilege log specifically identifying such documents. EFTA01114346 Epstein v. Rothstein and Edwards Case No. 502009CA040800XXXXMB/Division AG Order on Epstein's Motion to Compel and Amend Protective Order Page 2 of 2 DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida this day of April, 2012. SIGNED Or) APR 0 2a ciATEr JUDGE a tivi 1'12 HONORABLE DAVID F. CROW D F CR014 CIRCUIT JUDGE Copies furnished to: Joseph L. Ackerman, Jr., Esq. Fowler White Burnett, P.A. 901 Phillips Point West 777 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esq. The IA Law Firm Four Seasons Tower, 15th Floor 1441 Brickell Avenue Miami, FL 33131 Jack Scarola, Esq. Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Jack A. Goldberger, Esq. Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 Australian Avenue, South, Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5012 Marc S. Nurik, Esq. Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik One E. Broward Blvd., Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Bradley J. Edwards, Esq. Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 EFTA01114347