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Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1120 Filed 11/02/10 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION www.flsb.uscourts.gov IN RE: CASE NO.: 09-34791-RBR ROTHSTEIN ROSENFELDT ADLER, P.A., CHAPTER 11 Debtor. MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM AMENDED ORDER ID.E. 1068t AND TO COMPEL JEFFREY EPSTEIN TO PAY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS IN RESPONSE TO HIS REOUEST Movants, LM and Bradley J. Edwards, move this Court for relief from Amended Order [D.E. 1068] related to the production of documents requested by Jeffrey Epstein and to Compel Jeffrey Epstein to Pay for the Production of all Documents which he has requested, and in support thereof, states as follows: 1. Brad Edwards, an attorney employed by Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L. ("Farmer Jaffe Weissing"), has represented LM and other women who allege that they were sexually exploited, sexually abused, and otherwise victims of intentional and despicable conduct of Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein's conduct has been the subject of several lawsuits vigorously litigated by Mr. Edwards, as well as similar lawsuits filed by other well-known attorneys and law firms on behalf of other victims. 2. Epstein filed a frivolous lawsuit against Attorney Edwards and his client LM, who is one of Epstein's former victims, and through this lawsuit has sought voluminous discovery from the Trustee, including many documents which are patently subject to claims of privilege and/or attorney work product and/or privacy. Epstein's requests were so overbroad that they include the entire legitimate case files and investigative files of Attorney Edwards. 3. The Court previously entered Amended Order (D.E. 1068] which crafted a EFTA00724496  Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1120 Filed 11/02/10 Page 2 of 11 procedure by which the undersigned counsel would have a reasonable opportunity to review those documents in the Trustee's possession which are responsive to Epstein's request. Accordingly, the Amended Order directed the Trustee to provide the undersigned counsel with documents and ESI in response to a state court subpoena duces tecum served by Jeffrey Epstein. This Amended Order directs the undersigned counsel to prepare and file a privilege log and imposes the expense associated with printing all documents produced by the Trustee on undersigned counsel. 4. Prior to receiving the CD from Trustee's counsel the undersigned, as well as perhaps all parties involved, was under the impression that the production consisted of approximately 6,000 pages of documents. 5. In fact, it was during, or just after, the hearing on Special Master's Motion to Clarify Order Appointing Special Master when Trustee's counsel realized that the Trustee may be in possession of additional ESI stored in a Fortis file system. 6. Consequently, the Trustee has now produced to the undersigned counsel two compact discs ("CDs") which contain approximately 74,000 pages of documents. 7. Additionally, one of the files produced by Trustee was a corrupt and unworkable file; on October 25, 2010 Movants requested that this corrupted file be resent to their office. In addition, Movants requested that the files be Bates stamped electronically so that a better record for the privilege log can be created. To date Movants still have not received the new disc(s). 8. Once Movants receive all files in a workable format, reviewing 74,000 pages of documents and creating a privilege log will take considerable more attorney time than was anticipated. Consequently, Movants are requesting an additional 30 days to complete this process. 2 EFTA00724497  Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1120 Filed 11/02/10 Page 3 of 11 9. In accordance with this Court's order, undersigned counsel have obtained an estimate of the printing and bates stamping costs associated with printing this 74,000 page collection of documents requested by Epstein. The cost of printing these documents exceeds $7,000 (S0.10 per page x 74,000 pages). 10. Epstein, through counsel, has previously represented to the Trustee that he is willing to bear the reasonable expense associated with this production, and in fact the original Order that contemplated Special Master Camey preparing the Privilege log (DE 888) directly stated, "All legal fees and costs incurred by the Special Master shall be paid by Epstein, who has already agreed to pay directly all such fees and costs." 1. With approximately 74,000 pages to print, bates stamp, review, and create a privilege log that can only be done by the attorneys that handled or arc handling the Epstein- related cases, it will take many full days for the attorneys to complete, and the attorneys engaging in this exercise should be compensated for their time. 12. It is entirely reasonable that Epstein, the party seeking this discovery, bear the printing expense and other reasonable costs and attorney's fees associated with his discovery request. WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, LM and Attorney Edwards request that the Court grant this motion for relief from amended order [DE 1068] and enter an order which compels Epstein to prepay the cost of printing all documents responsive to his request as well as reasonable attorney's fees for this time-consuming task and enlarging the time for the undersigned counsel to file a privilege log by thirty days from the date that Epstein pays the printing costs, and granting any other relief the Court deems appropriate. I HEREBY CERTIFY that, pursuant to L.R. 9073-1(D), Movant's counsel has 3 EFTA00724498  Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1120 Filed 11/02/10 Page 4 of 11 contacted Epstein's counsel in a good faith attempt to resolve the matter without a hearing and 1 further certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on electronically to the examinee, the debtor, the attorney for the debtor, the trustee, all CM/ECF subscribers, and by email or U.S. Mail on those parties listed on the attached service list this 2nd day of November, 2010. I HEREBY CERTIFY that I am admitted to the Bar of the United State District Court for the Southern District of Florida and I am in compliance with the additional qualifications to practice in this court set forth in Local Rule 2090-1(A). FARMER, JAFFE, WEISS1NG, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. By: /s/ Seth Lehrman Seth Lehrman FLBN 132896 Gary M. Fanner FLBN 914444 Brad J. Edwards FLBN 542075 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (954)524-2820 (954)524-2822 Fax sethaorithtojustice.com JACK SCAROLA Florida Bar No.: 1694.40 Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (561) 686-6300 (561) 684-5816 (fax) 4 EFTA00724499  Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1120 Filed 11/02/10 Page 5 of 11 MASTER SERVICE LIST CASE NO.: 09-34791-BKC-RBR Marianella Morales, Esquire Alison W. Lehr, Esq. Authorized Agent For Joining Creditors Grisel Alonso, Esq. Avenida Francisco de Miranda Assistant United States Attorney Torre Provincial "A" 99 N.E. 4th Street, 7th Floor Piso 8 Miami, Florida 33132 Caracas, Venezuela Alison.Lehr®usdoj.gov (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Grisel.alonso®usdoj.gov (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) John H. Genovese, Esq. Robert F. Elgidely, Esq. Jeffrey It Sonn, Esq. Theresa M.B. Van Vliet, Esq. Sonn & Erez, PLC Genovese Joblove & Battista, PA Broward Financial Center Bank Of America Tower at International 500 E. Broward Boulevard Place Suite 1600 100 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 4400 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394 Miami, Florida 33131 jsonn®sonnerez.com (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Kendall Coffey, Esq. Office of the US Trustee Coffey Burlington, 51 Southwest First Avenue Office in the Grove Suite 1204 Penthouse Miami, Florida 33130 2699 South Bayshore Drive (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Miami, Florida 33133 kcoffey®coffeyburlington.com Thomas Tew, Esq. (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Tew-Cardenas, LLP Four Seasons Tower The Honorable Herbert M. Stettin 15th Floor One Biscayne Tower 1441 Brickell Avenue Suite 3700 Miami, Florida 33131-3407 Two South Biscayne Boulevard [email protected] Miami, Florida 33131 (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) (VIA U.S. MAIL and EMAIL) Conrad & Scherer, LLP John G. Bianco, Esq. 633 South Federal Highway John M. 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Box 21126 14051 NW 14th Street Philadelphia, PA 19114 Sunrise, Florida 33323 (Via U.S. Mail) (Via U.S. Mail) Internal Revenue Service William George Salim, Jr. Special Procedures - Insolvency Moskowitz Mandell & Salim 7850 SW 6th Court 800 Corporate Dr Ste 510 Plantation, FL 33324 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334 (Via U.S. Mail) [email protected] (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Special Asst. U.S. Attorney P.O. Box 9, Stop 8000 USI 51 SW Ist Avenue, #1114 Attn: Anthony Gruppo Miami, Fl 33130 200 West Cypress Creek Road (Via U.S. Mail) Suite 500 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 United Healthcare [email protected] Dept. CH 10151 (VIA EMAIL) Palatine, IL 60055 (Via US Mall) Marc Nurik, Esq. I East Broward Blvd Special Asst. U.S. Attorney Suite 700 IRS District Counsel Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 1000 S. Pine Island Rd., Ste 340 marcti)nuriklaw.com Plantation, FL 33324-3906 (VIA EMAIL) (Via U.S. Mail) BAST AMRON LLP The Honorable Eric H. 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DAMIAN & VALOR' LLP 150 West Flagler Street, Suite 2200 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1020 Miami, Florida 33130 Miami, FL 33131 E-Mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Michael I. Goldberg, Esq. Canon Financial Services, Inc. Las Olas Centre - Suite 1600 158 Gaither Drive, #200 350 East Las Olas Blvd Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (Via US Mail) E-Mail: Michael.goldberg®akerman.com [email protected] CIT Technology Financing Services I, (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) LLC 10201 Centurion Parkway North LMB Funding Group Jacksonville, FL 32256 do Robert C. FU', Esq. (Via US Mail) 2255 Glades Road, Suite 337W Boca Raton, Florida 33431 Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust E-Mail: [email protected] Company (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) 220 Alhambra Circle, Suite 500 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Lawrence A. Gordich, Esq. (Via US Mail) Melissa Alagna, Esq. SEGALL/GORDICH P.A. Inter-Tel Leasing, Inc. 801 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900 1140 West Loop North Miami, Florida 33131 Houston, TX 77055 Email: lagEssegallgordich.com (Via US Mail) Email: [email protected] (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Florida Department of Revenue 501 S. Calhoun Street Broward County - Ann: Hollie N. Hawn, Esq. Room 201 Government Center Carlton Building 115 South Andrews Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32399 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (Via US Mail) E-Mail: [email protected] (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) EFTA00724503  Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1120 Filed 11/02/10 Page 9 of 11 Leon County Tax Collector Roderick F. Coleman, Esq. 315 S. Calhoun Street, Suite 210 400 South Dixie Highway, Suite 121 Tallahassee, FL 32301 Boca Raton, FL 33432 (Via US Mail) rfc®colemanattorneys.com (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Miami-Dade County Tax Collectors 140 West Flagler Street, 14th Floor Mark S. Heitman, Esq. Miami, FL 33130 Lamm Rubenstone, LLC (Via US Mail) 3600 Horizon Blvd, Suite 200 Trevose, PA 19053 Palm Beach County Tax Collector [email protected] P.O. Box 3715 (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) West Palm Beach, FL 33402-3715 (Via US Mail) Robert C. Buschel, Esq. 100 S.E. Third Ave, Suite 1300 THE LAW OFFICES OF Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 GEOFFREY D. MIEMAN, P.A. [email protected] 440 North Andrews Avenue (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (Via US Marl) Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant Certified Public Accountants & Consultants, Carpenter & Berger, PL LLP 6400 N. Andrew Ave, suite 370 200 S Biscayne Boulevard, Sixth Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Miami, FL 33131-2310 (Via US Mail) Attn: Richard Pollack (Via Email and U.S. Mail) Frank F. McGinn, Esq. Bartlett Hackett Feinberg, P.C. MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 155 Federal Street, 9th Floor 3000 Wachovia Financial Center Boston, MA 02110 200 South Biscayne Boulevard [email protected] Miami, Florida 33131 (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Attn: James C. Moon, Esq. [email protected] Darol H. M. Can, Esq. Attn: Peter D. Russin, Esq. 99 Nesbit Street [email protected] Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Attn: Michael S. Budwick, Esq. [email protected] [email protected] (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) Jane A. Bee, Esq. Gary S. Blake, Esq. Blank Rome LLP 1499 W. Palmetto Park Rd, Suite 300 130 North 18th Street Boca Raton, FL 33486 Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998 [email protected] [email protected] (VIA CM/ECF and EMAIL) (VIA EMAIL) 9 EFTA00724504  Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1120 Filed 11/02/10 Page 10 of 11 Melinda S. Thornton, Esq. Maryann Gallagher, Esq. Assistant County Attorney CURTIS, MALLET-PREVOST, County Attorney's Office COLT & MOSLE LLP 2810 Stephen P. Clark Center 101 Park Avenue 111 N.W. 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