EFTA01114333.pdf

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 502009CA040800 AG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff(s), vs. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, etc., et al., Defendant(s). ORDER ON DEFENDANT/COUNTER-DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER IN REGARD TO THE DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM OF RECORDS CUSTODIAN AND TRUSTEE HERBERT STETTIN THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the above Motion, the Court heard argument of counsel and is fully advised in the premises. Based upon the foregoing, it is CONSIDERED, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: The Subpoena seeks all e-mail communication between various attorneys of the former Rothstein firm and various governmental offices regarding JEFFREY EPSTEIN. The request is not limited to time, subject matter or scope and, according to the documents presented to this Court, could be in excess of 10,214 pages of e-mails. At this point, the Court finds that the request is overbroad and not necessarily calculated to lead to admissible evidence. The purported basis for obtaining these records is to establish some type of "abuse of process" in regard to the non-prosecution agreement entered into between the government and the Plaintiff. At present, there is no pending Complaint by the Plaintiff which has withstood a Motion to Dismiss dealing with the issue of whether or not some actions by the Defendant in regard to the non-prosecution agreement could constitute "abuse of process". Therefore, the Defendant's Motion for Protective Order is EFTA01114333 Epstein a Rothstein, et Case No. 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order Page 2 granted and the Objection to production of records is hereby granted, both without prejudice. DONE AND ORDERED this j ofJuly,(2011 at West Palm Beach, Palm hi Beach County, Florida. DAVID F. CROW CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Copy furnished: JACK SCAROLA, ESQUIRE, 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33409 JOSEPH L. ACKERMAN, JR., ESQUIRE, 777 S. Flagler Dr., 901 Phillips Point West, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 JACK GOLDBERGER, ESQUIRE, 250 Australian Ave. S., Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 MARC NURIK, ESQUIRE, One E. Broward Blvd., Suite 700, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 GARY M. FARMER, JR., ESQUIRE, 425 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 2, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 MARTIN WEINBERG, ESQUIRE, 20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Suffolk, MA 02116 EFTA01114334