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Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 1 of 11 United States District Court Southern District of New York Virginia L. Giuffre, Plaintiff, Case No.: 15-cv-07433-RWS v. Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. ________________________________/ PLAINTIFF’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF DR. PHILLIP W. ESPLIN Sigrid McCawley (Pro Hac Vice) Meredith Schultz (Pro Hac Vice) BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 356-0011  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 2 of 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT .................................................................................................... 1 ARGUMENT.................................................................................................................................. 1 I. ESPLIN IS OPINING ON AND THEREFORE SUCH OPINIONS MUST BE EXCLUDED. .............................................................................................................................. 1 . .................................................................................................................................... 4 III. DEFENDANT SHOULD MAKE ESPLIN AVAILABLE AT TRIAL TO AVOID THE NEED FOR MS. GIUFFRE TO RELY ON DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS. ....................... 5 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ....................................................................................................... 8 i  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 3 of 11 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Page Balk v. N.Y. Inst. of, Tech., 2012 WL 5866233 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 19, 2012)................................................................. 4 Kelly v. A1 Technology, 2010 WL 1541585 (S.D.N.Y. April 12, 2010) ........................................................................... 4 ii  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 4 of 11 Plaintiff Virginia Giuffre, by and through her undersigned counsel, hereby files this reply in support of her Motion in Limine to Exclude Testimony of Dr. Phillip W. Esplin (hereinafter “Esplin”). PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Ms. Giuffre has moved to exclude three opinions offered by Defendant’s expert Esplin, specifically any opinions regarding See McCawley Dec. at Exhibit 1, Defendant has already conceded that However, Defendant has incorrectly characterized In this reply to Defendant’s response, Ms. Giuffre explains how Esplin’s proposed testimony does, in fact, opine on which is wholly inappropriate. Furthermore, Esplin should not be allowed to testify on ARGUMENT I. ESPLIN IS OPINING ON AND THEREFORE SUCH OPINIONS MUST BE EXCLUDED. Defendant attempts to use Esplin’s testimony as a backdoor method for opining on 1 Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 5 of 11 See McCawley Dec. at Composite Exhibit 2, This is improper as As stated in Ms. Giuffre’s motion in limine regarding 2  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 6 of 11 Despite Defendant Esplin offered during his deposition: See McCawley Dec. at Exhibit 3, There is no way for Defendant to claim that Esplin’s opinions and corresponding testimony . Ms. Giuffre respectfully asks this Court to exclude these portions of Esplin’s testimony and instruct him not to opine on 3  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 7 of 11 II. ESPLIN’S SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OFFER ANY OPINIONS ON Defendant’s characterization is not only contrary to reality, but contrary to her own expert’s characterization: See McCawley Dec. at Exhibit 3, See McCawley Dec. at Exhibit 3, As articulated in Ms. Giuffre’s motion in limine, Balk v. N.Y. Inst. of Tech., 2012 WL 5866233, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 19, 2012) (citing Kelly v. A1 Technology, 2010 WL 1541585, at *20 (S.D.N.Y. April 12, 2010). 4  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 8 of 11 In any case, these deposition questions were highly relevant to this case because Ms. Giuffre sought to show that this Court should exclude all of Esplin’s opinions on – both from his report and from his deposition. III. DEFENDANT SHOULD MAKE ESPLIN AVAILABLE AT TRIAL TO AVOID THE NEED FOR MS. GIUFFRE TO RELY ON DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS. Although not specifically discussed in Defendant’s response to Ms. Giuffre’s motion in limine on Esplin, Ms. Giuffre is willing to stipulate that she will rely on live testimony from Esplin instead of the designated deposition testimony. But because Esplin lives in Arizona, Ms. Giuffre is unable to secure his attendance at trial through a subpoena. Ms. Giuffre has requested that Defendant promise to produce Esplin at trial, so that she can cross-examine him. So far, Defendant has not responded to that request. 5  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 9 of 11 CONCLUSION For all of the foregoing reasons, Ms. Giuffre respectfully requests that the Court preclude Defendant’s proposed expert, Dr. Phillip W. Esplin, from opining on Ms. Giuffre is also willing to rely on the live testimony of Dr. Esplin instead of her deposition designations should Defendant promise to make him available at trial. Dated: February 9, 2017. Respectfully Submitted, BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP By: /s/ Sigrid McCawley Sigrid McCawley (Pro Hac Vice) Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 356-0011 David Boies Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 333 Main Street Armonk, NY 10504 Bradley J. Edwards (Pro Hac Vice) FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (954) 524-2820 Paul G. Cassell (Pro Hac Vice) 6  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 10 of 11 S.J. Quinney College of Law University of Utah 383 University St. Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (801) 585-52021 1 This daytime business address is provided for identification and correspondence purposes only and is not intended to imply institutional endorsement by the University of Utah for this private representation. 7  Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 602 Filed 02/09/17 Page 11 of 11 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 9th of February, 2017, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of Court by using the CM/ECF system. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on the individuals identified below via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF. Laura A. Menninger, Esq. Jeffrey Pagliuca, Esq. HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN, P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel: (303) 831-7364 Fax: (303) 832-2628 Email: [email protected] [email protected] /s/ Sigrid S. McCawley Sigrid S. McCawley 8