EFTA00807783.pdf

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 50-2009CA040800XXXXMBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, v. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, and BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiff. ORDER ON BRIEFING FOR IN CAMERA INSPECTION THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein's ("Epstein") request for an in camera inspection of 47 e-mails that Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards ("Edwards") claims are privileged. The Court, hereby ORDERS AND ADJUDGES as follows: I. For the sole purpose of briefing a memorandum of law for the in camera proceedings, Epstein's counsel may unseal the envelope maintained in their offices of the following 47 e-mails Edwards alleges are privileged: Ex. No. Bates No. App. No. 13-1 02645 13-4 00149 35 13-5 01527 3 13-6 04493-04495 13-7 00014 36 13-11 00090 37 13-13 00133 68 13-15 08006 31 13-17 00026 70 13-19 01004 71 13-25 12289 33 EFTA00807783 Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J. Edwards 15th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Briefing for In Camera Inspection Page 2 Ex. No. Bates No. App. No. 13-30 26481 13-34 26480 60 13-35 26356 13-36 26570 13-44 03731-03732 13-45 06406-06408 13-46 01686 48 13-47 11123-11125 50 13-49 11126-11127 32 13-52 25925 13-53 25874 13-56 11145 13-60 03191-03192 4 13-66 04398-04402 2,34 13-67 04408-04412 1 13-86 26747 11 13-88 08042-08044 16 13-89 26741-26742 13,15 13-90 08059-08061 17 13-93 26756-26758 9 13-94 08036-08038 19 13-97 26762 8 13-98 01117 21 13-100 08121-08123 20 13-101 26749-26752 23 13-102 08128-08130 24 13-103 08118-08120 22 13-104 08131-08133 25 13-105 08124-08126 26 13-106 08135-08138 10 13-107 27494 27 13-108 26760 13-110 25997 28 13-111 25937 67 13-113 26604-26605 56 13-116 07019-07021 EFTA00807784 Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J. Edwards 15th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Briefing for In Camera Inspection Page 3 2. These 47 e-mails may be viewed, over Edwards' objection, by Epstein's attorneys of record in this case only and may not be shared with Epstein or anyone else. The Court recognizes that Edwards is co-counsel and is the party asserting the privileges at issue. Restrictions on viewing the documents do not apply to him. 3. Edwards shall deliver copies of the 47 e-mails at issue to The Honorable Donald W. Hafele in a sealed envelope on or before November 9, 2018. 4. On or before November 9, 2018, Epstein shall file a generic Motion for the in camera inspection. 5. Separately, Epstein shall file under seal a detailed Memorandum of Law in which Epstein's counsel may specifically cite and refer to the 47 e-mails at issue. The Memorandum is for attorneys' eyes only and may not be shared with Epstein. Copies of Epstein's Memorandum of Law shall be delivered in a sealed envelope to The Honorable Donald W. Hafele and to Edwards' counsel. After preparation of the Memorandum, the Memorandum and the allegedly privileged documents shall both be sealed pending further order of the Court. Edwards' objections to further review of the allegedly privileged documents by anyone acting on behalf of Epstein and reference by Epstein's counsel to the contents of the documents prior to a ruling on the propriety of Epstein's possession of the e-mails and his late listing of them as trial exhibits are overruled to permit the preparation and filing of the sealed Memorandum of Law. 6. On or before November 16, 2018, Edwards shall file his Response Memorandum of Law under seal. The Memorandum is for attorneys' eyes only and shall not be shared with Epstein. Copies of the Response Memorandum shall be delivered in a sealed envelope to The Honorable Donald W. Hafele and Epstein's counsel. EFTA00807785 Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J. Edwards 15th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Briefing for In Camera Inspection Page 4 7. The Court shall schedule a hearing on these issues either before or during the week of November 26, 2018. DONE AND ORDERED in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida this day of November, 2018. THE HONORABLE DONALD W. HAFELE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SERVICE LIST Jack Scarola Philip M. Burlington Karen E. Terry Nichole J. Segal David P. Vitale, Jr. Burlington & Rockenbach, Searcy, Denny, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. Courthouse Commons, Suite 350 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard 444 West Railroad Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33409 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Co-Counselfor Defendant/Counter- PlaintiffBradleyJ. Edwards Co-Counselfor Defendant1Counter-Plainhff Bradley J. Edwards Bradley J. Edwards Marc S. Nurik Edwards Pottinger LLC Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik 425 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 One E. Broward Boulevard, Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3268 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Co-Counselfor Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Counselfor Defendant Scott Rothstein Bradley J. Edwards EFTA00807786 Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J. Edwards 15th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Briefing for In Camera Inspection Page 5 Jack A. Goldberger Paul Cassell Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, 383 S. University 250 Australian Avenue S., Suite 1400 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730 West Palm Beach. FL 33401 [email protected] MI= Co-Counselfor Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Limited Intervenor Co-Counselfor M, E.W. and Jane Doe Jeffrey Epstein Scott J. Link Jay Howell Kara Berard Rockenbach Jay Howell & Associates Link & Rockenbach, PA 644 Cesery Blvd., Suite 250 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 930 Jacksonville, FL 32211 West Palm Beach. FL 33401 Limited Intervenor a -Counselfor in , E.W. and Jane Doe Trial Counselfor Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein EFTA00807787