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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO.: 08-CIV-80119-MARRA/JOHNSON

JANE DOE NO. 2,
Plaintiff,

vs.

JEFFREY EPSTEIN,

Defendant.  Defendant. 
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Related cases:

08-80232,08-08380,08-80381,08-80994,

08-80993, 08-80811, 08-80893, 09-80469,

-------------~/  09-80591,09-80656,09-80802,09-81092

REPLY TO ROTHSTEIN ROSENFELDT ADLER'S P.A.'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR ORDER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE (DE 4051 (AS TO JANE DOE v. EPSTEIN CASE NO.: 08-CIV- 80893)

Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein ("Epstein"), by and through his undersigned attorneys, hereby files his Reply to Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler P.A.' s ("RRA") Response to Defendant's Emergency Motion for Order for the Preservation of Evidence [DE 405], and states:

1. It now appears that the Honorable Herbert Stettin ("Mr. Stettin") is the sole individual, as the Chief Restructuring Officer, in charge of RRA assets, including electronic and paper records. There also appears to be no objection to the entry of the preservation order consistent with his fiduciary/trustee duties for RRA, although certain documents may no longer exist within his possession.

2. Par. 4 of the response reflects that some 40 plus boxes of documents were obtained by the Department of Justice from search warrants served on the offices of

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RRA; "it is believed that the Department of Justice also sequestered about (13) boxes of documents related to this [Epstein] case." In fact there are three Epstein cases which have been brought by the RRA firm, one being in federal court, two in state court. Mr. Stettin confirms Defendant's belief that there are serious ethical and potentially criminal issues that may impact Plaintiffs' ability to pursue their cases.

3. Unfortunately, time is critical with regard to this case in that there are deadlines to Disclose Experts and Exchange Reports by October 29, 2009 (but Plaintiff has not seen her expert, has no report and only made herself available for the Defendant's exam on November 13, 2009), deposition discovery deadline is November 28, 2009 and a calendar call of February 19, 2010 for the February 22, 2010 trial docket. While the undersigned understands that Mr. Stettin may be working expeditiously to deal with critical and pressing needs of stabilizing the firm, a delay of 45 days for his deposition (which has been set in the state court case in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, State of Florida, L.M. v. Epstein, Case No. 502008CA028051XXXXMB AB, not the case sub-judice) will place his deposition sometime during the first 15 days of January, after every pre-trial deadline has expired.

4. If in fact there has been inappropriate and/or illegal conduct associated with the prosecution of this case by RRA or any of its attorneys or by the Plaintff herself, which might result in sanctions, dismissal or other remedy, Defendant Epstein will be severely prejudiced.

WHEREFORE, Defendant Epstein request that the court's preservation order be made permanent, which does not seem inconsistent with Mr. Stettin's position as expressed by his lawyers but deny the relief sought for delaying the deposition unless the

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court is disposed to modify the current scheduling deadlines and trial date that exist in

this case.

By: <signature>
Robert D. Critton, Jr.
Florida Bar #224162

Certificate of Service

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on all counsel of recor~entified on the following Service List in the manner specified by CM/ECF on this Id day of November, 2009

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Respectfully submitted,
By: <signature>
ROBERT D. CRITTON, JR., ESQ.
Florida Bar No.: 224162
rcrit@bclclaw.com
MICHAEL J. PIKE, ESQ.
Florida Bar #: 617296
mpike@bclclaw.com
BURMAN, CRITTON, LUTTIER &
COLEMAN
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561/842-2820 Phone
561/515-3148 Fax
(Counsel for Defendant Jeffrey Epstein)

Certificate of Service
Jane Doe No. 2 v. Jeffrey Epstein
Case No. 08-CV-80119-MARRA/JOHNSON

| Stuart S. Mermelstein, Esq.   | Brad Edwards, Esq.         |
|-|-|
| Adam D. Horowitz, Esq.        | Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler |

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<table><tr><th>Mermelstein &amp; Horowitz, P.A.</th><th>401 East Las Olas Boulevard</th></tr><tr><td>18205 Biscayne Boulevard</td><td>Suite 1650</td></tr><tr><td>Suite 2218</td><td>Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301</td></tr><tr><td>Miami, FL 33160</td><td>Phone: 954-522-3456</td></tr><tr><td>305-931-2200 </td><td>Fax: 954-527-8663</td></tr><tr><td>Fax: 305-931-0877</td><td>bedwards@rra-law.com </td></tr><tr><td>ssm@sexabuseattomey.com </td><td>Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No.</td></tr><tr><td>ahorowitz@sexabuseattorney.com </td><td>08-80893 </td></tr><tr><td>Counsel for Plaintiffs</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>In related Cases Nos. 08-80069, 08-80119,</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>08-80232, 08-80380, 08-80381, 08-80993,</td><td>Paul G. Cassell, Esq.</td></tr><tr><td>08-80994 </td><td>ProHac Vice
332 South 1400 E, Room 101</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Horace Willits, Esq.</td><td>Salt Lake City, UT 84112</td></tr><tr><td>Richard H. Willits, P.A.</td><td>801-585-5202 </td></tr><tr><td>2290 10th Avenue North</td><td>801-585-6833 Fax</td></tr><tr><td>Suite 404</td><td>cassellp@law.utah.edu </td></tr><tr><td>Lake Worth, FL 33461</td><td>Co-counsel for PlaintiffJane Doe</td></tr><tr><td>561-582-7600 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fax: 561-588-8819</td><td>Isidro M. Garcia, Esq.</td></tr><tr><td>Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No.</td><td>Garcia Law Firm, P.A.</td></tr><tr><td>08-80811 </td><td>224 Datura Street, Suite 900</td></tr><tr><td>reelrhw@hotmail.com </td><td>West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561-832-7732 
561-832-7137 F</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Scarola, Esq.</td><td>isidrogarcia@bellsouth.net </td></tr><tr><td>Jack P. Hill, Esq.</td><td>Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No.</td></tr><tr><td>Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart &amp; Shipley,</td><td>08-80469 </td></tr><tr><td>P.A. </td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard</td><td>Robert C. Josefsberg, Esq.</td></tr><tr><td>West Palm Beach, FL 33409</td><td>Katherine W. Ezell, Esq.</td></tr><tr><td>561-686-6300 </td><td>Podhurst Orseck, P.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Fax: 561-383-9424</td><td>25 West Flagler Street, Suite 800</td></tr><tr><td>isx@searcylaw.com</td><td>Miami, FL 33130</td></tr><tr><td>iph@searcylaw.com </td><td>305 358-2800</td></tr><tr><td>Counsel for Plaintiff C.MA.</td><td>Fax: 305 358-2382
rjosefsberg@podhurst.com 
kezell@podhurst.com </td></tr><tr><td>Bruce Reinhart, Esq.</td><td>Counsel for Plaintiffs in Related Cases</td></tr><tr><td>Bruce E. Reinhart, P.A.</td><td>Nos. 09-80591 and 09-80656</td></tr><tr><td>250 S. Australian Avenue</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Suite 1400</td><td>Jack Alan Goldberger, Esq.</td></tr><tr><td>West Palm Beach, FL 33401</td><td>Atterbury Goldberger &amp; Weiss, P.A.</td></tr><tr><td>561-202-6360 </td><td>250 Australian Avenue South</td></tr><tr><td>Fax: 561-828-0983</td><td>Suite 1400</td></tr><tr><td>ecf@brucereinhartlaw.com </td><td>West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5012</td></tr></table>

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| Counsel for Defendant Sarah Kellen        | 561-659-8300                           |
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|                                           | Fax: 561-835-8691                      |
| Theodore J. Leopold, Esq.                 | jagesg@bellsouth.net                   |
| Spencer T. Kuvin, Esq.                    | Counsel for Defendant Jeffrey Epstein  |
| Leopold, Kuvin, P.A.                      |                                        |
| 2925 PGA Blvd., Suite 200                 | Charles H. Lichtman, Esq.              |
| Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410              | Isaac Marcushamer, Esq.                |
| 561-684-6500                              | Berger Singerman, P.A.                 |
| Fax: 561-515-2610                         | 350 East Broward Boulevard, 10th Floor |
| Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No. | 954-525-9900                           |
| 08-08804                                  | 954-523-2872 Fax                       |
|                                           | clichtman@bergersingerman.com          |
|                                           | imarcushamer@bergersingerman.com       |
|                                           | Proposed Attorneys for Alleged Debtor  |
court-records/Doe v. Epstein, No. 909-v-80469 (S.D. Fla. 2009)/070.pdf
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