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A' udgloggtv1454:417'.4"41-49b62-2611i61,46g181:Ir40Q1Pocket 02/10/2016 PaglglYeetts Honorable Mark HUI) May 19, ZOOS Page 7 Government's confidential "list or victims." Most of these lawsuits seek S50 million in money darnages.4 a Assistant U.S. Attorney David Weinstein spoke about the case in great detail to Landon Thomas, a reporter with the Mew York Times, and revealed confidential information about the Government's allegations against Mr. Epstein. The Assistant U.S. Attorney also revealed the substance of confidential plea negotiations. When counsel for Mr. Epstein complained about die media leaks, first A.tsistaii; Stamen responded by asserting that "Mr. Thomas was given, pursuant to his request, non-case specific information concerning specific federal statutes " Based on Mr. Thomas' contemporaneous notes, that assertion appears to be false. For example, Mr. Weinstein told Mr. Thomas that federal authorities believed that Mr. Epstein had hired girls over the telephone and traveled in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in underage sex. He recounted to Mi. Thomas the USAO's theory of prosecution against Mr. Epstein. replete with an analysis of the key statutes being considered. Fun:hermore, after Mr. Epstein's defense ream complained about the leak to the USAO, Mr. Weinstein, in Mr Thomas' own description, then admonished him for talking to the defense, and getting hint in trouble. Mr. Weinstein further told him not to believe the "spin" of Mr. F.psteints "high-priced attorneys," and then, according to Mr. Thomas. Mr. Weinstein forcefully "reminded" Mr. Thomas • that all prior conversations were merct) hypothetical. We are constrained to conclude that the actions of federal officials in this case strike at the heart of one of the vitally important, enduring values in this country: the honest enforcement of federal law, free of political considerations and free of the taint of personal financial motivations on the part of federal prosecutors thin, at a minimum, raise the appearance of serious impropriety. We were told by U.S. Attorney that as parr of the review he requested, the Department had the authority, and his consent, to make any determination it deemed appropriate regarding this matter, including a decision to decline federal prosecution. Yet, C •OS's only conclusion, based on its limited review of the investigation, is that U.S. Attorney would not abuse his discretion by proceeding against Mr. Epstein. Thus, the decision of whether A) recently as two months ago. Mr. Slornan Was still listed publicly us r. pun of his former law firm. While we assume this was an on:night, Mr. Stoinan's identifirAilon As pan of the firm plus the appearance of Impropriety. 08-80736-CV-MARRA RIP WPB 001622 EFTA00184944
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VO/UffVO. lo:uo !AA Olio 00U OmqV flaimOrussvu urrs.v‘ AR 9: Ogigoirgter: Recepato362-ren red on Docket 02/10/2016 Page Vag 3 AND4HLLIS LLP Q0011 Honorable Mark Hip May 19, 2008 Page 8 prosecution is fair and appropriate has been placed, once again, in U.S. Attorney hands. in light of the foregoing, we respectfully ask that you review this matter and discontinue all federal involvement so that the State can appropriately bring this matter to tlosure. We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to inect with you to discuss these important issues. Such a meeting would provide the Department with an opportunity to review the paramount issues of federalism and. the appearance al" selectivity that are generated by the unprecedented attempts to broaden the ambit of federal stattitc.s to places that they have never before reached. We sincerely appreciate your attention to this matter. Respectfully submitted, ) Kenneth W. Starr Kirkland & Ellis la Joe D. Whitley Alston & Bird fa 0840736-CV-MARRA RFP WPB 001623 EFTA00184945
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-27 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 3 ( ( EXHIBIT 97 EFTA00184946
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Case 9:9"-cv116T3e:IZANA AllrMent 362-27 Entered on FLSD iiiIT,L02/10221.6 po t2 of 3 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI - Weed Palm Beach Suite 500 505 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach. Ft. 33401 January 10, 2008 Re: Case Number:' Dear This case la currently under Investigation. This can bee lengthy process end we request your continued patience while wo conduct a thorough Investigation. As a crime victim. you have the following tights under 18 United States Code § 3711: (1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any publics court proceeding, or any parole proceeding, invoiving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) The right not to be excluded from any such public court proceeding, unless the court, after receiving dear and convincing evidence, determines that testsnony by the victim would be maternally altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding; (4) The right to be reasonably heard at any pupils proceeding in the district court Involving release, plea, sentencing. or any parole proceeding; (5) The reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government In the case; (0) The right to full and timely restitution as provided In law: (7) The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (a) The right to bo treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy. we will make our best efforts to ensure you are accorded the rights described. Most at these rights portatn to events occurring after the arrest or indicunem of an Individual for the alma, and it will become the responsibbity of the proeocuting Untied States Attorney's Orrice to ensure you are accorded those rights. You may also seek the advice of a private attorney with roepect to these rights. The Victim Notification System (VNS) is destined to provide you with direct informeffon regarding the case as It proceeds Through the criminal Justice system. You may obtain current Information about this metier on the Internet et VYWW.Notify,USDOJ.0OV or from The VNS Call Center at 1-866-D0J-4Y0U (1-868-385- 4968) (TD0MY: 1.866-2284616) (International: 1-502-213-2767). In addition, you may use the Can Center or Internet to update your contact irdormation end/or change your decision about parkipation In Ole notification program. If you update your Information to Include a currenterrnell address, VNS will Send infotnieton to that address. You will need the following Viodm Identification Number (VIN)' Personal Identification Number (PIN) anytime you contact the Cell Center and the erst time you log PI to VNS on the Internet. In addition, the first time you access the VNS Internet site, you wilt be prompted to enter your last name (or business name) as currently contained in VNS. The name you should enter is EFTA00184947
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--- Calse 9:-O8-cv-80736-KAM lirment 362-27 Entered on FLSD liket02/1912016 Preggaof 3 It you have additional questions which involve this matter, please contact the Oka listed above. When you cell, please provide the Ole number located at the top of this letter. Please remember, your pardcipellon in the notification part of this pogrom is voluntary. In circlet to continue to meths notifications. it Is your responsibility to keep your contact information current. Sincerely,. ciao; bia, TwIler Smith Victim Specialist EFTA00184948
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-28 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 3 EXHIBIT 98 EFTA00184949
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app 9:011-cv-p0136-KAM Ellument 362-28 Entered on FLSD kgov,toggle ri.Rciptg of 3 January ig. 2008 U.S. Department of Justice Federal.Bureau of Investigation FBI - West Palm Beach Suite 500 505 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach. FL 33401 James Eisenberg Ono Cleadako Center Ste 704 Australian South West Palm Beach. Ft. 33401 Re: Dear James Eisenberg: You have requested to receive notifications for This case is currently under Investigation. This can be a lengthy process and we request your continued patience while we conduct a thorough investigation. Asa crime victim, you have the following rights under 18 United States Coda § 3771: (1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public 0:m41race/ding, or any parole proceeding, Involving the alma or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) The right not to be excluded from any ouch public court proceeding. unless the court, after receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines that testimony by the victim wduld be materially altered If the victim heard other testimony at that proctiedincr, (4) The right to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court Involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding; (5) The reasonable right to cunfer with the attorney for the Government in the case; (6) The right to full and timely restitution os provided in law; (7) The right to proceedings free from unreasonabledelay: (a) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy. We MU make our best efforts to ensure you are accorded tie rights described. Most of these rights pertain to events occurring after the arrest or indictment of an Individual for the crime, and It will become the responelbeity of the prosecuting tinned Slates Attorneys Office to ensure you are accorded those rights. You may also seek the odvlue of is pdveta attorney with respect to these rights. The Victim Motlficatlon System (VNS) is designed to provide you with direct Information regarding the case as It proceeds through the criminal justice system. You may obtain current Information about this matter on the Internet at WWW.Notify.I1800J-GOV or from the VNS Call Center at 1-866-D0J-4YOU (1.866.365- 4958) (TDD/TTY: 1-050-228-4619) (lritemational: 1-502-213-2767). In addition, you may use One CaN Center or Internet to update your contact infomuslion end/or change your decision about participation in the notification program. If you update your information to include a current email address, VNS will send information to that address. You will need the following Victim Identification Number ' and Personal identification Number anytime, you contact the Call Center and the first time you log on to VNS on the Internet. In addition, the first lima you access the VNS Internet site, you will be prompted to enter your lest name (or business name) es currently contained in VNS. The name you should enter is Eisenberg. EFTA00184950
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atse.9:613:cv:£30736-KAM ment 362-28 Entered on FLSD *ket 02/10/2016 Page 3 of 3 DOI ODU 0,31 M.U3/0e “ ; If you MVO additional questions which Involve this matter, please contact the office dated above. When you can. please provide the flue number located at the top of this letter. Please remember, your participabon in the notification part of this program is voluntary. In order to continue to receive noldicattons, rt is your reeponsIblitty lo keep your contact Information current. Sincerely. cg i i iR,, -3,:rftP Twikg Smith Victim Specialist EFTA00184951
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-29 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 2 E XHIBIT 99 EFTA00184952
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Case 9:O8-cv-8O736-KAM Document 362-29 Entered on FLSD Docket O2/1O/2O16 Page 2 of 2
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-30 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT 100 EFTA00184954
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-30 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 2 .(USAFLS) From: Brad Edwards ([email protected]) Sent: ThillwARV ie 9908 11:34 AM To: p (USAFLS) Subject: Jeff Epstein I have information and concerns that I would like to share. While I understand that you are limited in what you can discuss, I would like to meet with you and discuss my plans. This would be beneficial to you and me. Let me know If you are interested in meeting and talking. My schedule is free next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 23.25. If any of those days are open for you. then I will go to you and can meet you at any time convenient for you. I am scheduling to meet with my client again next week in your area anyway, so it would be no problem for me to meet you on the same day. I look forward to hearing back from you. Sincerely, Brad Edwards. Esquire Law Office of Brad Edwards & Associates 2028 Harrison Street Suite 202 Hollywood, Florida 33020 Telephone: 954-414-8033 (Broward) 305-935-2011 (Miami-Dade) Facsimile: 954-924-1530(Broward) 305/935-4227 (Miami-Dade) e-mail: [email protected] PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL: The intbrmation contained in this e-mail message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, printing, reproduction, disclosure or dissemination of this communication may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. 909 08-80736-CV-MARRA RFP WPB-001894 EFTA00184955
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-31 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 3 EXHIBIT 101 ( EFTA00184956
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-31 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 3 U.S. Department ofJustice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Ft 3340/ Facsimile.• July 8, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE AND ELECTRONIC MAIL Jack A. Goldberger, Esq. Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. One Clearlake Centre, Suite 1400 25b Australian Ave S. West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5015 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Goldberger: In accordance with the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement, on June 30, 2008, the United States Attorney's Office provided you with a list of thirty-one individuals "whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein." Yesterday, I provided you with the identification of another victim whom I had erroneously left off of that list. At the time the list was provided, Special Agent and I impressed upon you the need to finalize this last piece of the agreement as quickly as possible so that we could fulfill our victim notification obligations. In deference to your vacation, we allowed you a week to provide us with any objections or requested modifications to the list and/or the Notification language. Yesterday, I contacted you via telephone and e-mail, but received no response. Accordingly, the United States hereby notifies you that it will distribute the victim notifications tomorrow, July 9, 2008, to each of the thirty-two identified victims, either directly or via their counsel. A carbon copy of each notification will be provided to you, and the notification will list you as the contact person for any civil litigation, if the victim decides 08-80736-CV-MARRA RFP WPB 000512 EFTA00184957
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-31 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 3 of 3 JACK POLDEERGER, ESQ. Jui.v 8,2008 PAGE 2 to pursue damages. If the United States learns that a civil suit has been filed against Mr. Epstein and he has denied that one of these victims is entitled to proceed under 18 U.S.C. § 2255, that will be considered a breach of the Non-Prosecution Agreement and the United States will proceed accordingly. Sincerely, United States Attorney cc: Karen Atkinson, AUSA By: Assistant United States Attorney 08-80736-CV-MARRA RFP WPB 000513 EFTA00184958
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 362-32 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 25 EXHIBIT 102 EFTA00184959
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0asse9gOll8e.w88072614sPAIIA Lancunneethl252523.32EiffertelientrOURESDabekefiDNISEPajngt a ei4 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 08-80736-Civ-Marra/Johnson JANE DOE No. I and JANE DOE No. 2 v. UNITED STATES AFFIDAVIT OF BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, ESQ. REGARDING NEED FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 1. I, Bradley J. Edwards, Esq., do hereby declare that I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Florida. Along with co-counsel, I represent Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2 (as referred to as "the victims") in the above-listed action to enforce their rights under the Crime Victims Rights Act (CVRA). I also represented them (and several other victims) in civil suits against Jeffrey Epstein for sexually abusing them. I am also familiar with the criminal justice system, having served as state prosecutor in the Broward County State Attorney's Office. 2. This affidavit covers factual issues regarding the Government's assertions of privilege to more than 13,000 pages of documents it has produced for in camera inspection in this case. This affidavit provides factual information demonstrating that the Government's assertions of privilege are not well founded. It farther demonstrates that the victims have a compelling and substantial need for the information requested and have no other way of obtaining the information. Background Regarding Unsuccessful Efforts to Reach Stipulated Facts with the Government 3. On July 7, 2008, I filed a petition to enforce the CVRA rights of Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2 with regard to sex offenses committed against them by Jeffrey Epstein while they were minors. The course of the proceedings since then is well-known to the Court. For purposes of this affidavit regarding privileges, it is enough to briefly recount the efforts of the victims to reach a stipulated set of facts with the Government — efforts that the Government has blocked. 4. The Court first held a hearing on victims' petition on July 11, 2008. The Court discussed a need to "hav[e] a complete record, and this is going to be an issue that's ... going to go to the Eleventh Circuit, [so it] may be better to have a complete record as to what your position is and the government's is as to what actions were taken." Tr. at 25-26. The Court concluded the hearing with the following instructions: "So I'll let both of you confer about whether there is a need for any additional evidence to be presented." Tr. at 32. 1 EFTA00184960
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GOas€99C08e71280726149WIA IThrotureett ea€2132EaritedaticRIBISDOkeket87126120a016Payagb Cif d14 25 5. The victims and the U.S. Attorney's Office then attempted to reach a stipulated set of facts underlying the case. The U.S. Attorney's Office offered a very abbreviated set of proposed facts, and the victims responded with a detailed set of proposed facts. Rather than respond to the victims' specific facts, however, the U.S. Attorney's Office suddenly reversed course. On July 29, 2008, it filed a Notice to Court Regarding Absence of Need for Evidentiary Hearing (DE 17). The U.S. Attorney's Office took the following position: "After consideration, the Government believes that an evidentiary hearing is not necessary" (DE 17 at 1). The Office asserted that the Court need only take judicial notice of the fact that no indictment had been filed against Epstein to resolve the case. 6. On August 1, 2008, the victims filed a response to the Government's "Notice," giving a proposed statement of facts surrounding the case. DE 19 at 5. The victims' response also requested that the Court direct the Government to confer with the victims regarding the undisputed facts of the case, and produce the non-prosecution agreement and other information about the case. Id at 14. On August 14, 2008, the Court held a hearing on the case regarding the confidentiality of the non-prosecution agreement. The Court ultimately ordered production of the agreement to the victims. 7. After the U.S. Attorney's Office made the non-prosecution agreement available to the victims, the victims reviewed it and pursued further discussions with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Ultimately, however, the U.S. Attorney's Office declined to reach a stipulated set of facts with the victims and declined to provide further information about the case. 8. With negotiations at an impasse, the victims attempted to learn the facts of the case in other ways. In approximately May 2009, counsel for the victims propounded discovery requests in both state and federal civil cases against Epstein, seeking to obtain correspondence between Epstein and prosecutors regarding his plea agreement — information that the U.S. Attorney's Office was unwilling to provide to the victims and information that was highly relevant both to the victims' civil suit and their CVRA enforcement action. Epstein refused to produce that information, and (as the Court is aware) extended litigation to obtain the materials followed. The Court rejected all of Epstein's objections to producing the materials. 9. On June 30, 2010, counsel for Epstein sent to counsel for the victims approximately 358 pages of e-mail correspondence between criminal defense counsel and the U.S. Attorney's Office regarding the plea agreement that had been negotiated between them. See DE48-Attachment 1/Exhibit A. These e-mails began to disclose for the fast time the extreme steps that had been taken by the U.S. Attorney's Office to avoid prosecuting Epstein and to avoid having the victims in the case learn about the non-prosecution agreement that had been reached between Epstein and the Government. While the Court ordered that all of the correspondence be turned over to the victims, Epstein chose to disobey that order and instead only produced the correspondence authored by the Government and redacted all correspondence authored by him or his attorneys. 10. In mid-July 2010, Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2 settled their civil lawsuits against Epstein. Then, armed with the new information, they turned to moving forward in the CVRA case. On September 13, 2010, the victims informed the Court that they were preparing new filings in the case. 11. On October 12, 2010, the Court entered an order directing the victims to provide a status report on the case by October 27, 2010. That same day, counsel for the victims again contacted 2 EFTA00184961
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Gazoie9;O38ea731I6IGNAM Eltmannta62132ErffatedadthISESD6Meke2CO2620aCtlEPafigt dr 644 25 the U.S. Attorney's Office about the possibility of reaching a stipulated set of facts in the case. That same day, the U.S. Attorney's Office responded: "We don't have any problem with agreeing that a factual assertion is correct if we agree that is what occurred" (DE 41 at 2). 12. On October 23, 2010, the victims e-mailed to the U.S. Attorney's Office a detailed proposed statement of facts, with many of the facts now documented by the correspondence between the U.S. Attorney's Office and Epstein's counsel. The victims requested that the U.S. Attorney's Office identify which facts it would agree to. In a letter to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the victims stated: If you believe that any of the facts they propose are incorrect, Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2 would reiterate their long-standing request that you work with us to arrive at a mutually-agreed statement of facts. As you know, in the summer of 2008 Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2 were working with you on a stipulation of facts when you reversed course and took that position that no recitation of the facts was necessary (see doe. No. 19 at 2). . . . I hope that your e-mail means that you will at least look at our facts and propose any modifications that you deem appropriate. Having that evidence quickly available to the Court could well help move this case to a conclusion. That same day, the U.S. Attorney's Office agreed to forward the proposed statement of facts to the appropriate Assistant U.S. Attorney for review (DE 41 at 2-3). 13. On October 26, 2010, rather than stipulate to undisputed facts, the U.S. Attorney's Office contacted the victims' attorneys and asked them to delay the filing of their motion for a two- week period of time so that negotiations could be held between the Office and the victims in an attempt to narrow the range of disputes in the case and to hopefully reach a settlement resolution without the need for further litigation. Negotiations between the victims and the U.S. Attorney's Office then followed over the next two days. However, at 6:11 p.m. on October 27, 2010 — the date on which the victims' pleading was due — the U.S. Attorney's Office informed the victims that it did not believe that it had time to review the victims' proposed statement of facts and advise which were accurate and which were inaccurate. The Office further advised the victims that it believed that the victims did not have a right to confer with their Office under the CVRA in this case because in its view the case is "civil" litigation rather than "criminal" litigation (doe. No. 41 at 3). 14. As a result, purely as an accommodation to the U.S. Attorney's Office, on October 27, 2010, the victims filed a report with the Court in which they agreed to delay filing their motion and accompanying facts for up to two-weeks to see if negotiations can resolve (or narrow) the disputes with the U.S. Attorney's Office (DE 41 at 4). Discussions with the U.S. Attorney's Office dragged on, including a personal meeting between Jane Doe No. 1 and the U.S. Attorney in December 2010. I In seeming contradiction to this position, on March 17, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's Office informed the victims that it would not be making any initial disclosures to the victims as required for civil cases by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1). The U.S. Attorney's Office did not explain why they believe that this rule of civil procedure is inapplicable if they think this case is properly viewed as a "civil" case. 3 EFTA00184962
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iMase99CIESeav8E073116145CAM liEtecumetirt1122521.32ErEettedonhoRLEISDQbeke80261137031EP 25 • at dif4 15. After further discussions failed to produce any agreement or other visible progress, the victims informed the U.S. Attorney's Office that they would file their "summary judgment" motion with the Court on March 18, 2011 and requested further cooperation from the Office on the facts. 16. Ultimately, after months of discussion, the U.S, Attorney's Office informed counsel for the victims that — contrary to promises made earlier to stipulate to undisputed facts — no such stipulation would be forthcoming. Instead, on March 15, 2011, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Wifredo A. , sent a letter to the victims declining to reach any agreement on the facts: Because, as a matter of law, the CVRA is inapplicable to this matter in which no federal criminal charges were ever filed, your requests for the government's agreement on a set of proposed stipulated facts is unnecessary and premature. That is, because whether the rights in 18 U.S.C. § 3771(a) attach prior to the filing of a charge in a federal court is a matter of statutory interpretation, resolution of that question is not dependent upon the existence of any certain set of facts, other than whether a charging document was ever filed against Jeffrey Epstein in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. And while this Office remains willing to cooperate, cooperation does not mean agreeing to facts that are not relevant to the resolution of the legal dispute at issue . . . . Letter from Wifredo A. to Paul G. Cassell (March 15, 2011). 17. Accordingly, unable to work with the Government to reach a resolution of the facts, on March 21, 2011, the victims filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, alleging 53 undisputed facts along with some evidentiary support for each of the facts. DE 48. The victims also filed a motion to have their facts accepted because of the Government's failure to contest their facts. DE 49. The victims also filed a motion to have the Court direct the Government to not withhold relevant evidence. DE 50. 18. Following a hearing on the motions, on September 26, 2011, the Court rejected the Government's argument that the CVRA was inapplicable in this case because the Government had never filed charges against Epstein. DE 99. The Court, however, rejected the victims' argument that it should accept their facts because of the Government's failure to contest the facts. DE 99 at 11. Instead, the Court directed that discovery could proceed in the form of requests for admission and document production requests. Id at 11. The Court reserved ruling on the victims' motion that the Government should be directed not to withhold evidence. 19. In light of the Court's order, on October 3, 2011, the victims filed requests for production with the Government. The requests included 25 specific requests, each of which linked very directly to the facts that the victims were attempting to prove in this case. 20. On November 7, 2011, the day when the Government's responses were due, rather than produce even a single page of discovery, the Government filed a motion to dismiss the victims' petitions. DE 119. On that same day, the Government filed a motion to stay discovery. DE 121. The victims filed a response, arguing that the Government's motion was a stall tactic. DE 129. The victims also filed a motion to compel production of all of their discovery requests. DE 130. The Government filed a reply, arguing that it was not stalling. Indeed, the Government told the Court that "the United States has agreed to provide some information to [the victims] even 4 EFTA00184963