IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA¶
CASE NO. 50-2019-CA-014681-XXXX-MB¶
Division: AG¶
CA FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC ) Publisher of THE PALM BEACH POST, ) ) Plaintiff, v. ) DAVE ARONBERG, as State Attorney of ) Aetk ) Palm Beach County, Florida, SHARON R. ) BOCK, as Clerk and Comptroller of Palm ) Beach County, Florida, ) ) Defendants. )¶
PLAINTIFF’S UNO MOTION TO CONTI E EXRINC SCHEDULED FO C 24, 2020¶
Plaintiff, CA FLORIDA HOLDIN \L ., Publisher of the Palm Beach Post (the “Plaintiff.’ or “Post”) files this Unop on to Continue Hearing Scheduled for March 24, 2020 and states:¶
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Plaintiff publish Crs ewspaper known as the Palm Beach Post. It has filed this Declaratory Judgmxactiti t6 seek access, on behalf of the public, to the grand jury evidence in former Palm B,e4 ty State Attorney BarrylCrischer’s prosecution of the late Jeffrey Epstein. defendants have moved to dismiss Count II of the Amended Complaint, and this Court a hearing in court for March 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
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- Due to the current national health emergency, the Post requests that the hearing be continued.
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- The Post understands that the Court may not be in session on March 24, 2020 as it has been reported that the Court is in a voluntary 14 day quarantine due to a recent foreign trip.
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- Further, the Post’s lead counsel, Nina Boyajian, resides in California, and travel to Florida to orally argue against the motions to dismiss poses a health risk to her.
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- The Post believes that conducting the hearing via tele-conference will be problematic, and that the hearing should be continued sine die until such time as the Court deems it appropriate.
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- None of the parties will be prejudiced by a continuance. Alki
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- The Post has reached out to defendants’ counsel and they a ontinuance.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the hearin Con I)► dants’ motions to dismiss Count II of the Amended Complaint, currently sched for arch 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., be continued sine die, and that when appropriate tt a ould be rescheduled for oral argument, and the Court should grant such other rel. ISIii just and proper.¶
Dated: March 18, 2020¶
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e ittfully submitted,¶
ENBERG TRAURIG, P.A.¶
Publisher for CA Florida Holdings, LLC, of The Palm Beach Post¶
Stephen A. Mendelsohn, Esq. 5100 Town Center Circle, Suite 400 Boca Raton, Florida 33486 Telephone: (561) 955-7629 Facsimile: (561) 338-7099¶
By: Is/ Stephen A. Mendelsohn¶
STEPHEN A. MENDELSOHN Florida Bar No. 849324 mendelsohns®gtlaw.com hasenh®gtlaw.com FLService@gtlaw.com¶
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By: /s/ Michael J Grvziel MICHAEL J GRYGIEL (Pro Hac Vice) 54 State St., 6th Floor Albany, New York 12207 Telephone: (518) 689-1400 Facsimile: (518) 689-1499 grvuielm@utlaw.com¶
NINA D. BOYAJIAN (Pro Hoc Vice) 41046t By: /s/ Nina D. Bovajian 1840 Century Park East, S 1900 Los Angeles CA 900 Telephone: (310) 586 C ) O Facsimile: (310) 586 00 bo alann la •m nveraal la¶
I HEREBY CERTIFY t eAo 18th day of March 2020, a copy of the foregoing has been electronically filed with th da E-File Portal for e-service on all parties of record herein.¶
Is/ Stephen A. Mendelsohn STEPHEN A. MENDELSOHN
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