# Document EFTA 02805579 The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. PLAINTIFFS Government of the United States Virgin Islands DEFENDANTS JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER) See attached Exhibit A ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN) CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE) (DO NOT CITE JURISDICTIONAL STATUTES UNLESS DIVERSITY) Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 1591 to 1595, and Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5336 This action relates to Defendant's alleged facilitation of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking enterprise. Has this action, case, or proceeding, or one essentially the same been previously filed in SDNY at any time? No Yes Judge Previously Assigned If yes, was this case Vol. Invol. Dismissed. No Yes If yes, give date \_\_\_\_\_ & Case No. \_\_\_\_\_ IS THIS AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CASE? No Yes (PLACE AN [x] IN ONE BOX ONLY) NATURE OF SUIT | CONTRACT | PERSONAL INJURY | PERSONAL INJURY | FORFEITURE/PENALTY | BANKRUPTCY | OTHER STATUTES | | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [ ] 110 [ ] 120 [ ] 130 [ ] 140 | INSURANCE MARINE [ ] 310 AIRPLANE [ ] 315 AIRPLANE PRODUCT [ ] 320 ASSAULT, LIBEL & SLANDER [ ] 330 FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY [ ] 340 MARINE [ ] 345 MARINE PRODUCT [ ] 355 MOTOR VEHICLE [ ] 360 OTHER PERSONAL INJURY [ ] 362 PERSONAL INJURY - MED MALPRACTICE | [ ] 367 HEALTHCARE/ PHARMACEUTICAL PERSONAL INJURY/PRODUCT LIABILITY [ ] 365 PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCT LIABILITY [ ] 368 ASBESTOS PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCT LIABILITY PERSONAL PROPERTY [ ] 370 OTHER FRAUD [ ] 371 TRUTH IN LENDING PERSONAL PROPERTY [ ] 380 OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE [ ] 385 PROPERTY DAMAGE PRODUCT LIABILITY PRISONER PETITIONS [ ] 463 ALIEN DETAINEE [ ] 510 MOTIONS TO VACATE SENTENCE 28 USC 2255 [ ] 530 HABEAS CORPUS [ ] 535 DEATH PENALTY [ ] 540 MANDAMUS & OTHER ACTIONS UNDER STATUTES CIVIL RIGHTS [ ] 440 OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS (Non-Prisoner) [ ] 441 VOTING [ ] 442 EMPLOYMENT [ ] 443 HOUSING/ ACCOMMODATIONS [ ] 445 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES - EMPLOYMENT [ ] 446 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES - OTHER [ ] 448 EDUCATION | [ ] 625 DRUG RELATED SEIZURE OF PROPERTY 21 USC 881 [ ] 690 OTHER PROPERTY RIGHTS [ ] 820 COPYRIGHTS [ ] 830 PATENT [ ] 835 PATENT-ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG APPLICATION [ ] 840 TRADEMARK LABOR [ ] 710 FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT [ ] 720 LABOR/MGMT RELATIONS [ ] 740 RAILWAY LABOR ACT [ ] 751 FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) [ ] 790 OTHER LABOR LITIGATION [ ] 791 EMPL RET INC SECURITY ACT (ERISA) IMMIGRATION [ ] 462 NATURALIZATION APPLICATION [ ] 465 OTHER IMMIGRATION ACTIONS | [ ] 422 APPEAL 28 USC 158 [ ] 423 WITHDRAWAL 28 USC 157 SOCIAL SECURITY [ ] 861 HIA (1396ff) [ ] 862 BLACK LUNG (923) [ ] 863 DIWC/DWW (405(g)) [ ] 864 SSID TITLE XVI [ ] 865 RSI (405(g)) FEDERAL TAX SUITS [ ] 870 TAXES (U.S. Plaintiff or Defendant) 26 USC 7609 26 USC 7609 | [ ] 375 FALSE CLAIMS [ ] 376 QUI TAM [ ] 400 STATE REAPPORTIONMENT [ ] 410 ANTITRUST [ ] 430 BANKS & BANKING [ ] 450 COMMERCE [ ] 460 DEPORTATION [ ] 470 RACKETEER INFLU-ENCED & CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO) [ ] 480 CONSUMER CREDIT [ ] 485 TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT [ ] 490 CABLE/SATELLITE TV [ ] 850 SECURITIES/ COMMODITIES/ EXCHANGE [ ] 890 OTHER STATUTORY ACTIONS [ ] 891 AGRICULTURAL ACTS [ ] 893 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS [ ] 895 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT [ ] 896 ARBITRATION [ ] 899 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT/REVIEW OR APPEAL OF AGENCY DECISION [ ] 950 CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATE STATUTES | Check if demanded in complaint: CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23 DO YOU CLAIM THIS CASE IS RELATED TO A CIVIL CASE NOW PENDING IN S.D.N.Y. AS DEFINED BY LOCAL RULE FOR DIVISION OF BUSINESS 13? IF SO, STATE: DEMAND \$ \_\_\_\_\_ OTHER \_\_\_\_\_ JUDGE Hon. Jed S. Rakoff DOCKET NUMBER 1:22-cv-10019 1 Original Proceeding 2 Removed from State Court 3 Remanded from Appellate Court 4 Reinstated or Reopened 5 Transferred from (Specify District) 6 Multidistrict Litigation (Transferred) 7 Appeal to District Judge from Magistrate Judge a. all parties represented b. At least one party is pro se. 8 Multidistrict Litigation (Direct File) (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY) **BASIS OF JURISDICTION** 1 U.S. PLAINTIFF 2 U.S. DEFENDANT 3 FEDERAL QUESTION 4 DIVERSITY (U.S. NOT A PARTY) **IF DIVERSITY, INDICATE CITIZENSHIP BELOW.** **CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY)** (Place an [X] in one box for Plaintiff and one box for Defendant) | CITIZEN OF THIS STATE | PTF [ ] 1 | DEF [ ] 1 | CITIZEN OR SUBJECT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY | PTF DEF [ ] 3 [ ] 3 | INCORPORATED and PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN ANOTHER STATE | PTF [ ] 5 | DEF [ ] 5 | | -------------------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------- | | CITIZEN OF ANOTHER STATE | [ ] 2 | [ ] 2 | INCORPORATED or PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THIS STATE | [ ] 4 [ ] 4 | FOREIGN NATION | [ ] 6 | [ ] 6 | PLAINTIFF(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES) DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES) DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS UNKNOWN REPRESENTATION IS HEREBY MADE THAT, AT THIS TIME, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE, WITH REASONABLE DILIGENCE, TO ASCERTAIN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESSES OF THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS: **COURTHOUSE ASSIGNMENT** I hereby certify that this case should be assigned to the courthouse indicated below pursuant to Local Rule for Division of Business 18, 20 or 21. Check one: THIS ACTION SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO: [ ] PLAINS MANHATTAN DATE 12/26/22 Devid I Ackerman / MMB SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THIS DISTRICT [ ] NO [ ] YES (DATE ADMITTED Mo. 03 Yr. 2016 ) Attorney Bar Code # 4110839 RECEIPT # Magistrate Judge is to be designated by the Clerk of the Court. Magistrate Judge \_\_\_\_\_ is so Designated. # EXHIBIT A # Plaintiff's Attorneys David I. Ackerman (NYS Bar #4110839) Motley Rice LLC 401 9th Street NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20004 Tel: (202) 849-4962 dackerman@motleyrice.com Carol (NYS Bar #2941300) Pro Hac Vice to be Submitted Assistant Attorney General Virgin Islands Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General 34-38 Kronprindsens Gade St. M, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 Tel.: (340) 774-5666 ext. 10101 Linda (NYS Bar #2473403) Pro Hac Vice to be Submitted Motley Rice LLC 401 9th Street NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20004 Tel: (202) 232-5504 Isinger®motleyrice.com