UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶
JANE DOE 17,¶
Plaintiff¶
v.¶
DARREN K. 1NDYKE AND RICHARD D. KAHN, AS JOINT PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, NINE EAST 71st STREET CORPORATION, LAUREL, INC., FINANCIAL TRUST COMPANY, INC., NES, LLC, MAPLE, INC., LSJE, LLC, HBRK ASSOCIATES, INC., NAUTILUS, INC., CYPRESS, INC. and JEGE, INC.¶
Defendants.¶
Case No. I :19-cv-09610-PAE-DCF¶
JOINT STIPULATION AND IPROPOWDIORDER STAVING ACTION¶
WHEREAS independent claims administration experts are designing and implementing the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program (the "Program") to resolve sexual abuse claims against decedent Jeffrey E. Epstein ("Decedent") in a non-adversarial alternative to litigation; and¶
WHEREAS Plaintifflane Doe 17 ("Plaintiff ; and together with Defendants Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn, Co-Executors of the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, Nine East 71st Street Corporation, Laurel, Inc., Financial Trust Company Inc., NES LLC, Maple, Inc., LSJE, LLC, HBRK Associates, Inc., Nautilus, Inc., Cypress, Inc., and JEGE, Inc., the "Parties") seeks to participate in the Program; and¶
WHEREAS the Parties seek to preserve their resources and judicial economy by staying this action unless and until Plaintiff ceases her participation in the Program; and¶
WHEREAS, should Plaintiff resolve her claims against Decedent via the Program, the Parties will thereafter promptly discontinue this action with prejudice;¶
WHEREAS, on December 23, 2019, Defendants moved to dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint (ECF Nos. 34-36); and¶
WHEREAS Plaintiff intends to amend her Complaint (ECF No. 1);¶
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned counsel for the Parties, that: (1) the captioned action is hereby stayed pending further Order of the Court; (2) Plaintiff has 30 days from after the lifting of the stay, if any, to amend her Complaint; and (3) Defendants have 30 days from Plaintiff's filing of her Amended Complaint to answer, move or otherwise respond thereto.¶
Dated: January 8, 2020¶
New York, New York¶
Weisman, Brodie, Starr & Margolies, P.A.¶
By: Is/ David H. Brodie¶
David H. Brodie, Esq.¶
Laura J. Starr, Esq¶
1301 N. Federal Highway¶
Lake Worth, FL 33460¶
Telephone: (561) 588-9500¶
Attorneys for Plaintiff¶
Date: 1/ 41/ 24¶
New York, New York¶
Respectfully submitted,¶
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP¶
By: Is/ Bennet J. Moskowitz¶
Bennet J. Moskowitz¶
875 Third Avenue¶
New York, NY 10022¶
(212) 704-6000¶
Attorneys for Defendants¶
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Powie As 6 HON. PAULA. ENGELMA0. ER United States District Judge¶