IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA¶
Case No. 50-2009CA040800XXX1MBAG¶
JEFFREY EPSTEIN,¶
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant,¶
v.¶
SCOTT ROTHSTEIN individually, and J. individually,¶
Defendants/Counter-Plaintiff.¶
A Cos¶
PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT JEF EPSTEIN'S RESPONSE TO COUNTER-PLAINTIFF MOTION TO CHANGE ASE CAPTION¶
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, Jeffrey E pstein"), responds to the Motion to Change Case Caption filed by Counter-PI ey J. (`a), and states:¶
MENT¶
la March 26, 2 18, to Change Case Caption asks this Court to violate deni In addition, because the issue is currently pending District Court of Appeal makes a final determination on that issue, Florida law and should on appeal, and un evaluating " .ce Because Id (as a. claims in his Motion) and setting the trial is premature. is matter has been stayed, including issues relating to (as confirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal on March 29, 2018), no juror confusion will result while the Fourth District Court of Appeal makes a final determination on the issue.¶
Pursuant to Trawick's Florida Practice and Procedure. § 6:2, "the names of the parties in the caption are never changed even when all original parties have ceased to be panics." In fact, even where there is a dispute over the proper identity of a party and a party files a motion requesting a name change, changing the case style is error without an evidentiary hearing. See Musicians Exch. Downtown Cafe, Inc. v. Mercede City Ctr., Inc., 613 So. 2d 134, 136 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).¶
chose to file a counterclaim and be a counter-plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by Epstein. Epstein dismissed his claims against (without prejudice) on August 16, 2012. Since that time, has noticed this matter for trial (excluding the most recent) four tim the Court has set the matter on the trial docket seven times. Not once (before his our request), however, did seek to sever his claims or move the Court to gKang case style.¶
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While the Court granted M.' eleventh-hour request to sever the claims, that ruling is the subject of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Until such time as the Fourth District Court of Appeal makes a determination on that Petition, Mi Motion is both premature and in violation¶
of Florida law. lithe Fourth District Court of Appeal upholds this Court's ruling, then the parties can discuss ways to address any "prejudice" or jury confusion that is concerned about.¶
CONCLUSION¶
Accordingly, Epstein respectfully requests that the Court deny EM Motion to Change Case Caption.¶
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE¶
I certify that the foregoing document has been furnished to the • listed on the Service List below on March 29, 2018, through the Court's e-filing portal t Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516(b)(1).¶
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SERVICE LIST¶
| <p>Jack Scarola Karen E. Terry David P. Vitale, Jr. Searcy, Denny, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33409 <a href="mailto:mep@searcylaw.com">mep@searcylaw.com</a> <a href="mailto:jsx@searcylaw.com">jsx@searcylaw.com</a> <a href="mailto:dvitale@searcylaw.com">dvitale@searcylaw.com</a> <a href="mailto:scarolateam@searcylaw.com">scarolateam@searcylaw.com</a> <a href="mailto:terryteam@searcylaw.com">terryteam@searcylaw.com</a> <i>Co-Counsel for Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff</i> <span style="background-color: black; color: black;">[REDACTED]</span> J. [REDACTED]</p> | <p>Philip M. Burlington Nichole J. Segal Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A. Courthouse Commons, Suite 350 444 West Railroad Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401 <a href="mailto:pmb@FLAppellateLaw.com">pmb@FLAppellateLaw.com</a> <a href="mailto:njs@FLAppellateLaw.com">njs@FLAppellateLaw.com</a> <a href="mailto:kbt@FLAppellateLaw.com">kbt@FLAppellateLaw.com</a> <i>Co-Counsel for Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff</i> <span style="background-color: black; color: black;">[REDACTED]</span> J. [REDACTED]</p> |
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| <span style="background-color: black; color: black;">[REDACTED]</span> J. [REDACTED] Pottinger LLC 425 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3268 <a href="mailto:brad@epllc.com">brad@epllc.com</a> <i>Co-Counsel for Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff</i> <span style="background-color: black; color: black;">[REDACTED]</span> J. [REDACTED] | <p>Marc S. Nurik Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik One E. Bro [REDACTED] Boulevard, Suite 700 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 <a href="mailto:marc@nuriklaw.com">marc@nuriklaw.com</a> <i>Counsel for Defendant Scott Rothstein</i></p> |
| <p>Jack A. Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 Australian Avenue S., Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 <a href="mailto:jgoldberger@agwpa.com">jgoldberger@agwpa.com</a> <a href="mailto:smahoney@agwpa.com">smahoney@agwpa.com</a> <i>Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant</i> <i>Jeffrey Epstein</i></p> | <p>Paul Cassell 383 S. University Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730 <a href="mailto:cassellp@law.utah.edu">cassellp@law.utah.edu</a> <i>Limited Intervenor Co-Counsel for L.M., E.W. and Jane Doe</i></p> |
| <p>Jay Howell Jay Howell & Associates 644 Cesery Blvd., Suite 250 Jacksonville, FL 32211 <a href="mailto:jayhowell.com">jayhowell.com</a> <i>Limited Intervenor Co-Counsel for L.M., E.W. and Jane Doe</i></p> |