IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE\ FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND\ FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff, vs. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually,\ [REDACTED] J. [REDACTED], individually,\ and L.M., individually, Defendant. MOTION PURSUANT TO F.S. §57.105 Defendant/Counterplaintiff, [REDACTED] J. Edwards, moves this Honorable Court for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the provisions of F.S. §57.105 on the basis that the Plaintiff and his counsel knew or reasonably should have known that the Plaintiff's claims against [REDACTED] J. [REDACTED], and the defenses to [REDACTED] J. [REDACTED] counterclaims when initially presented to the court or subsequent thereto: - a) were not supported by the material facts necessary to establish the claims and/or the defenses; or - b) were not and would not be supported by the application of then existing law to those material facts. FILED\ 10 APR 13 PM 6:02\ CIRCUIT CLERK\ CIRCUIT COUNTY FL I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by\ U.S. Mail to all counsel on the attached list, this 13th day of April, 2010. ![](<>)Jack Scarola\ Florida Bar No.: 169440\ Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.\ 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard\ West Palm Beach, Florida 33409\ Phone: (561) 686-6300\ Fax: (561) 383-9451\ Attorney for Defendant/Counterplaintiff\ [REDACTED] J. EDWARDS Case No.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG\ Motion Pursuant to F.S.§ 57.105 **COUNSEL LIST** Robert D. Critton, Jr., Esquire\ Michael J. Pike, Esquire\ Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman LLP\ 303 Banyan Boulevard, Suite 400\ West Palm Beach, FL 33401\ Phone: (561)-842-2820\ Fax: (561)-844-6929\ Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A.\ 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400\ West Palm Beach, FL 33401\ Phone: (561)-659-8300\ Fax: (561)-835-8691\ Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Gary M. [REDACTED], Esq.\ [REDACTED], Jaffe, Weissing, et al\ 425 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 2\ Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301\ Phone: 954-524-2820\ Fax: 954-524-2822\ Attorneys for Defendant, L.M. Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik\ One East Broward Boulevard, Suite 700\ Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301\ Phone: 954-745-5849\ Fax: 954-745-3556\ Counsel for Scott Rothstein