UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA¶
CASE NO.: 08-80804-CIV-MARRA/¶
JANE DOE, a/lc/a JANE DOE NO. 1,¶
Plaintiff,¶
vs.¶
JEFFREY EPSTEIN, and¶
Defendants.¶
DEFENDANTS JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT¶
Defendants Jeffrey Epstein and move, pursuant to Rule 7.1(A) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, for an enlargement of time to answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint until ten days after their motion for stay, filed contemporaneously with this motion, is decided, and as grounds for this relief respectfully state as follows:¶
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- This civil action is a private counterpart to a pending federal criminal action.
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The pending criminal action purports to arise from the alleged sexual assault of a minor, Jane Doe.
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Mr. Epstein and have filed a motion, contemporaneous with the filing of this motion, seeking a stay of this action under 18 U.S.C. § 3509. Under that section, when an alleged sexual assault involving a child victim results in a "criminal proceeding," a commonly derived civil suit "shall be stayed until the end of all phases of the criminal action." 18 U.S.C. § 3509(k) (emphasis added).
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If Mr. Epstein and stay motion is granted, they will not be required to respond to the complaint or otherwise litigate this action until the pending criminal matter is resolved.
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The undersigned are authorized to represent that defendant joins in this motion.
WHEREFORE, Defendants Jeffrey Epstein and respectfully request an enlargement of time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint until ten days after their motion for a stay is decided.¶
Respectfully submitted,¶
TEIN, P.L. 3059 Grand Avenue, Suite 340 Coconut Grove, Florida 33133 Tel: 305 442 1101 Fax: 305 442 6744¶
By: /s/ Michael R. Tein GUY A. Ha. Bar No. 623740 MICHAEL R. TEIN Fla. Bar No. 993522 tein@lewistein.com¶
ATTERBURY, GOLDBERGER & WEISS, P.A. 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Tel. 561 659 8300 Fax. 561 835 8691¶
By: Jack A. Goldberger Fla. Bar No. 262013 jgoldberger@agwpa.com¶
Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Epstein¶
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL RULE 7.1¶
Undersigned counsel has conferred in good faith with counsel for the plaintiff, who opposes the relief requested in this motion.¶
/s/ Michael R. Tein¶
Michael R. Tein¶
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE¶
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on July 25, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on counsel of record identified below by U.S. Mail.¶
/s/ Michael R. Tein¶
Michael R. Tein¶
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Service List¶
Theodore J. Leopold, Esq. Ricci-Leopold, P.A. 2925 PGA Blvd., Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Fax: 561 697 2383 Counsel for Plaintiff Jane Doe¶
Douglas M. McIntosh, Esq. Jason A. Esq. McIntosh, Sawran, Peltz & Cartaya, P.A. Centurion Tower 1601 Forum Place, Suite 1110 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Fax. 561 682-3206 Counsel for Defendant¶
Bruce E. Reinhart, Esq. Bruce E. Reinhart, P.A. 250 South Australian Avenue Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Fax. 561 828 0983 Counsel for Defendant¶
Robert D. Critton, Esq. Michael J. Pike, Esq. Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP 515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Fax. 561 515 3148 Co-Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein¶
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA¶
CASE NO.: 08-80804-CIV-MARRA,¶
JANE DOE, a/k/a JANE DOE NO. I,¶
Plaintiff,¶
vs.¶
JEFFREY EPSTEIN, and¶
Defendants.¶
PROPOSED ORDER¶
THIS CAUSE having come before this Court upon the Defendants Jeffrey Epstein and Motion for Enlargement of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint, and this Court being fully advised, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:¶
- I. The Motion is hereby granted.
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- Defendants shall have an enlargement of time to answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint until ten (10) days after their motion for stay is decided.
DONE AND ORDERED this day of 2008.¶
HON. KENNETH A. MARRA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE¶
Copies furnished to: All counsel¶