Epstein Secrets

t we have been informed that that disk was 12 included in one of 36 boxes that were reviewed by the law 13 firm of Link & Savory, obtained from the Fowler White law 14 firm, who were predecessor counsel to Mr. Epstein, and 15 were the direct object of this Court's order prohibiting 16 retention of th

he In Re: McClean case, 2 Courts have held, and we've cited them in 2 and countless other 11th Circuit cases, and lower court 3 our motion, that Bankruptcy Courts don't have the inherent 3 cases, that's seeking criminal contempt sanctions, which 4 power to find criminal contempt. 4 I've already discussed

t, but we have been informed that that disk was included in one of 36 boxes that were reviewed by the law firm of Link & Sartory, obtained from the Fowler White law firm, who were predecessor counsel to Mr. Epstein, and were the direct object of this Court's order prohibiting retention of that specif

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 29 provisions of Title 11. Courts have held, and we've cited them in our motion, that Bankruptcy Courts don't have the inherent power to find criminal contempt. Now based on the facts that I just laid out, I don't think there could ever be a basis fo

Epstein's co-counsel contacted Fowler White and inquired about any confidentiality orders concerning the CD, counsel was specifically told that the Fowler White attorney could not specifically remember due to the age of the file, but that he thought there was such an order and that Epstein's counsel sh

ontempt powers only to Article III judges and that magistrates are not empowered to try criminal proceedings. As a result, the court concluded that Bankruptcy Courts do not have the inherent power to consider criminal contempt sanctions. See also In re Lickman, 288 B.R. 291, 292-93 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2003)(as Art