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ed directly to the litigation. Under well-established Florida Supreme Court precedent, the litigation privilege applies to all causes of action. See Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007); Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, M. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So.

ct occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding . . . so long as the act has some relation to the proceeding." Levin, 639 So. 2d at 608. In Echevarria, the Court reiterated its broad application of privilege "applies in all causes of action, statutory as well as common law." Echevarria, 950 So. 2d

submits that the trial court's Order granting his Motion for Summary Judgment was proper, as the binding decisions by the Florida Supreme Court in Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007) and Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, M. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 S

CASE NO.: 4D14-2282 L.T. Case No.: 502009CA040800 I ANSWER BRIEF OF APPELLEE JEFFREY EPSTEIN TONJA HADDAD COLEMAN, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 176737 TONJA HADDAD, PA 315 SE 7th Street Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (954) 467-1223 6 4 337-3716 facsimile) JOHN BERANEK Fla. Bar No.: 0005419 AUSL

ct occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding . . . so long as the act has some relation to the proceeding." Levin, 639 So. 2d at 608. In Echevarria, the Court reiterated its broad application of privilege "applies in all causes of action, statutory as well as common law." Echevarria, 950 So. 2d

ed directly to the litigation. Under well-established Florida Supreme Court precedent, the litigation privilege applies to all causes of action. See Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007); Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell,.. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2

submits that the trial court's Order granting his Motion for Summary Judgment was proper, as the binding decisions by the Florida Supreme Court in Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barren & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007) and Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell,.. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So.

A CASE NO.: 4D14-2282 L.T. Case No.: 502009CA040800 ANSWER BRIEF OF APPELLEE JEFFREY EPSTEIN TONJA HADDAD COLEMAN, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 176737 TONJA HADDAD, PA 315 SE 7th Street Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (954) 467-1223 (954) 337-3716 (facsimile) [email protected] JOHN BERANEK F

MR. BREWER: So let's get into the Wolfe case. That's where we're headed next. And really there's a trilogy of cases. There's the Levin case, the Echevarria case, if I'm somewhere close to pronouncing that correctly, and the Wolfe case. All of them deal with litigation privilege which dates back to 191

•• "THE COURT: This deals with the litigation privilege?" The attorney then goes on to say, "Yes, sir, it does deal with litigation privilege. Echevarria also deals with the litigation privilege. Delmonico stands for the proposition that the issues with regard to privilege are some issues of law for

submits that the trial court's Order granting his Motion for Summary Judgment was proper, as the binding decisions by the Florida Supreme Court in Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007) and Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639

berger, Esq. ATTERBURY, GOLDBERGER & WEISS, P.A. 250 S. Australian Ave., Ste. 1400 O1 Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Tonja Haddad Coleman, Esq. TONJA HADDAD, P.A. 5315 SE 7th Street., Ste. 301 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 ttorneys or e rey pstein Bradley J. Edwards, Esq. FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARD

nger an issue either for purposes of 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 and now this Wolfe case is not being disposed of 23 24 25 Wolfe, Levin, and Echevarria cases. this summary judgment. Pursuant -- THE COURT: Let me stop you, Mr. King, so that you're not confused by my preliminary statements to Mr. B

A: So let's get into the Wolfe 9 case. That's where we're headed next. And really 10 there's a trilogy of cases. There's the Levin 11 case, the Echevarria case, if I'm somewhere close 12 to pronouncing that correctly, and the Wolfe case. 13 All of them deal with litigation privilege which 14 dates

South Australian Avenue Suite 1400 10 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.659.8300 11 BY: JACK A. GOLDBERGER, ESQUIRE [email protected] 12 13 TONJA HADDAD, PA 315 SE 7th Street 14 Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 15 954.467.1223 BY: TONJA HADDAD COLEMAN, ESQUIRE [email protected] 16 17

was filed and were related to the judicial proceedings, the abuse of process cause of action was completely barred. Id (emphasis added).; see also Echevarria, McCalla, Rayner, Barrett &Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla.2007); Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins

act occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding . . so long as the act has some relation to the proceeding." Levin, 639 So. 2d at 608. In Echevarria, the Court reiterated its broad application of privilege "applies in all causes of action, statutory as well as common law." Echevarria, 950 So. 2d

s deemed necessary and proper. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Tonja Haddad Coleman Tonja Haddad Coleman, Esq. Fla. Bar No.: 0176737 LAW OFFICES OF TONJA HADDAD, PA 315 SE t h Street Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 954.467.1223 954.337.3716 facsimile - 7 - EFTA00612156