Epstein Secrets

ounty Courhouse 205 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 RE: State of Florida 1 Jeffrey Epstein Case No. 2008 CF009381A Dear Judge Colbath, JOSEPH R.ATTERBURY JACK A. GOLDBERGER JASON S.WEISS Board Certified Oiminallrial Attorney Member of New Jersey & Fonda Bars Enclosed please fi

attorney, Jack Goldberger, an op- portunity to argue that the document was properly sealed and asked lawyers to submit briefs to him by Friday. Colbath also set a full hearing for June 25. Attorneys for young women now suing Epstein are asking Colbath to un- seal the deal that Epstein brokered

quire confidentiality) (Supp.A.-8.) Federal law imposes no such preemption of the Florida constitution and common law in this case. In particular, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) does not restrict access to the NPA. Federal Rule 6(e) restrains grand jurors, court reporters, government attorneys, interpreters a

th ordered the agreement to be unsealed in June, but Epstein's attorneys appealed the ruling to the Fourth District Court of Appeals, which affirmed Colbath's ruling. Colbath had ruled that the federal agreement — sealed in state court — was improperly sealed. 'I felt it was my fault' More than a dozen

he United States are Epstein's attorneys during the plea negotiations. Epstein's attorneys intervened, arguing that Federal Rule of Evidence 410 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 create a privilege for plea negotiations blocking release of the correspondence. They also argued that the cowl should find that the m

6 1 THE COURT: How about a little later 2 than that still, let me take a look at our 3 official calendaring system here. 4 MR. CRITTON: Judge Colbath, I'm gone 5 tomorrow, I'm going to Gainesville at one 6 or 12:30-ish. I told my wife I would be 7 home at one. My daughter's birthday, 21, 8

jury matter that is SUSAN WIGGINS, R.P.R. AND OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER EFTA00232482 17 1 absolutely 100 percent protected from 2 disclosure by Federal Rule of Criminal 3 Procedure Six. I have a copy of that rule 4 for the Court. 5 THE COURT: Let me take a look of 6 that, please. 7 MR. GOLDBERGER: Give us o

ether or not I want to have it submitted to me in camera. (E.W.-13, page 42, lines 8-15(emphasis added).) All of petitioner's assertions that Judge Colbath's order under review here "violated" Judge Marra's orders, that the lower court gave only "lip service" to Judge Marra, that the supremacy clause a

quire confidentiality) (Supp.A.-8.) Federal law imposes no such preemption of the Florida constitution and common law in this case. In particular, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) does not restrict access to the NPA. Federal Rule 6(e) restrains grand jurors, court reporters, government attorneys, interpreters a