Epstein Secrets

some relief to the civil litigant whose case is unfairly prejudicial by a witness' assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege ..." United States v. Custer Battles, L.L.C., 415 F. Supp. 2d 628, 632 (E.D. Va. 2006); accord Basler v. Palmigiano, 425 U.S. 408, 318 (1976) ("the Fifth Amendment does not forbid adver

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ly be drawn when independent evidence exists of the fact to which the party refuses to answer." Id. at 635 (emphasis added) (citations omitted). In Custer Battles. LLC unlike the instant case, the court found the record contained "ample evidence of Morris' involvement in the [fraudulent) billing ... which in

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lege without placing the witness in the 'cruel trilemma' of choosing among incrimination, perjury, or contempt." United States ex rel. DRC, Inc. v. Custer Battles, LLC, 415 F.Supp.2d 628, 633 (E.D. Va. 2006). The Eleventh Circuit has not hesitated to support district courts that draw an adverse inference from

HERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JANE DOE NO. 2, Plaintiff vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant JANE DOE NO. 3, Plaintiff vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant JANE DOE NO. 4, Plaintiff vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant CASE NO: 08-CV-80119-MARRAIJOHNSON CASE NO: 08-CV-80232-MARRAIJOHNSON CASE NO: 08-CV-80380-MARRA/J