Epstein Secrets

must provide some kind of “independent evidence” of his fraudulent transfers in order to gain the inference of fraudulent transfers. The first is Avirgan v. Hull, 932 F.2d 1572, 1580 (11th Cir. 1991), in which Plaintiffs who had filed a frivolous lawsuit appealed from a district court decision grantin

ovided any evidence that the Court should not draw an adverse inference – or, indeed, any evidence at all in opposition to her motion. Accordingly, Avirgan is not on point and certainly does not suggest that Jane Doe needs to provide some sort of independent evidence to obtain an adverse inference.1

SD Docket 07/23/2009 Page 16 of 26 CASE NO: 08-CV-80119-MARRA/JOHNSON 14 198 at 18] (citing In re Leneve, 341 B.R. 53, 56 (Bkrtcy S.D. Fla. 2006).3 However, Epstein does not grapple with the fact that Jane Doe has properly proven each of these four poi

lent] billing ... which in tum ensures that the proposed adverse inferences, should the jury choose to draw them, are not unreliable." Id. See also Avirgan v. Hull, 932 F.2d 1572, 1580 (11th Cir. 1991) (holding that "the negative inference to be drawn from the assertion of the fifth amendment does not s

ccurred within certain statutory time periods; and (4) the debtor made the transfer with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors. See In re Leneve, 341 B.R. 53, 56 (S.D. Fla. 2006). Courts typically resort to the "badges of fraud," to determine fraudulent intent. Id. at 61. The Eleventh Circui

inferences drawn from Fifth-Amendment-protected silence are treated as a substitute for the need for evidence on an ultimate issue of fact," citing Avirgan, supra). As belabored throughout this memorandum, Jane Doe cites no independent evidence that Epstein is fraudulently transferring assets. Accordi

ccurred within certain statutory time periods; and (4) the debtor made the transfer with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors. See In re Leneve, 341 B.R. 53, 56 (S.D. Fla. 2006). Courts typically resort to the "badges of fraud," to determine fraudulent intent. Id. at 61. The Eleventh Circui