Epstein Secrets

anxiety" and "emotional distress" he suffered as a result of Epstein's filing and continuation of this lawsuit. At the March 8, 2018 hearing, Judge Hafele himself recognized no less than six times that Edwards' counterclaim for malicious prosecution against Epstein had its 4 EFTA00793696 genesis in

se or e en ant Scott Rothstein Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards Jack A. Goldberger WA HAND DELIVERY Atterbu , Goldber er & Weiss, P.A. The Honorable Donald W. Hafele uite 1400 Palm Beach County Courthouse 1 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 10.1216 o- outzse or amt minter- West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Defendant Jeffr

Schoof, 190 So. 3d 169, 170 (Ha. 5th DCA 2016) ("Strict compliance with rule 1.440 is required and failure to adhere to it is reversible error."); Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea, 170 So. 3d 125, 131 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) ("[A] party is absolutely entitled to strict conformance with the terms of rule 1.440, inclu

, over more than six years, to seek a default against Rothstein[.]" (Resp. at p. 1) [emphasis added]. However, at the March 8, 2018, hearing, Judge Hafele held Edwards equally responsible for the current Rule 1.440 issue because Edwards was the party who 2 EFTA00808473 noticed the case for trial an

in Jack A. Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue S., Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 VIA U.S. MAIL The Honorable Donald W. Hafele Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 10.1216 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter- Defendant Jeffrey Eps

also Tucker, 175 So. 3d at 306 13 EFTA00808484 (final judgment reversed because case noticed for trial before answer to counterclaim was filed); Gawker Media, LLC, 170 So. 3d at 129-30 (granting mandamus to enforce Rule 1.440 and holding that an appeal after final judgment would be insufficient to remedy

Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. Suite 1400 01 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein VIA U.S. MAIL ONLY The Honorable Donald W. Hafele 18 EFTA00793747 111111111 By: /s/ Kara Berard Rockenbach Scott J. Link (FRIse Kara Berard Rockenbach (FBN Rachel J. Glasser (FBN Primary: P

d Marine, Inc., 174 So. 3d 1037, 1039 (Fla. 15 EFTA00793744 4th DCA 2015) (emphasis added; citation and internal quotation marks omitted). Judge Hafele specifically cited this case and its holding at the March 8, 2018 hearing, but failed to explain how he could get around it. Again, "this matter,"

. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 204 So. 3d 476, 479 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016) (citing Genuine Parts Co. v. Parsons, 917 So. 2d 419, 421 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) and Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea, 170 So. 3d 125, 130 (Ha. 2d DCA 2015)). I In compliance with this Court's Administrative Order No. 2014-1, the Petitioner has cont

l follow, addressing the severance order, and may be consolidated with the mandamus petition.' At the March 8, 2018 hearing, Epstein advised Judge Hafele of his intent to file the extraordinary writ petitions in this Court, and made an ore tenus motion for stay of the trial court proceedings pending

Atterbur , Goldber er & Weiss, P.A. Suite 1400 01 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein VIA U.S. MAIL ONLY The Honorable Donald W. Hafele Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 10.1216 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 19 EFTA00793785 LINK & R KENBA H PA By: /s/ Kara B

nscript. Epstein will supplement his Appendix with the Court's Order once entered. 7 See Bennett, 492 So. 2d at 727; Teelucksingh, 21 So. 3d at 37; Gawker Media, LLC, 170 So. 3d at 131; Genuine Pans Co., 917 So. 2d at 421. 7 EFTA00793773 The purpose of mandamus is "to enforce the respondent's unqualified

Bar No. 41232 28 EFTA00808546 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing was furnished by mail to The Honorable Donald W. Hafele, 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 10.1216, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 and to all counsel on the attached service list, by email, on March 12, 2018. Jack

ett v. Continental Chemicals, Inc., 19 492 So.2d 724 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) Campbell v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1 204 So.3d 476 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016) Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea 20, 21, 22 170 So.3d 125 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) Grossman v. Fla. Power & Light Co., 14 570 So.2d 992 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990) Haft v. Adam

Jack A. Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, . 250 Australian Avenue S., Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 VIA U.S. MAIL The Honorable Donald W. Hafele Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 10.1216 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter- Defendant Jed E , st

ance"); Genuine Pans Co. v. Parsons, 917 So. 2d 419, 421 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)(issuing a writ of mandamus to enforce strict toning of Rule 1.440(c)); Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea, 170 So. 3d 125, 131 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015)("[A] party is absolutely entitled to strict conformance with the terms of rule 1.440, includ