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repackage their proposed privilege as a "common law mediation" privilege. Supplemental Briefing at 16. There is no need for such a privilege in the Southern District of Florida to protect true mediation. A local rule already protects confidentiality in court-annexed mediation. See Local Rule 16.2(G)(2). Epstein'

0 applies in federal proceedings to statements made in connection with prior state pleas"); see also United States v. Holmes, 794 F.2d 345, 349 (8th Cir.1986) (permitting the admission of a guilty plea from state court in a federal proceeding). 2 Because Epstein's lawyers are claiming that the correspond

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bears the burden of proving the applicability of the privilege," In re Bevil!, Bressler & Schubnan Asset Management Corp., 805 F.2d 120, 126 (3d Cir.1986), and privileges, "whatever their origins ... [should] not [be] lightly created or expansively construed." Nixon, 418 U.S. at 710, 94 5.O. at 3109

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ursuant to section 1292(6), we must of course dismiss the appeal if we are without jurisdiction. See Robinson v. Tanner, 798 F.2d 1378, 1379 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1039, 107 S.Ct. 1979, 95 L.Ed.2d 819 (1987). Under section 1292(6), a district court may certify for appeal a non-final o

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rsuant to section 1292(b), we must of course dismiss the appeal if we are without jurisdiction. See Robinson v, Tanner. 798 F.2d 1378, 1379 (11 th Cir.1986), cen. denied. 481 U.S. 1039, 107 S.Q. 1979, 95 L.Ed.2d 819 (1987). Under section 1292(b), a district court may certify for appeal a non-final ord

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ursuant CO section 1292(b), we must of course dismiss the appeal if we are without jurisdiction. See Robinson v. Tanner, 798 F.2d 1378, 1379 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1039, 107 S.D. 1979, 95 L.Erl.2d 819 (1987). Under section 1292(b), a district court may certify for appeal a non-final o