Epstein Secrets

." As the Court acknowledged, this is not a civil case, it is a proceeding under the CVRA, which is meant to accompany criminal litigation. As such, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply, including the disclosure rules at Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.2 The third request, for all documents distributed to persons outside

on that the Court should order the United States to produce discovery while a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is pending. The Eleventh Circuit has clearly and repeatedly stated that dispositive motions should be decided before discovery begins: EFTA00601808 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Documen

26(a)(1). Although Petitioners have already served their Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures (DE 266 at 13), and although this Court has repeatedly held that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "govern the general course of this proceeding," the Government maintains that the rule governing initial disclosures in civil litigation d

be negated because the Government's communications facilitated "misconduct" by depriving the victims of their rights under the CVRA. (DE 265 at 6). The Eleventh Circuit has recognized that "[t]he crime-fraud exception presents one of the rare and extraordinary circumstances in which 15 EFTA00210154 Case 9:08-cv-

we are also writing to ask for your non-opposition to Jane Doe No. 3 and Jane Doe No. 4's motion to intervene in the case. As you know, Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows intervention on two grounds: Mandatory intervention is allowed where a putative intervenor "claims an inter relating to the . . .

oner, she would have explained why this proposed disposition did not begin to reflect "the seriousness of the offense " 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A). The Eleventh Circuit has instructed that the district courts must make substantial findings before sealing records in cases before it. For instance, in United States v.

." As the Court acknowledged, this is not a civil case, it is a proceeding under the CVRA, which is meant to accompany criminal litigation. As such, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply, including the disclosure rules at Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.2 The third request, for all documents distributed to persons outside

on that the Court should order the United States to produce discovery while a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is pending. The Eleventh Circuit has clearly and repeatedly stated that dispositive motions should be decided before discovery begins: EFTA00660795 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Documen

26(a)(1). Although Petitioners have already served their Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures (DE 266 at 13), and although this Court has repeatedly held that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "govern the general course of this proceeding," the Government maintains that the rule governing initial disclosures in civil litigation d

be negated because the Government's communications facilitated "misconduct" by depriving the victims of their rights under the CVRA. (DE 265 at 6). The Eleventh Circuit has recognized that "[t]he crime-fraud exception presents one of the rare and extraordinary circumstances in which 15 EFTA_R1_01293450 EFTA023359

26(a)(1). Although Petitioners have already served their Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures (DE 266 at 13), and although this Court has repeatedly held that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "govern the general course of this proceeding," the Government maintains that the rule governing initial disclosures in civil litigation d

be negated because the Government's communications facilitated "misconduct" by depriving the victims of their rights under the CVRA. (DE 265 at 6). The Eleventh Circuit has recognized that "[t]he crime-fraud exception presents one of the rare and extraordinary circumstances in which 15 EFTA00086459 Case 9:08-cv-

26(a)(1). Although Petitioners have already served their Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures (DE 266 at 13), and although this Court has repeatedly held that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "govern the general course of this proceeding," the Government maintains that the rule governing initial disclosures in civil litigation d

be negated because the Government's communications facilitated "misconduct" by depriving the victims of their rights under the CVRA. (DE 265 at 6). The Eleventh Circuit has recognized that "[t]he crime-fraud exception presents one of the rare and extraordinary circumstances in which 15 EFTA01657766 Case 9:08-cv-

rs. III. PETITIONERS HAVE NO RIGHT TO DISCOVERY UNDER THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE Petitioners argue they arc entitled to discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but they point to no particular rule, or case, which provides that such a discovery rights exists. Instead, petitioners seize upon the g

s confidential, and accordingly they should be made part of the Court's public file. In addition, no sealing order could be justified in this case. The Eleventh Circuit has instructed that the district courts must make substantial findings before sealing records in cases before it. For instance, in United States' O