Epstein Secrets

ed by counsel for the plaintiff in an action pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida entitled Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein (08 Civ. 80893 KAM), in which the plaintiff seeks to recover damages arising out of the defendant's alleged sexual abuse of her when she was a mino

endant's alleged sexual abuse of her when she was a minor. The subpoenas seek the production of "[ail' taped conversations between George Rush and Jeffrey Edward Epstein, including telephone recordings, all emails to and from Jeffrey Edward Epstein or someone representing themselves to be Jeffrey Epstein," and the t

a weekly columnist in the Daily News, that in the fall of 2009 he began to follow criminal and civil legal proceedings in Florida relating to Mr. Epstein (Rush Aff., Apr. 6, 2010 [Carroll Decl., Apr. 7, 2010, Ex. G) 11 1-2), and that in November of 2009 he was able to arrange a telephone interview of

outhern District of Florida entitled Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein (08 Civ. 80893 KAM), in which the plainti

d civil legal proceedings in Florida relating to Mr. Epstein (Rush Aff., Apr. 6, 2010 [Carroll Decl., Apr. 7,

ngs, all emails to and from Jeffrey Edward Epstein or someone representing themselves to be Jeffrey Epstein," and the testimony of George Rush and Anne B. Carroll, a Vice President and General Counsel of Daily News, L.P. (Carroll Decl., Apr. 7, 2010, Exs. A & B.) In the alternative, the subpoenaed parties se

ed by counsel for the plaintiff in an action pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida entitled Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein (08 Civ. 80893 KAM), in which the plaintiff seeks to recover damages arising out of the defendant's alleged sexual abuse of her when she was a mino

endant's alleged sexual abuse of her when she was a minor. The subpoenas seek the production of "(ail' taped conversations between George Rush and Jeffrey Edward Epstein, including telephone recordings, all emails to and from Jeffrey Edward Epstein or someone representing themselves to be Jeffrey Epstein," and the t

a weekly columnist in the Daily News, that in the fall of 2009 he began to follow criminal and civil legal proceedings in Florida relating to Mr. Epstein (Rush Aff., Apr. 6, 2010 [Carroll Decl., Apr. 7, 2010, Ex. G) 11 1-2), and that in November of 2009 he was able to arrange a telephone interview of

outhern District of Florida entitled Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein (08 Civ. 80893 KAM), in which the plainti

d civil legal proceedings in Florida relating to Mr. Epstein (Rush Aff., Apr. 6, 2010 [Carroll Decl., Apr. 7,

ngs, all emails to and from Jeffrey Edward Epstein or someone representing themselves to be Jeffrey Epstein," and the testimony of George Rush and Anne B. Carroll, a Vice President and General Counsel of Daily News, IIII (Carroll Decl., Apr. 7, 2010, Exs. A & B.) In the alternative, the subpoenaed parties se

3)(United States District Court, S.D. Fl.); v. Jeffrey Epstein (Case No. 502008CA028051XXXXMB AB)(Florida Circuit Court, 15th Judicial Circuit). v. Jeffrey Epstein (Case No. 502008CA028058XXXXMB ABXFlorida Circuit Court, 15th Judicial Circuit). 3. In December 2009, Epstein brought a vendetta action against me

itution in Florida. Subsequently, Bradley James Edwards, a Florida lawyer, brought civil actions on behalf of several girls alleging molestation by Epstein while they were minors. Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein, (08- 80893)(United States District Court, S.D. Fl.); E v. Jeffrey Epstein (Case No. 502008CA

endant's alleged sexual abuse of her when she was a minor. The subpoenas seek the production of "(a)11 taped conversations between George Rush and Jeffrey Edward Epstein, including telephone recordings, all emails to and from Jeffrey Edward Epstein or someone representing themselves to be Jeffrey Epstein," and the t

n between George Rush, one of its reporters, and Jeffrey Epstein, and granting such other relief as the C

d civil legal proceedings in Florida relating to Mr. Epstein (Rush Aff., Apr. 6, 2010 [Carroll Decl., Apr. 7,

ngs, all emails to and from Jeffrey Edward Epstein or someone representing themselves to be Jeffrey Epstein," and the testimony of George Rush and Anne B. Carroll, a Vice President and General Counsel of Daily News, L.P. (Carroll Decl., Apr. 7, 2010, Exs. A & B.) In the alternative, the subpoenaed parties see

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(c)( I). PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Plaintiff Jane Doe has failed to carry her burden of showing that anything on the Epstein interview tape sought through the subpoenas challenged here may be compelled from movants under either the reporter's privilege recognized in this

prove perjury (a federal crime) on the part of Epstein." Edwards then cites a deposition transcript, without providing the relevant pages, "wherein Jeffrey Epstein clearly impresses that he does not recognize George Rush from the New York Daily News." Offering this as a "criminal event," Edwards states that, "[

on PACER. S.D. Fla. Civil Docket for Jane. Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein. Case # 9:08-cv- 80893-KAM ("Docket"), DE

on that any of those people . . . have spoken to Mr. Epstein about Jane Doe or any of the other specific victi

LIST GEORGE RUSH IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENAS SERVED ON THEM IN A FLORIDA LITIGATION OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER Anne B. Carroll, Esq. The Daily News L.P. 450 West 33rd Street N 10001-2631 Laura R. Handman, Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1633 Broadway i rlia 10019 EFTA

ve Order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(c)( I). PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Plaintiff has failed to carry her burden of showing that anything on the Epstein interview tape sought through the subpoenas challenged here may be compelled from movants under either the reporter's privilege recognized in this

prove perjury (a federal crime) on the part of Epstein." Edwards then cites a deposition transcript, without providing the relevant pages, "wherein Jeffrey Epstein clearly impresses that he does not recognize George Rush from the New York Daily News." Offering this as a "criminal event," Edwards states that, "[

found on PACER. S.D. Fla. Civil Docket for ME v. Jeffrey Epstein, Case # 9:08-cv- 80893-KAM ("Docket"), DE

on that any of those people . . . have spoken to Mr. Epstein about or any of the other specific victims," Edw

LIST GEORGE RUSH IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENAS SERVED ON THEM IN A FLORIDA LITIGATION OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER Anne B. Carroll, Esq. The Daily News L.P. 450 West 33"I Street New York. NY 10001-2631 Laura R. Handman. Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1633 Broadway New York

WAIVED ANY PRIVILEGE THAT IT MIGHT OTHERWISE POSSESS 5 11. THE QUALIFIED JOURNALIST PRIVILEGE IS OVERCOME BY EDWARDS' COMPELLING NEED TO OBTAIN JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S OWN WORDS ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINOR GIRLS AND HIS LACK OF REMORSE 8 A. Edwards Needs Epstein's Own Words to Defend Against Epstein's Civil

Damages 8 B. Epstein's Statements Are Not Available from Any Other Source CONCLUSION 12 EFTA00729036 TABLE OF AUTHORMES Cases Doe No. 102 v. Epstein, No. 9:09-CV-80656-KAM (S. D. FIa. 2009) 4 Altemose Constr. Cot v. Building & Constr. Trades Council, 443 F. Supp. 489 (ED. Pa. 1977) 7 Flores

S OVERCOME BY EDWARDS' COMPELLING NEED TO OBTAIN JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S OWN WORDS ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ABUSE OF MI

le sources" since "the record is quite clear that Mr. Epstein has regularly been asserting, and will continue

copy of the foregoing Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion for CPLR 3102(e) Order dated November 11, 2010 upon: DAILY NEWS, L.P. Anne B. Carroll (AC-5322) Deputy General Counsel 450 West 33"I Street, 3n° Floor 10001 Attorneys for Daily News, L.P. and George Rush A copy was also sent via

mmary judgment in the Ponzi Scheme Action. SJ Motion at 1 (Edwards "is entitled to summary judgment for all claims brought against him in Plaintiff Jeffrey Epstein's Complaint" because "the evidence uncontrovertibly demonstrates the propriety of every aspect of Edwards' involvement in the prosecution of legitimat

alternative sources before it may be subpoenaed from any non-party in New York. In fact, Edwards concedes in his own Florida court filings that the Epstein interview is, at best, cumulative of "overwhelming evidence" he has already obtained from several alternative sources. Second, even if Edwards were

made of a confidential unpublished interview of Jeffrey Epstein. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT In this ancillar

d not, publish the information imparted to me by Mr. Epstein during the interview. Rush Supp. Aft 17 (emphasi

Robert D. Balin Victor Hendrickson 1633 Broadway — 27th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 489-8230 Attorneys for Daily News,.. Of Counsel: Anne B. Carroll Deputy General Counsel Daily News, 450 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 210-2341 922 A.2d at 1275 (2007) (noting in dicta that no

ring served on them by plaintiff in an action pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida captioned Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein, No. 08-cv-80893-KAM, based on the qualified reporter's privilege accorded by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and federal comm

istrict of Florida captioned Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein, No. 08-cv-80893-KAM, based on the qualified repo

outhern District of Florida captioned Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein, No. 08-cv-80893-KAM, based on the quali

RUSH x No. 10 M8-85 (LLM) NOTICE OF MOTION COUNSELORS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, upon the annexed reply memorandum of law, Reply Declaration of Anne B. Carroll, and Supplementary Affidavit of George Rush, Daily News, L.P., and Daily News Journalist George Rush will move this Court in the Part One of the Uni

ATTERBURY GOLDBERGER & WEISS, P.A. 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400 W Palm Beach, Florida 33401-5012 Attorneys for Real-Party-In-Interest Jeffrey Epstein 2 DWT 14890929v1 3970112400042 EFTA00723407

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New York June 28, 2010 Respectfully submitted, DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP By: 7_Atat Laura it Handman Robert D. Balin 1633 Broadway rk 10019 Anne B. Carroll Daily News, L.P. Deputy General Counsel 450 West 33rd Street, 3rd Floor DWT 141190929vI 3970112-000042 EFTA00723406 w k10001 Attorneys for A

. and journalist Rush. They have moved to quash subpoenas for deposition testimony and documents served in connection with a Florida action, Doe'. Epstein, No. 9:08-cv-80893-KAM (S.D. Fla. 2008). The motions to quash are returnable before Your Honor on May 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. In addition, Mr. Rush w

equest for additional pages for the Movants' Reply. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. : Si rely yours, Si Laura R. !Landman cc: Anne B. Carroll, Esq. (via e-mail) Paul G. Cassell, Esq. (via e-mail) Anchorage New York Seattle Bellew. Portland:, Shanghai Los Arktelm San Franccco Was