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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Petitioner, -VS- SCOTT individually, Intervenors.' ROTHSTEIN, BRADLEY J. individually, and and JANE DOE, Respondents CASE NO. 4D18-0762

Background Facts 4 Epstein Attempts to Intimidate His Victims by Filing Suit Against and 5-11 Retaliates Against their Lawyer ARGUMENT 12-26 EPSTEIN'S PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS SHOULD BE DENIED BECAUSE EPSTEIN WAITED UNTIL THE EVE OF TRIAL, MORE THAN TEN MONTHS AFTER THE CASE HAD BEEN SET F

APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Petitioner, -VS- SCOTT individually,

ision AG of anything whatsoever having to do with Mr. Epstein's prosecution of that one-count Complaint agains

127 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015); which is distinguishable. In Gawker, the plaintiff brought suit against multiple related defendants. One of the defendants, Blogwire, contested personal jurisdiction. That challenge resulted in an appeal. In the meantime, all other defendants had tiled answers and affirmative def

at challenge resulted in an appeal. In the meantime, all other defendants had tiled answers and affirmative defenses to the original claims. While Blogwire's appeal was pending, the plaintiff moved to sever the claims against Blogwire and to set the remaining claims for trial. Over the other defendants'

lly, Respondents/Defendants. EMERGENCY MOTION FOR REVIEW OF ORDER DENYING STAY Pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.310(0, Petitioner Jeffrey Epstein, the plaintiff/counter-defendant below, files this motion for review of the circuit court's Order entered March 8, 2018 denying a stay of trial cour

(the Honorable Donald Hafele) has just made two rulings which warrant extraordinary relief. The first ruling in an Order of March 8, 2018, denying Epstein's Motion to Remove Case from Trial Docket in I In compliance with this Court's Administrative Order No. 2014-1, the Petitioner has contemporaneousl

Case No.: LT Case No: 502009CA0408003OOOCMB AG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Petitioner/Plaintiff, v. SCOTT ROTHST

arately. (App. 19)6. The court denied Epstein's ore tenus motion for stay. and this motion for review of that denial follows. (App. 20). ARGUMENT I. EPSTEIN IS LIKELY TO SUCCEED ON THE MERITS OF HIS MANDAMUS PETITION BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT COURT MUST REMOVE THE CASE FROM THE TRIAL DOCKET IN ORDER TO COMPL

rehearing, if any." Id. at 133 (emphasis added). Gawker, like this case, involved an action that was not at issue. Bollea dismissed one defendant, Blogwire, but amended to seek punitive damages against the remaining defendant. Determined to maintain the trial date, Bollea also filed a "notice that acti

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff, VS. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, BRADLEY J. EDWARDS. individually, and individually, Defendants. RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO EPSTE

STEIN, Plaintiff, VS. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, BRADLEY J. EDWARDS. individually, and individually, Defendants. RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO EPSTEIN'S MOTION TO REMOVE CASE FROM TRIAL DOCKET IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE MANDATE SET FORTH IN RULE 1.440 Counter-Plaintiff Edwards, by and through un

OUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff, VS. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, indiv

#1, having been dismissed from that Action long ago. Contending that Edwards could notice Action #1 for trial is equivalent to saying that defendant Blogwire in the Gawker case could have noticed the case there for trial after having been dismissed from the case. Therefore, Action #2 is more akin to a cr

Bollea 170 So. 3d 125 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015), the case primarily relied upon by Epstein, the plaintiff, Bollea, sued multiple defendants, one of whom, Blogwire, contested Florida's long arm-jurisdiction over it. After an initial unsuccessful attempt to sever the claims against Blogwire and go forward with a

. Link & Rockenbach, PA A ellate Counsel for Petitioner EFTA00793730 INTRODUCTION In this Emergency Petition for a writ of mandamus, Petitioner Jeffrey Epstein, the plaintiff/counter-defendant below, challenges the circuit court's Order entered March 8, 2018, by the Honorable Donald Hafele, denying Epstein'

Epstein, the plaintiff/counter-defendant below, challenges the circuit court's Order entered March 8, 2018, by the Honorable Donald Hafele, denying Epstein's Motion to Remove Case from Trial Docket in Order to Comply With the Mandate Set Forth in Rule 1.440. Epstein requests Emergency treatment because

Case No.: LT Case No: 502009CA0408003OOOCMB AG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Petitioner/Plaintiff, v. SCOTT ROTHST

rehearing, if any." Id. at 133 (emphasis added). Gawker, like this case, involved an action that was not at issue. Bollea dismissed one defendant, Blogwire, but amended to seek punitive damages against the remaining defendant. Determined to maintain the trial date, Bollea also filed a "notice that acti