Epstein Secrets

ates respectfully requests that the Application and any Order related to the Application be sealed. Dated: April 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA ASSISTANT UNITED STA1 ES A ORNEY Florida Bar No. 500 South Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Tel: Fax: Case No. 08-8073

rida West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Attention: Asstetantlinited States Attorney Re: Grand Jury Investigpuion, terfrey Epstein, et al. Dcar Mr. Acosta: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by 18 U.S.C. § 6003(h) and 28 C.P.R., § 0.175(a), I hereby approve ycur request for authority to apply to °

that "it is essential that a lawyer work with a certain degree of privacy, free from unnecessary intrusion by opposing parties and their counsel." Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 510 (1947). The privilege is codified at Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(3): Ordinarily, a party may not discover documents an

by Ms. Sanchez prior to Mr. Richey's appearance as counsel for Mr...I cc: , Esq. William Richey, Esq. Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esq. B Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta Assistant United States Attorney EFTA00178979 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Austral

ly Ann Sanchez, Esq. B Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta Assistant United States Attorney EFTA00178979

oenas violate the work-product doctrine, as well as Mr. Epstein's Fifth Amendment right to due process and his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. In Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 510-11 (1947), the Supreme Court recognized the modern work- product doctrine, holding that: [lin performing his various duties, how

Ile...LeneA nein Black srcbmck. Kornsparl & Stumpf EFTA00179082 U.S. Department Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY VIA FACSIMILE Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esq. Fowler White Burnett 1395 Brickell Ave Fl 14 Miami Florida 33131-3300 Re: Jeffre

ANN SANCHEZ, ESQ. AUGUST 3, 2007 PAGE 2 Please let us know your client's decision by no later than August 17. I have conferred with U.S. Attorney Acosta who has asked me to communicate that the two-year term of incarceration is a non-negotiable minimum to vindicate a federal interest, and, at this ti

ain hidden in an attorney's file and where production of those facts is essential to that preparation of one's case, discovery may properly be had." Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 511 (1947). Furthermore, the "work product rule protects work done by an attorney in anticipation of, or during, litigation," In re

, Intervenor/Appellants hereby certify that the following persons have an interest in the outcome of this case: 1. Marra, The Honorable Kenneth 2. Acosta, R. Alexander 3. Black, Roy 4. Cassell, Paul G. 5. Edwards, Bradley J. 6. Epstein, Jeffrey 7. Ferrer, Wifredo A. 8. Howell, Jay 9. 10 11 12

rials prepared by an attorney `acting for his client in anticipation of litigation,"' United States v. Nobles, 422 U.S. 225, 237-38 (1975), quoting Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 508 (1947), which applies in both civil and criminal litigation: Although the work-product doctrine most frequently is asserted as a