Epstein Secrets

re, this case involves a non-prosecution agreement with a politically- connected billionaire that has drawn considerable public attention. See, e.g., Palm Beach Post.Com, Banker Epstein Pleads in Prostitution Case, Gets 18 Months (June 30, 2008) ("He lives in a Palm Beach waterfront mansion and has kept company w

ay.2 A good illustration of judicial reluctance to stay cases such as this one comes from the Eleventh Circuit's decision in United States v. Lot 5, Fox Grove, Alachua County, Fla., 23 F.3d 359, 364 (11th Cir. 1994). There, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's decision not to stay a civil forf

re, this case involves a non-prosecution agreement with a politically- connected billionaire that has drawn considerable public attention. See, e.g., Palm Beach Post.Com, Banker Epstein Pleads in Prostitution Case, Gets 18 Months (June 30, 2008) ("He lives in a Palm Beach waterfront mansion and has kept company w

is warranted only when the defendant demonstrates that " `special circumstances' so require in the 'interests of justice.' "United States v. Lot 5, Fox Grove, 23 F.3d 359, 365 (11th Cir. 1994). In the Eleventh Circuit, the "special circumstances" which may support a stay are limited. The fact that the De

re, this case involves a non-prosecution agreement with a politically- connected billionaire that has drawn considerable public attention. See, e.g., Palm Beach Post.Com, Banker Epstein Pleads in Prostitution Case, Gets 18 Months (June 30, 2008) ("He lives in a Palm Beach waterfront mansion and has kept company w

ay.2 A good illustration of judicial reluctance to stay cases such as this one comes from the Eleventh Circuit's decision in United States I. Lot 5, Fox Grove, Alachua County, Fla., 23 F.3d 359, 364 (11th Cir. 1994). There, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's decision not to stay a civil forf