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ng it relevant to the case; and (3) application of the protection would deny the opposing party access to information vital to its defense. Stern v. O'Quinn, 253 F.R.D. 663, 676 (S.D. Fla. 2008) (citing Granite Partners, L.P. v. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., 184 F.R.D. 49, 55 (S.D.N.Y.1999) (citing Heani v

d — indeed, such protection can be waived "impliedly." A very thorough review of the relevant caselaw is found in this Court's decision in Stern v. O'Quinn, 253 F.R.D. 663, 676-77 (S.D. Fla. 2008). As this Court explained, under the doctrine of implied waiver of work product protection, "a party waives

Submitted, AI taut 9. Samna Bradley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L

ictims and the Government agree that the relevant legal standard governing the question of waiver of work-production protections comes from Stern v. O'Quinn, 253 F.R.D. 663, 676-77 (S.D. Fla. 2008), which held that "a party waives work-product privilege protection when (1) assertion of the protection re

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rning its internal deliberations while making representations regarding those deliberations to obtain summary judgment." D.E. 414 at 1. In Stern v. O'Quinn 253 F.R.D. 663 (S.D.Fla. 2008), the district court identified two ways in which the attorney work-product doctrine could be waived. An "implied wai

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rning its internal deliberations while making representations regarding those deliberations to obtain summary judgment." D.E. 414 at 1. In Stern v. O'Quinn 253 F.R.D. 663 (S.D.Fla. 2008), the district court identified two ways in which the attorney work-product doctrine could be waived. An "implied wai

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(See DE 238-1) (discussing documents prepared by the United States Attorney's Office in anticipation of possible Epstein prosecution); see Stern v. O'Quinn, 253 F.R.D. 663, 675 (S.D. Fla. 2008) (Rosenbaum, Mag. J.) (relying on allegations within pleading to decide application of work product privilege)