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nded to make a mockery of the judicial system. Id. at *4. In adopting the two-part test, the Eleventh Circuit expressly considered New Hampshire v. Maine, 532 U.S. 742 (2001), a Supreme Court decision which utilized a three-part test for the application of judicial estoppel, including the plaintiff's

elements of equitable estoppel since they are not relying upon the terms of the written agreement in asserting their claims. D.E. 416 at 57, citing MS Dealer Service Corp. v. Franklin 177 F.3d 942, 947 (11'h Cir. 1999). They maintain that their claims in this litigation are not based on the NPA, but the CVRA. This arg

nded to make a mockery of the judicial system. Id. at *4. In adopting the two-part test, the Eleventh Circuit expressly considered New Hampshire v. Maine, 532 U.S. 742 (2001), a Supreme Court decision which utilized a three-part test for the application of judicial estoppel, including the plaintiff's

elements of equitable estoppel since they are not relying upon the terms of the written agreement in asserting their claims. D.E. 416 at 57, citing MS Dealer Service Corp. v. Franklin 177 F.3d 942, 947 (11th Cir. 1999). They maintain that their claims in this litigation are not based on the NPA, but the CVRA. This arg

inconsistent position introduces no risk of inconsistent court determinations and thus poses little threat to judicial integrity." New Hampshire v. Maine, 532 U.S. 742, 750-51 (2001). The victims never pressed their argument that Epstein was estopped from denying that he has abused the victims — much

itable estoppel precludes challenging a document only where that party "must rely on the terms of the written agreement in asserting [her] claims." MS Dealer Service Corp. v. Franklin, 177 F.3d 942, 947 (11th Cir. 1999). Here, of course, the victims need not rely on the terms of the Government's non-prosecution agreem