UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK panne nee eee X VIRGINIA L. GIUFFRE, Plaintiff, Vv. 15-cv-07433-RWS GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. poe nen nee nee eee eee eee xX Defendant’s Response in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Omnibus Motion in Limine Laura A. Menninger Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Ty Gee HADDON, MORGAN AND FOREMAN, P.C. 150 East 10" Avenue Denver, CO 80203 303.831.7364 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011463
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 00... ee ceesccecersseeeensneecesnseeecesseececseaeecneescesseeeessseaeesssaaeessenacescesaceseesseeesensaeeeesaes 1 I. FED.R. EVID. 405(B) REQUIRES ADMISSION OF ALL SPECIFIC INCIDENTS OF PLAINTIFF LYING OR ENGAGING IN DECEITFUL OR FRAUDULENT CONDUCT 1 A. All allegations or comments made by Plaintiff are “connected to” the alleged defamatory StALSNIG I lie ccncnsennccceaeneses avaraenneccomeneneneeruzenmnceccennnens anu er er ecneneacnscenesens armies 4 BE, Responses is Pnumersied Wiens 24 Bii06 crccsssceces zamsammmsnccmsemernsemmmeacesnnsacenem 6 1. Stories and allegations concerning Dershowitz, foreign presidents, and world leaders are highly relevant and admissible (Motion in Limine 1) .0...... ce ceeeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeneeesees 6 2. Meeting Bill Clinton at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island twice (Motion in Limine 2)..... 8 3. FOIA responses and related materials are admissible (Motion in Limine 3).................+ 8 4. Louis Freeh’s testimony and report are admissible evidence (Motion in Limine 4) ....... 9 5. Prince Andrew and Buckingham Palace’s denials of Plaintiff's claims are not offered for the truth of the matter asserted (Motion in Limine 5)... i.e seeeesseeseereeeeeeneeeneeees 11 6. Evidence Regarding Plaintiff's Sexual History and Reputation is Admissible (Motion in LAMINE 6) ooo. eeeeeeesseeseeceseesseesseceseesscesseeessessaesseeeseeessesseeesaeeseeesesesaeeseecsseesaeesaeseseeseeaees 14 7. Plaintiff cannot prohibit use of words such as “prostitute,” which she used to describe herself, or any other “derogatory” terms that describe her reputation (Motion in Limine 9. Information regarding Plaintiffs criminal history is relevant and admissible evidence when character is an essential element of the claim (Motion in Limine 9).............. 18 10. Evidence concerning school attendance is relevant to Plaintiffs allegations of how she spent her time in 1999 to 2002 (Motion in Limine 10) 0.00... eee eeeeeeeseeeseceneeeeeeseeeeeeees 19 11. Plaintiff put her full childhood history and character at issue (Motion in Limine 11) .. 20 12. Victims Refuse Silence is a sham not-for-profit established to create a claim for defarriation per sé (Motioty 1ff Litiitie [2 ccstanessssssnss sons sa. cxwsosusemasensnaws aa cess sosmueuncesmacanness 20 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011464
13. Plaintiffs failure to pay her personal tax obligations is relevant to her character for truthfulness (Motion in Limine 13) oo... eeeeeseesseeeseesseesseeseeceseesseesaeceseesseesaeeeseesseeeaees 22 14. Plaintiff's husband’s domestic violence against her in March 2015 is probative of other intervening causes of emotional distress and related damages (Motion in Limine 14) 23 15. Plaintiffs lies about her age and the year she met Mr. Epstein must be exposed to the Jury (Motion in Limine 15)... eee eeeceeseesseeseeesseessecseeesceeseecnseesaeeseeceseeaeesseeeeesseesaees 24 16. All of Plaintiff's medical records are relevant to Plaintiff's damages claims (Motion in Limine 16) oo. eeeessceseecsseesseesseceseesseesseeeseessaesseeeseeesseeseessceeseecsasesaeeseecsseesaeeaeseseereeeaees 25 17. The Parties agree to preclusion of all documents and discussion of the Jane Doe 102 case, including the settlement of those claims (Motion in Limine 17) «0.0... eeeeeeeeees 26 18. The Cassell/Edwards v. Dershowitz litigation is relevant and admissible (Motion in Limine 18) oo. eeeesseesseceseesseesseceseesseesseceseesseeeseeeseeessesseessaeeseecseeesaeesaecsseesseeseeeeeeseessees 26 19. Judge Marra’s ruling is relevant and admissible (Motion in Limine 19)... eee 29 20. The transcript of the tape recording of Mr. Dershowitz’s conversation with Rebecca Boylan is admissible (Motion 1n Limine 20)... ceececesessseeseeceeeeseeneeceseeseeneeeeeerseeeaees 31 C. Plaintiff's Remaining Motions In Limine Are Premature and Request an Unnecessary Advisory Opinion (Motions in Limine 21-29)... eeeessesseceseesseeeseeeseeeseeeneceseeeeseeseeenseees 32 L, “Bae Acie” ber PISS Cee eenesannsecnenmnmsncenssemesnenarmumneenonmn seme, emmenenenerasmeneensrs 34 2. Discussion of missing witnesses and absence of evidence is appropriate, and missing WiISSS THSUUELLOT: Hida WS TEQUESICT sresemmenmmncerssen ssevermsemmeemecmmenns eremmmmnumemnsmnerssse 35 CONCLUSION sis.1s.csscssssesssssanir.as co. seei rsa os. cen i SENSES SO ld SOTERA A.A £8 EERE 36 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 00... cececessssseseeeseeseeeseesesscescesseesessesaeceeeeeeseesaeeaeeeeaeeceeaeeeaeeaaeseenes 38 ii HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011465
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Brady v. Chemical Construction Corp., 740 F.2d 195 (2d Cir. 1984)... seeseeeseceseerseeeseeeseesseees 10 Cannistraci v. Kirsopp, No. 1:10-CV-980 MAD/DRH, 2012 WL 2089687, at *1—2 (N.D.N.Y. June 8, 2012) ee eeeceescsssceseecsseesseeseecsseesseesaecsseesseesseceseesaesseeseeesseesseesaaeeseeeeesaaesaeecseeeaaeeseesseeeaes 11 Cardillo v. Doubleday & Co., Inc., 518 F.2d 638, 639-40 (2d Cir.1975) 0. ceeeesceseesseeeseeneeeeeeees 13 Chamblee v. Harris & Harris, Inc., 154 F. Supp. 2d 670, 681 (S.D.N-Y. 2001)... eeeeeeeeneees 22 Chnapkova v. Koh, 985 F.2d 79, 82 (2d Cir. 1993) oes cecccsscessecseeceseesseeseeeseceseesseesseeeseeeeeeseeeseeees 22 Daniels by Glass v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 634 So.2d 88, 93 (Miss. 1993) .....cescesesseeseeeteeeseeeees 4 DeVaul v Carvige ing. 526 N.Y 8.20 483 (2d Dept 1988 cos savesowussnsseneesessens smusanssomneasecceeumesvs 35 Doddy v. Oxy USA, Inc., 101 F.3d 448, 459-60 (Sth Cir. 1996)... ce ceeceseeeseeseeeseeeseeeseeseeeneeees 10 Donnelly v. DeChristoforo, 416 U.S. 637, 646-47, 94 S.Ct. 1868, 40 L.Ed.2d 431 (1974). ....... 33 Edwards y. City of N.Y., No. 08-2199 TLM, 2011 WL 2748665, at *4 (E.D.N.Y. July 13, 2011) acesseesseesseesseessaeeseecseeessecseeceseesseesseceseesseesseceseessaeeseeeseessceeeeesecaeecsaeesdeeseecsaeesaeesaecsaeesaeeaeeeaterseeaee® 22 EEOC vy. Grief Brothers Corp., 218 F.R.D. 59, 61-62 (W.D.N.Y. 2003)... eeeccescerseeseereeereeees 25 Equal Employment Opportunity Comm’n v. Reed Pierce’s Sportsman’s Grille, LLC, No. 3:10- CV-541-WHB-LRA, 2013 WL 12123370, at *1 (S.D. Miss. Jan. 11, 2013)... eeeeeeeseeees 24 Gaillard v. Jim’s Water Service, Inc., 535 F.3d 771, 778-779 (8th Cir. 2008)........cssceeseeseeeeeees 22 Gallo v. Ricci, 814 N.Y.S.2d 422, 423 (2006)... eesseescecsseessecseeceseeseesseeeeeeseeeseeeseeeseeesseeseeesaeees 36 Geraty v. Vill. of Antioch, No. 09 C 6992, 2015 WL 127917, at *7 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 8, 2015) ......... 9 Gordy Co. v. Mary Jane Girls, Inc., No. 86 CIV. 6814 (RWS), 1989 WL 28477, at *6 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 1989)... ceeccsscescecsseessecseecsseesseeseecesecsseeseecsseessesscecseeesseesseseeesseeseescesseecseeesaeeneecaeeaes 17 Gov't of Virgin Islands v. Grant, 775 F.2d 508, 511 & n. 4 (3d Cir. 1985) ooo. eeeeeesecsseesseeneeeees 3 Grasso v. Mathew, 564 N.Y.S8.2d 576, 578 (3d Dep’t 1991) .........cessssseessesssesseeessseseeeseessseeseees 30 Guccione v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 800 F.2d 298, 303 (2d Cir. 1986)... ce eeeeeesesseeseeeseeeeeees 13 ill HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011466
Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 116 S.Ct. 1923, 135 L.Ed.2d 337 (1996) oe ceeeescesseeeseerseeesees 22 Kadant Johnson Inc. v. D’Amico, No. CIV.A. 10-2869, 2012 WL 2190897, at *1 (E.D. La. June 14, 2012) oe eeeeseescesessesserecssesecssvsecsessesseseessensssesssessessessessescesesaeeaeesessendessensenesaesaeaesaeeesseneeseed 3 Kevorkian y. Am. Med. Ass'n, 237 Mich. App. 1, 12, 602 N.W.2d 233, 239 (1999)... eee 13 Longmire v. Ala. State Univ., 151 F.R.D. 414, 419 (M.D.Ala. 1992)... cece ee eee ee ee eee 3 Minemyer v. R-Boc Representatives, Inc., No. 07 C 1763, 2012 WL 379904, at *4 (N.D. IIL Feb. 6, 2012) oo eeeeseseessesscssenecrscsecseesecsesessesesseseessesessessessessessessesesaesseseessensenseaecneaesaeaesaeseesseneeseeaeens 12 O’Brien v. Alexander, 898 F.Supp. 162, 171 (S.D.N-Y. 1995) ooo. eesceseeceseerseeseeeseeereeeseeneeeeseees 30 Palmieri v. Defaria, 88 F.3d 136, 141 (2d Cir. 1996) oo... eee esseeecsseesseeneeceseeseeeseeeseeenseesseeseeesseees 33 People v Thomas, 21 N.Y .3d 226 (2013)... .ssccescecssesseeseecseeesceeseeceseesceesaeeeeeeesseesseeeseeeseeeseeesseees 35 People v. Williams, 5 N.Y .3d 732, 734 (2005) .....cescssseescecseeseeseecsseesceeeeceeeeeeeseeeseeenseeseeseeenseees 35 Preferred Properties, Inc. v. Indian River Estates, Inc., 276 F.3d 790, 799 n.5 (6th Cir. 2002) . 13 Rowe v. DPI Specialty Foods, Inc., No. 2:13-CV-00708-DN, 2015 WL 3533844, at *5 (D. Utah SUS Eg PACH |p eeecrecncenesesteesnnes, erent eer reso sessment rere memeneistseee 13, 28 S.E.C. v. Collins & Aikman Corp., 256 F.R.D. 403, 412 (S.D.N-Y. 2009) oo. ceeeeeecesteeteeteeeeeeeees 19 Schafer v. Time, Inc., 142 F.3d 1361, 1364-75 (1 1th Cir. 1998) oo. eee ceseesseesseeeseeeseeeseeeneessaee 3 Seligson, Morris & Neuburger v Fairbanks Whitney Corp., 257 N.Y.S.2d 706 (1st Dept. 1965)35 Sidor v. Reno, 95 CIV. 9588 (KMW), 1998 WL 164823, *2 (S.D.N.Y. April 7, 1998)... 25 United States v. Dukes, 727 F.2d 34, 37 (2d Cir. 1984) oo. ceiceeccssseeseceseesseeeseesseeeeecseessaeeseeesneeees 17 United States v. Hatchett, 918 F.2d 631, 641 (6th Cir, 1990) oo. eee ceeeesseeseeeseeeseeeseesseeeseeenaeeees 22 United States v. Lujan, No. 05—CR-924 (RB) (D.N.M. Mar. 25, 2011) eee eeseeseeseeseeeseeereeeeee 32 United States v. Piche, 981 F.2d 706, 713 (4th Cir, 1992) occ ceseesccessesseeeseesecesseesneeseeeseeeseeseeees 3 United States v. Rabbani, 382 F. App’x 39, 42 (2d Cir. 2010)... eee eesessneesecerseeseecneeseeeeeenneeaes 35 United States v. Robinson, 583 F.3d 1265, 1272 (10th Cir. 2009) oo... eee eeeccesseeseecseeeseeeneeeneeeees 17 United States v. Van Meerbeke, 548 F.2d 415, 417-18 (2d Cir. 1976) wo... eeceeeeeeseesecesteeseeeneeeees 17 iv HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011467
United States v. West, 58 F.3d 133, 141 (Sth Cir, 1995) oie eseesecseesseeeseessceeseeeneeeseeeseeenaeenes 22 United States v. Wexler, 79 F.2d 526, 529-30 (2d Cir. 1935) oo... seeeccessessseeseeereeeseeeneeesneeseeenaeenes 33 United States v. Wilson, No. 04-CR-1016 NGG, 2013 WL 2948034, at *4-6 (E.D.N.Y. June 14, 105) 32 World Wide Ass’n of Specialty Programs y. Pure, Inc., 450 F.3d 1132, 1138 (10th Cir. 2006)... 3 Zamora v. GC Servs., L.P., 647 F. App’x 330 (Sth Cir. 2016) 0... ce seescecseessecseeseeeseesseesseeeseeesaes 9 Rules Fed. R. Evid. 403 oo... cccesscseesseseesessessessesessessenevseesessesessacsecnessecnesaeseeseessesseseesesessessessesaeesessessensens 7 Fed. R. Evid. 405 and 608.000... cessesseesessersessesessesseseesecneesecoessecaeseeseenesseestenessessessesaeeees 4,6, 15, 20 Fed. R. Evid. 405(b) 0... ceescesscesscesseesseesseeeseeceecesseeseecnecescesseeeseeeseesseeeseeesaeesseeeeesseeseesseeaees passim Peds Bs Petts BOY, scccznranswossnnwns aoe va rns nsirecaanre .t tet tat ac 12 Fed. BR; Hwids B01 (QQ) DY swsss.s.10 ssmsesseanesaunns sae aensiseenntesn twat. Axtiaoateansi i .t. ce AO ERIRENOS 29, 31 Fed. R. Evid. 803(6).......c:csscsssscsessessessessesserecscesessevsesaeeecsseaecnesaesaeseessesessseneesessessessesaesenserseaseneaes 19 Fed. R. Evid. 803(8).......sscsccsesseseesessessessesessesseseessesesaceesaessensesecnesaesaesaesseseeseesessesaeesessessessessessensens 8 Fed. R. Evid. 902(4) and 902(11) occ cssesseseseessesesseeecsesecsesaecaessesseseseceneeseesesaessesaesessenseseeneeats 19 Vv HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011468
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Dated: March 17, 2017 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Laura A. Menninger Laura A. Menninger (LM-1374) Jeffrey S. Pagliuca (pro hac vice) Ty Gee (pro hac vice) HADDON, MORGAN AND FOREMAN, P.C. 150 East 10" Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell 37 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011470
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on March 17, 2017, I electronically served this Defendant’s Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Omnibus Motion In Limine via ECF on the following: Sigrid S. McCawley Paul G. Cassell Meredith Schultz 383 S. University Street BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP Salt Lake City, UT 84112 401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Ste. 1200 P| Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 J. Stanley Pottinger Bradley J. Edwards 49 Twin Lakes Rd. FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, — South Salem, NY 10590 FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. Po 425 North Andrews Ave., Ste. 2 Ft. — FL 33301 /s/ Nicole Simmons Nicole Simmons 38 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011471






































