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Internal SDNY email chain from March 2021 discussing the tracking of FOIA lawsuits related to Jeffrey Epstein, identifying two active cases: one by the NY Times before Judge Engelmayer and one by Radar Online before Judge Gardephe.
This is an internal government email exchange between Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York's Civil Division. The emails show prosecutors attempting to compile a list of all Epstein-related FOIA lawsuits for use in a criminal discovery matter. The document reveals the government's internal coordination on Epstein-related cases and confirms that as of March 2021, only two media FOIA cases were pending against the government seeking Epstein records.
Key Highlights
- •Only two FOIA lawsuits seeking Epstein records were pending in SDNY as of March 2021
- •NY Times case assigned to Judge Engelmayer; Radar Online case (17 Civ. 3956) assigned to Judge Gardephe
- •SDNY prosecutors were cross-referencing FOIA cases with a criminal discovery matter
- •Shows internal government coordination between civil and criminal divisions on Epstein matters
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From: (USANYS)" •rcl To:" „cl Cc: ' )0 <I Subject: RE: Jeffrey Epstein/FOIA matters Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:12:20 +0000 (USANYS)" It appears that we only have 2 FOIA cases on Epstein— NY Times case before Judge Engelmayer and Radar Online case before Judge Gardephe, 17 Civ. 3956 (PGG). Please let me know if I can help in any way. From: c > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 6:09 PM To: (USANYS) Cc: Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein/FOIA matters >; (USANYS) < Hi Just following up to see if you found out anything from the civil clerks. Thanks for your help with this. Best, On Mar 12, 2021, at 11:22 AM, < > wrote: Thanks, Much appreciated. From: (USANYS) < Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 11:18 AM To: Ic * Cc: (USANYS) Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein/FOIA matters >; (USANYS) Hi . I am copying who is handling the main matter before Judge Engelmayer and who likely would know if there are related FOlAs. I will also ask our civil clerk. Sent from my iPhone EFTA00021362
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On Mar 12, 2021, at 10:59 AM, wrote: In connection with a criminal discovery matter, and and I are trying to find a list of all Jeffrey Epstein- related FOIA lawsuits that the Civil Division has handled (either pending or historical). Our chiefs suggested that you might be able to help us generate that list — if you have any guidance or information on how we could track this down, we'd really appreciate your help. Or if there's someone else we should reach out to in the Civil Division instead, please let us know. Thanks so much— Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York EFTA00021363
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