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Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wn eee ee eee xX VIRGINIA L. GIUFFRE, Plaintiff, Vv. 15-cv-07433-RWS GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. wen ee 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_014788
Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 2 of 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 0000... ccce eects eeescnseneesesseneeeeecenscnseeeceeseeneeesseseeeeneseesteseeeeeeeeneeteaeeees ] 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 StAtCMENt eee ec cececneeeneceneeeeeeceeeaeenaeenseecseecseceecnaeeneeeeseseeesecnecsteesnsesceeeeeneeeneeereeeneeeaes 4 B. Responses to Enumerated Motions 11 Limine ......ccccccccccccccceceteces cece cessecnseceseseenssssseensensees 6 1. Stories and allegations concerning Dershowitz, foreign presidents, and world leaders are highly relevant and admissible (Motion in Limine 1) ..00...0.. eee eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeneene 6 2. Meeting Bill Clinton at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island twice (Motion in Limine 2)..... 8 FOIA responses and related materials are admissible (Motion in Limine 3).................. 8 io) 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)....0....0.00ccccccceccecceeeseceeeseeeees 11 6. Evidence Regarding Plaintiff's Sexual History and Reputation is Admissible (Motion in LIMINE 6) occ cece cece cccecccecessccccesssececeseececsseescessueecesseesssseeesstsssessesstessessseserssaeessesaeeess 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 TV) cecccccccesesecssesessssesssssessesscssssessesssusssassessessesasesvsesssssssessesseesesssessiecsessessesecsesseeseesesssesseeaes 14 9. Information regarding Plaintiff's 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 Plaintiff's allegations of how she spent her time in 1999 to 2002 (Motion in Limine 10) 00... cccececessceteeetseenes 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 defamation per se (Motion in Limine 12)... cece cccsecececssessecsseseeeseeseeeaeenes 20 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014789
Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 3 of 9 13. Plaintiff's failure to pay her personal tax obligations is relevant to her character for truthfulness (Motion in Limine 13) 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. Plaintiff's lies about her age and the year she met Mr. Epstein must be exposed to the Jury (Motion in Limine 15)... cccccccccccssenseecseeessecssecsecsseesseeeseecssessecsesteesteeens 24 16. All of Plaintiff’s medical records are relevant to Plaintiff's damages claims (Motion in Limmine 16) ooo... ccc cecccccccccccceesccccessccceceseccecusececusseccsssecesssseescsseeeceseesenssseeestsssessnsaseess 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) ................0005 26 18. The Cassell/Edwards v. Dershowitz litigation is relevant and admissible (Motion in Limine 18) ooo... cecccecccccccccesscececsseececsseeeceseescesseesssueescnsssescesseessesssesensseeesssaeeess 26 19. Judge Marra’s ruling is relevant and admissible (Motion in Limine 19).................00. 29 20. The transcript of the tape recording of Mr. Dershowitz’s conversation with Rebecca Boylan is admissible (Motion in Limine 20)... ccccccccccceceeceeeceseeesecneesseesteeesaeenes 31 C. Plaintiff's Remaining Motions In Limine Are Premature and Request an Unnecessary Advisory Opinion (Motions in Limine 21-29) oo... cece cece csceenecensceseeseceeneeeseeeeenes 32 1. “Bad Acts” by Plaintiff’s counsel ....0..0..0ccccccccccccccecesecsecseeeseeseeseessesseesesesssessesseeseeneey 34 2. Discussion of missing witnesses and absence of evidence is appropriate, and missing witness instruction may be requested 0.0.0.0... cccccccccecsesseeeceseeseceseseecseesesseesesseesesseenes 35 CONCLUSION ..0.0.0cccccccccccccc cece cccecescseceeeseeeesesessecsseceessesseesecssecsessecssessessecseeceecseesesseesesseeseeseenes 36 ee ee 38 ii HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014790
Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 4 of 9 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Brady v. Chemical Construction Corp., 740 F.2d 195 (2d Cir. 1984). .....cccecceceeceeceeteeseeneeeeetees 10 Cannistraci v. Kirsopp, No. 1:10-CV-980 MAD/DRH, 2012 WL 2089687, at *1-2 (N.D.N.Y. 0 LL Cardillo v. Doubleday & Co., Inc., 518 F.2d 638, 639-40 (2d Cir.1975) oc cccccccccceeeteeeseees 13 Chamblee v. Harris & Harris, Inc., 154 F. Supp. 2d 670, 681 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)... eee 22 Chnapkova v. Koh, 985 F.2d 79, 82 (2d Cir. 1993) ....cccccccccccccccesecsessesseesscesseessecssesseesssesseeeaeenes 22 Daniels by Glass v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 634 So.2d 88, 93 (Miss. 1993) ......cccccccecseteeteeteees 4 DeVaul v Carvigo Inc., 526 N.Y.S.2d 483 (2d Dept. 1988)... ccc cece cece cs eeteeeteeeeeeseseenaee 35 Doddy v. Oxy USA, Inc., 101 F.3d 448, 459-60 (Sth Cir, 1996)... ccccceceseeeeeeteeteesenseteneeees 10 Donnelly v. DeChristoforo, 416 U.S. 637, 646-47, 94 S.Ct. 1868, 40 L.Ed.2d 431 (1974). ....... 33 Edwards v. City of N.Y., No. 08-2199 TLM, 2011 WL 2748665, at *4 (E.D.N.Y. July 13, ON EEOC v. Grief Brothers Corp., 218 F.R.D. 59, 61-62 (W.D.NCY. 2003)... ccccccccccctecseetseeees 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)... cee 24 Gaillard v. Jim’s Water Service, Inc., 535 F.3d 771, 778-779 (8th Cir. 2008)........0..ccccee cece 22 Gallo v. Ricci, 814 N.Y .S.2d 422, 423 (2006) ..o.c.ccccccccccceeseseseesetenseseeeeseeesesenecsenssenenseeeeeeeerenes 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) oo. cccccccccesecseneeseeseeesecseeseseeesecsenseceesessecsenseneseesenseesenesiesaeseeeeseeeneeereneeeeeaeeren 17 Gov't of Virgin Islands v. Grant, 775 F.2d 508, 511 & n. 4 (3d Cir. 1985) ooo. 3 Grasso v. Mathew, 564 N.Y.S.2d 576, 578 (3d Dep’t 1991) ooo. ccccccccceccccecssecteceseeeteeeseeenes 30 Guccione v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 800 F.2d 298, 303 (2d Cir. 1986)... ccccccecceeeeees 13 iil HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014791
Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 5 of 9 Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 116 S.Ct. 1923, 135 L.Ed.2d 337 (1996) oo... cece eeeeees 22 Kadant Johnson Inc. v. D'Amico, No. CIV.A. 10-2869, 2012 WL 2190897, at *1 (E.D. La. June V4, 2012) ooo ccc ccceccseccscecsscsecseseeeeseessecssecssesseeseeeessscsaecseesseeessecsascssesieseeseseeseeseesessiees 3 Kevorkian v. Am. Med. Ass'n, 237 Mich. App. 1, 12, 602 N.W.2d 233, 239 (1999)... 13 Longmire v. Ala. State Univ., 151 F.R.D. 414, 419 (M.D.Ala. 1992). 000.00. cece cee ed Minemyer v. R-Boc Representatives, Inc., No. 07 C 1763, 2012 WL 379904, at *4 (N.D. ILL. Feb. 6, 2012) oe ceecceececcecccecceseeecesecsecseeceeeseesecseesaeceeesessessaecsecaeesecuecsaesseeseeeeesseeseeaeeceessessecaeeeeseeeseeseenes 12 O’Brien v. Alexander, 898 F.Supp. 162, 171 (S.D.N-Y. 1995) .oo.cecccececeeeeeeeeetecneeeeeeeeeeeeneenes 30 Palmieri v. Defaria, 88 F.3d 136, 141 (2d Cir. 1996) oo. coccccccccccccescesteesecseeeseenteesssesteesieenaees 33 People v Thomas, 21 N.Y .3d 226 (2013).....ccccccccccccesseeseesecssesssecsscenscesscssecueesseesteesssesteeseensees 35 People v. Williams, 5 N.Y 3d 732, 734 (2005) ...ccccccccccccccccccsecssessseesscetecessecsecseeseeeseessseseeneeniees 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 i eb) 13,28 S.E.C. v. Collins & Aikman Corp., 256 F.R.D. 403, 412 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) oo. cccccteeeseeeee 19 Schafer v. Time, Inc., 142 F.3d 1361, 1364-75 (11th Cir. 1998) oo ccceeeeeseteeteesetseteeteesenes 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) o.oo ccecccecccccccceccceesccessscssseecneeeesstecsseeenees 17 United States v. Hatchett, 918 F.2d 631, 641 (6th Cir. 1990) oo... cccccc cee ceececeeeeeseeessesenees 22 United States v. Lujan, No. 05—CR—-924 (RB) (D.N.M. Mar. 25, 2011) ..cc ccc eceee ees 32 United States v. Piche, 981 F.2d 706, 713 (4th Cir. 1992) oo... cecceccceccecccescesssccssseesseeeeseeesseees 3 United States v. Rabbani, 382 F. App’x 39, 42 (2d Cir. 2010)... cccccccccccccccccscecssessesnseeseeeeetees 35 United States v. Robinson, 583 F.3d 1265, 1272 (10th Cir. 2009) 0000... cece cece ceceessecesseeenees 17 United States v. Van Meerbeke, 548 F.2d 415, 417-18 (2d Cir. 1976) ........cccceccceccececeseeeeeees 17 Iv HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014792
Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 6 of 9 United States v. West, 58 F.3d 133, 141 (Sth Cir. 1995) ooo ccc ccccccceececceessceeneeeesseeesseeeees 22 United States v. Wexler, 79 F.2d 526, 529-30 (2d Cir. 1935) ....cccccccccccccccsececscsessceeneceensseesseeesses 33 United States v. Wilson, No. 04-CR-1016 NGG, 2013 WL 2948034, at *4—6 (E.D.N.Y. June 14, QOL) cecccsscccsessssseseessssvcsesssssvesessassscesessssssesessssesesesssavsseesssuesesssissessssssasessssssaveessssiieesssasietsesssseeeeee 32 World Wide Ass'n of Specialty Programs v. 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)... cccececeeeeeeeceneeneenseeseeeeeneenes 9 Rules Fed. R. Evid. 403 ooocccccccceceeccseseeseseneesceeseseeseseeseseeecsesecseeevseseeesecseseeseceeseseenssseeveeeenseeeseeeereaeets 7 Ftd. IR, Biel, A080 Screens ccna swam excneces xanaat ania sats st RAN ANA CG AED 4, 6, 15, 20 Fed. R. Evid. 405(b) 0... cocci ceccceccecccccnsscececnseececnsecesnsseesnnseeessseeescnsusescnsstesentssesentaeeens passim Fed. R. Evid. 801 ooo ccccceeecscneesceeeseensetecseenessenesssensesenseensnesiestsseessenseseesestenseteeesesneereeey 12 Ped. Bed, S00 CGD) sc xan cesar ness senescent unease aornsersaven axis ease soa 29, 3.1 Fed. FR. Edd, 803.06) cosccossssscnmeans mseane maine wanes manna snatinnsskatia issnsentaaeinatanereibsnsitas WIOTERS MAGEAES MATION MASTERS 19 Fed. R. Evid. 803(8) 0... ccccecccecccsesceeecnseteeesenecseeeeceenecsseeseceenesaeeseesnesesieseseeseseeneveeeeseseeeseserseeeees 8 Fed. R. Evid. 902(4) and 902(11) oo. ccccccccccceeseeeeteeseeseeeseeseeseseenecsecsenseseesecsevseseeceesenseeeeneesensees 19 Vv HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014793
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Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 8 of 9 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 Phone: 303.831.7364 Fax: 303.832.2628 [email protected] Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014795
Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 749 Filed 03/17/17 Page 9 of 9 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 Meredith Schultz BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP 401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Ste. 1200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 [email protected] [email protected] Bradley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 425 North Andrews Ave., Ste. 2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 [email protected] Paul G. Cassell 383 S. University Street Salt Lake City, UT 84112 [email protected] J. Stanley Pottinger 49 Twin Lakes Rd. South Salem, NY 10590 [email protected] /s/ Nicole Simmons Nicole Simmons HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014796







































