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88 THE PALM BEACH POST • SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009 WEST PALM BEACH judge on Friday declined to suspend his ruling' to unseal financier Jeffrey Epateink secret non-pros- ecution deal with federal prosecutors, but delayed ,the domineers rileale Until Thursday • The 'delay, gives Ep- steink attorneys time to challenge the ruliiig in the 4th District • Court of We'll-let the appellate court tell us; read' us what the law in this case will a SONY_GM_00332000 Epstein ruling likely to face appea4 The financier's accusers want the caSe unsealed to use in litigation against the Ffalm.Beachr '7‘ 2 ' Pleaded tein guilty menliiths apilea n Pfrois°11. 11 11:11-1 • to solicitation and procuring teenagers for prostituBon. BlirSAN SPEHCER—WCHOBL be, Circuit Judge Jeffrey BetuA Post SWF Writer ..cogpath said. • Epstein's attorneys Jack Goldbewer and Robert Critton argued that re- lease of the confidential document would violate a federal rule restricting re- lease of inforMation about federal grand jigies and would also . cause. Epstein inevitable hail. .-lf Are' proverbial horse is out of the barn, you can't get hini back ln,". Critton argued: • Attorneys tor. women now suing . Epstein, Pi- gether with an attorney for The Palm Beach Post, hcl asked Colbath to release the deal, argUing the pub- . lic has right to see it and the victims have a right to use it in their litigation. • Epstein -pleaded guilty in state court nearly a year ago to solicitation of prostitution and procuring illsusen_igenter—veneer . teenagers for prostitution • losposawn and was sentenced to 18 tigations by state eral authorities accounts of tee ht.tialpstein Beach manse for and sexual encouiraZT At the timeofh his secret deal with prosecutors under whict he would, not be.chatged by them was sealed even though court rules on seal- ing were not followed. • 0 tutu EFTA02729710