Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 59

Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 59 Entered on FLSD Docket 04)07.2011 Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON JANE DOE #1 and JANE DOE #2, Petitioners, vs. UNITED STATES, Respondent. UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO JANE DOE #1 AND JANE DOE #2'S MOTION FOR ORDER DIRECTING THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE NOT TO WITHHOLD RELEVANT EVIDENCE Respondent, United States of America, by and through its undersigned counsel, files its Response to Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2's Motion for Order Directing The U.S. Attorney's Office Not to Withhold Relevant Evidence, and states: I. THE CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS ACT CREATES NO LEGAL DUTY UPON THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE RELEVANT EVIDENCE Petitioners maintain the U.S. Attorney's Office is "withholding" relevant evidence, which suggests there is a legal obligation to disclose such information to them. Petitioners contend the government has an obligation under 18 U.S.C. § 377