To: Paul Cassell <cassellp@law.utah.edu>, Brad Edwards <brad@pathtojustice.com>

To: Paul Cassell <cassellp@law.utah.edu>, Brad Edwards <brad@pathtojustice.com> Subject: FW: Proposed email to Paul Cassell and Brad Edwards Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:57:54 +0000 Importance: Normal Dear Paul and Brad: As I promised, since returning to work on Tuesday, I have been working diligently on trying to provide you with the answers that you have requested in connection with the Jane Doe I. United States lawsuit. Both the referral of your allegations to the Office of Professional Responsibility and the request for our Office to "step aside" in the Jane Doe litigation are not insignificant matters. As you doubtless are aware, the position that you are asking us to adopt, simply by "stepping aside," will have repercussions for every U.S. Attorney's Office throughout the country, and, therefore, requires approval from the Department in Washington, D.C. We also are trying to balance our obligations to with our obligations to the other identified victims in the Epstein ma