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Filing # 33695105 E-Filed 10/26/2015 05:26:19 PM
CASE NO.: CACE 15-000072
BRADLEY J. EDWARDS and
Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants,
vs.
Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff.
DEFENDANT/COUNTERCLAIM PLAINTIFF ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ'S
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO JANE DOE NO. 3'S
Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff Alan Dershowitz ("Dershowitz") respectfully submits
this Supplemental Memorandum in Opposition to the Motion to Quash or for Protective Order
Regarding Subpoena filed by non-party Jane Doe No. 3 (the "Motion to Quash").
On September 21, 2015, the non-party who submitted the Motion to Quash under the
pseudonym "Jane Doe No. 3" filed a lawsuit captioned
v. Ghislaine Maxwell,
Case No. 15-cv-07433 (S.D.N.Y.) (the "Maxwell Action"). A copy of the complaint in the
Maxwell Action is attached as Exhibit A. By publicly filing the complaint in the Maxwell
Action in her own name,
("=")
made a voluntary decision to identify
herself and therefore no longer has any plausible argument that she should be permitted to
proceed anonymously, either in this defamation action or otherwise.'
As set forth in Dershowitz's Memorandum in Opposition to the Motion to Quash,
chose to identify herself publicly even before she filed the Maxwell Action. Moreover, at a
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Even more significantly,
public allegations in the Maxwell Action eliminate
any argument that she should be excused from providing discovery in this action based on
concerns of confidentiality and privacy.
alleges in her complaint in the Maxwell Action
that she was sexually abused and sexually trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein ("Epstein") and
Ghislaine Maxwell ("Maxwell") between 1999 and 2002. See generally Exhibit A.
further alleges that Maxwell defamed her by disputing
account of this time period. See
id.
The subpoena served upon
in this case seeks deposition testimony and the
production of documents concerning
false and gratuitous allegations that she was
abused by Dershowitz on multiple occasions during the time period she was purportedly a "sex
slave." In other words, the subpoena seeks discovery relating to the very same allegations that
placed at issue by publicly filing the Maxwell Action.
In
Motion to Quash, she seeks an order from the Court that quashes the
subpoena altogether or significantly limits the scope of the testimony and documents she must
provide. Among other arguments,
contends that the subpoena is "oppressive" because it
"seeks highly personal and sensitive information [about] the time when she was being sexually
abused as a minor" and because it seeks "confidential" and "personal" information about
payments made to
during the time when she was purportedly trafficked by Epstein.
Motion to Quash, at 4, 9.
As set forth in Dershowitz's Opposition to the Motion to Quash (the "Opposition"),
assertions of confidentiality and privacy lacked any legal or factual support at the time
she filed the Motion to Quash. Even assuming that
arguments were valid when she
recent public deposition in this case,
given name was used on multiple occasions in the
presence of her counsel, who did not raise any objection.
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initially raised them, however,
has now voluntarily waived her prior claims of privacy
and confidentiality. By filing the Maxwell Action,
has placed her allegations of being a
"sex slave" at issue in a public litigation where she is seeking monetary recovery.
thus
has no valid basis to assert that the very same matters are somehow "highly personal,"
"sensitive," or "confidential" for purposes of this defamation action. Motion to Quash, at 4, 9.
Separate and apart from the Maxwell Action, Plaintiffs Paul Cassell and Bradley
Edwards (together, "Plaintiffs") deposed Dershowitz in this action on October 15 and 16, 2015.
Plaintiffs' counsel inquired in detail about the truth of
allegations that she had sex with
Dershowitz on multiple occasions when she was a minor. In pursuing this line of questioning,
Plaintiffs' counsel relied on documents that were not available at the time when they filed the
initial pleading asserting
false and outrageous allegations against Dershowitz. This
questioning shows that — contrary to
assertions in the Motion to Quash — the subpoena
issued to
seeks testimony and documents that are directly relevant to this lawsuit.
Dershowitz must be permitted to test the veracity of
allegations against him.
For the reasons set forth above and in his Opposition, Dershowitz respectfully requests
that the Court enter an order that (1) denies
request to quash the subpoena issued by
Dershowitz; and (2) denies
request for a protective order that would modify the
subpoena.
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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Thomas E. Scott
Thomas E. Scott, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 149100
Thomas.scott@csklegal.com
Steven R. Safra, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 057028
Steven.safra@csklegal.com
Dadeland Centre II, 14th Floor
9150 South Dadeland Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33156
Phone: (305) 350-5300
Fax: (305) 373-2294
Richard A. Simpson (pro hac vice)
rsimpson@ wileyrein.com
Mary E. Soda (pro hac vice)
mborja@wileyrein.com
Ashley E. Eiler (pro hac vice)
aeiler@wileyrein.com
WILEY REIN LLP
1776 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 719-7000
Fax: (202) 719-7049
Counsel for Alan M. Dershowitz
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been furnished by electronic mail
(email)
at
email
address:
jsx esearcylaw.com,
mep @searcylaw .com,
scarolateam@searcylaw.com to: Jack Scarola, Esq, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley,
P.A., Counsel for Plaintiff, 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, Florida 33409, and
I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Broward County by using the Florida Courts
eFiling Portal this 26th day of October, 2015 .
By: s/Thomas E. Scott
THOMAS E. SCOTT
FBN: 149100
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EXHIBIT A
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United States District Court
Southern District of New York
COMPLAINT
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PARTIES
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against Ghislaine Maxwell are untrue."
claims are obvious lies."
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The New York Daily News
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COUNT I
DEFAMATION
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