EFTA00792608.pdf

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 50-2009CA040800XXXXMBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, v. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, and BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiff. PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT/COUNTER-PLAINTIFF BRADLEY J. EDWARDS' REOUESTS FOR ADMISSION Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein ("Epstein"), pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.370, responds to Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards' ("Edwards") February 6, 2018, Requests for Admission as follows: I. The printout of your New York State Sex Offender registration page attached [to the Request] as Exhibit `A' is authentic. RESPONSE Epstein cannot admit or deny this request because he has no control over or personal knowledge about the authenticity of the registration attached as Exhibit `A' to Edwards' Request. 2. The information contained in the printout of your New York State Sex Offender registration page attached [to the Request] as Exhibit `A' is accurate. RESPONSE Epstein cannot admit or deny this request because it requires the disclosure of information which could communicate a statement of fact that is testimonial in nature. Fisher v. United States, 425 U.S. 391, 410 (1976). Epstein has a substantial and EFTA00792608  reasonable basis for concern that the statements of fact that are testimonial in nature could reasonably furnish a "link in the chain of evidence" that could be used to prosecute him in future criminal proceedings. See Hoffman v. United States, 341 U.S. 479, 486 (1951). Therefore, Epstein cannot respond to this request without waiving his Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights as guaranteed by the United States Constitution. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that the foregoing document has been furnished to the attorneys listed on the Service List below on February , 2018, through the Court's e-filing portal pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516(b)(1). LINK & ROCKENBACH, PA 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, Suite 301 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 (561) 727-3600; (561) 727-3601 [fax] By: /s/ Scott J. Link (FBN 602991) Kara Berard Rockenbach (FBN 44903) Angela M. Many (FBN 26680) Primary: Primary: Primary: Secondary: Secondary: Secondary: Secondary: Trial Counselfor Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein 2 EFTA00792609  SERVICE LIST Jack Scarola Nichole J. Segal Searcy, Denny, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard Courthouse Commons, Suite 350 West Palm Beach, FL 33409 444 West Railroad Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Co-Counselfor Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Co-Counselfor Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards Bradley J. Edwards Bradley J. Edwards Marc S. Nurik Edwards Pottinger LLC Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik 425 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 One E. Broward Boulevard, Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3268 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Counselfor Defendant Scott Rothstein Co-Counselfor Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards Jack A. Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 Australian Avenue S., Suite 1400 West Palm Beach FL 33401 Co-Counselfor Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein 2012123 3 EFTA00792610