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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO.: 08-CIV-80119-MARRA/JOHNSON T JANE DOE NO. 2, Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ Related cases: 08-80232, 08-80380, 08-80381, 08-80994, 08-80993, 08-80811, 08-80893, 09-80469, 09-80591, 09-80656, 09-80802, 09-81092 ____________________________________/ ORDER THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant Jeffrey Epstein’s Motion to Strike C.M.A.’s Conditional Notice of Intent to Exclusively Rely on Statutory Damages Provided by 18 U.S.C. § 2255, filed July 21, 2009. (DE 216). Plaintiff C.M.A. filed a response to the motion on August 7, 2009. (DE 256). No reply was filed and the deadline to file a response has passed. The Court has reviewed the motion, response, the Notice of Intent (DE 113 in 08-80811), and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. Defendant seeks an order striking C.M.A.’s Conditional Notice of Intent to Exclusively Rely on Statutory Damages Provided by 18 U.S.C. § 2255 (DE 113 in 08-80811) (“Notice of Intent”), filed June 5, 2009. Upon careful review, Defendant’s Motion to Strike is GRANTED. The document has no legal meaning and only serves to add confusion to the ongoing discovery Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM Document 276 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/19/2009 Page 1 of 2 2 issues in C.M.A.’s case. The Court will rule on the issue of damages at an appropriate time. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: Defendant’s Motion to Strike C.M.A.’s Conditional Notice of Intent to Exclusively Rely on Statutory Damages Provided by 18 U.S.C. § 2255 (DE 216) is GRANTED. C.M.A.’s Notice of Intent (DE 113 in 08-80811) is hereby STRICKEN from the record. This Order is without prejudice to Plaintiff pursuing her arguments regarding the amount of damages to which she may be entitled. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, this 19 day of August, 2009 th _________________________________ KENNETH A. MARRA United States District Judge Copies furnished to: all counsel of record Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM Document 276 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/19/2009 Page 2 of 2