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NOT A CERTIFIED COPY JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, V. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, and BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiff. I ----------------- i IN THE CIRCUIT: COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 50-2009CA040800XXXXMBAG ORDER ON COUNTER-PLAINTIFF BRADLEY J. EDWARDS' NOTICE OF FILING DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPT EXCERPTS AND DISCOVERY RESPONSES IMPLICATING THE FIFTH AMENDMENT THIS MATTER came before the Court for hearing on December 7, 201 7, and August 22, 2018, upon Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards' ("Edwards") Notice of Filing Deposition Transcript Excerpts and Discovery Responses Implicating the Fifth Amendment dated December 4, 2017. The Court, having reviewed Edwards' Notice, having heard argument of counsel, and being otherwise advised in the premises, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. For all objections that have been overruled below, except those specifically noted, an adverse inference can be argued to the jury. (12/7/17 Tr. 44:3-15; 50:13-18; 125:3-126:7.) 2. The parties shall submit competing proposed Jury Instruction on the adverse inference issue. 1 (3/8/18 Tr. 103:5-105:13.) 1 Edwards filed his proposed instruction on March 29, 2018 (D.E. 1311) and Epstein filed his proposed instruction on April 24, 2018 (D.E. 1329). FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, SHARON R. BOCK, CLERK. 9/14/2018 3:29:00 PM NOT A CERTIFIED COPY Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J Edwards 15 th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards' Notice of Filing Deposition Transcript Excerpts and Discovery Responses Implicating the Fifth Amendment Page 2 3. The Court hereby makes the following specific rulings concerning Epstein's objections to Edwards' use of Epstein's depositions and written discovery testimony at the trial of this matter: .:((Iii~-~'" . _,;,,;~-:c-,,·,,,,,,,;;;;y,Y·'•f''¥1'~-r,&z•i1fll'"'' • 8:11-19 8:20-25 . ;;_ --~,_ii~1~~ 11:23-12:1 12:2-13 12:15-20 15:13-19 15:20-24 17:11-16 17:17-22 17:24-18:4 18:6-10 18:11-16 18:23-19:5 34:23-35:17 36:1-9 36:10-37:7 38:23-39:6 39:13-20 Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 31:14-32:12; 44:3-15) Objection sustained (12/7/17 Tr. 44:25-47:19) Objection sustained (12/7 /17 Tr. 47:20-24) Objection sustained (12/7 /17 Tr. 47:25-48:2) Objection sustained (12/7 /17 Tr. 48:3-50:4) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 50:5-18) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 50:19-55:24) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 55:25-56:6) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 56:7-57:14) Objection overruled {12/7 /17 Tr. 57:15-66:21) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 66:23-70:6) Objection overruled {12/7 /17 Tr. 70:7-11) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 70:12-73:24) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 73:25-77:4) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 77:5-79:5) FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, SHARON R. BOCK, CLERK. 9/14/2018 3:29:00 PM NOT A CERTIFIED COPY Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J Edwards 15 th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards' Notice of Filing Deposition Transcript Excerpts and Discovery Responses Implicating the Fifth Amendment Page 3 39:21-40:1 40:2-12 40:17-21 40:22-41:3 41:4-9 41:10-19 42:3-13 42:13-18 42:19-43:1 44:3-7 44:8-13 44:14-20 44:21-45:1 45:2-7 45:8-16 45:17-24 46:1-15 71:12-17 Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 80:13-15) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 80:16-17) Objection overruled (12/7/17 Tr. 80:18-81:4) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 81:5-6) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 81:7) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 81:7-8) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 81:9-20) Objection overruled (12/7/17 Tr. 81:21-24) Objection overruled (12/7/17 Tr. 81:25-82:4) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 82:5-7) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 82:2-14) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 82:15-83:6) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 83:7-10) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 83:11-13) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 83:13-14) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 83:15-85:8) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 86:8-11) Objection sustained (12/7 /17 Tr. 86:12-88:25) FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, SHARON R. BOCK, CLERK. 9/14/2018 3:29:00 PM NOT A CERTIFIED COPY Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J Edwards 15 th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards' Notice of Filing Deposition Transcript Excerpts and Discovery Responses Implicating the Fifth Amendment Page 4 88:19-89:2 89:4-10 89:19-23 90:2-7 91:20-92:4 93:6-16 95:16-96:3 97:23-98:9 104:3-9 104:11-20 106:7-10 107:20-108:6 108:8-23 109:5-17 111:3-4; 18-20 Objection sustained {12/7 /17 Tr. 90:17-95:12) All objections, except form, sustained (12/7/17 Tr. 95:15-102:3) Objection sustained {12/7 /17 Tr. 102:4-104:22) Objection overruled {12/7 /17 Tr. 104:23-107:17) Objection sustained (12/7/17 Tr. 107:18-109:16) Objection sustained (12/7 /17 Tr. 109:17-21) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 109:22-112:17) Objection overruled; adverse inference determination deferred (12/7 /17 Tr. 112:18-114:16) Objection overruled; adverse inference determination deferred (12/7 /17 Tr. 114:17-119:11) Objection overruled; adverse inference determination deferred (12/7 /17 Tr. 119:12-121:22) Objection overruled; adverse inference determination deferred (12/7 /17 Tr. 121:23-123:5) 111:23-24; 112:13-17 Withdrawn (12/7 /17 Tr. 126:14-127:1) 112:22-113:8 Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 127:2-14) 113:9-25 Objection overruled {12/7 /17 Tr. 127:15-128:9) 114:25-115:13 Objection overruled {12/7 /17 Tr. 128:10-129:25) FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, SHARON R. BOCK, CLERK. 9/14/2018 3:29:00 PM NOT A CERTIFIED COPY Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J Edwards 15 th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards' Notice ~f Filing Deposition Transcript Excerpts and Discovery Responses Implicating the Fifth Amendment Page 5 115:21-116:1 116:2-7 128:15-129:3 8:9-21 9:7-9 11:22-24 11:25-12:3 12:4-7 12:16-12:19 12:20-12:22 12:23-14:1 21:10-16 21:17-22 2, 3 Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 130:1-21) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 130:22-131:9) Objection overruled (12/7 /17 Tr. 131:10-17) Objection overruled (8/22/18 Tr. 30:6-31:5) Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 31:19-32:11) Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 32:8-32:11) Objection overruled (8/22/18 Tr. 32:12-32:19) Objection overruled (8/22/18 Tr. 32:12-32:19) Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 33:1-12) Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 33:13-17) Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 33:18-35:3) Objection overruled (8/22/18 Tr. 35:17-41:21; 43:25-44:1) Objection overruled (8/22/18 Tr. 35:17-41:21; 43:25-44:1) Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 56:19-21) FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, SHARON R. BOCK, CLERK. 9/14/2018 3:29:00 PM NOT A CERTIFIED COPY Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley J Edwards 15 th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2009CA040800XXXXMBAG Order on Counter-Plaintiff Bradley J. Edwards' Notice of Filing Deposition Transcript Excerpts and Discovery Responses Implicating the Fifth Amendment Page 6 4 5 6 8 9 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 56:22-57:9) Objection overruled (8/22/18 Tr. 57:10-79:11) Withdrawn (8/22/18 Tr. 79:12-14) Objection overruled (8/22/18 Tr. 79:15-23) Objection sustained (8/22/18 Tr. 79:24-80:11) Edwards may publish Epstein's assertions of the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment protections of the U.S. Constitution; all other information is inadmissible and may not be published (8/22/18 Tr. 80:13-82:13) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Edwards may publish