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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO.: 10-80309 JANE DOE NO. 103 Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ________________________/ PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO TRANSFER Plaintiff, Jane Doe No. 103, by and through her undersigned counsel, moves this Court for the entry of an order transferring this case to Judge Marra so that it may be consolidated with Jane Doe No. 2 vs. Jeffrey Epstein, Case No. 08-80119-MARRA/JOHNSON, on the following grounds: 1.On February 23, 2010, Plaintiff filed Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial and attached a list of Related Pending Cases to the Civil Cover Sheet (Exhibit”A”). As was clearly indicated by the attachment this case is similar and related to at least 11 other cases that have been transferred to Judge Marra’s division and consolidated. 2.On May 14, 2009, Judge Marra entered an Order Consolidating Cases For Purposes of Discovery and Procedural Motions that Relate to Multiple Cases in Case No. 08-80119- MARRA/JOHNSON [D.E. 98]. 3.Transfer of this matter to Judge Marra and consolidation with the other pending Jane Case 9:10-cv-80309-KAM Document 12 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/01/2010 Page 1 of 5 CASE NO.: 10-80309 - 2 - doe cases against Jeffrey Epstein will serve the interests of judicial economy and efficiency. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Jane Doe No. 103, respectfully requests that this Court grant Plaintiff’s motion, and enter an order transferring this case to Judge Marra’s division where it can be consolidated with the numerous other similar and related cases pending before Judge Marra. DATED this 1st day of April, 2010. Respectfully submitted, PODHURST ORSECK, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff Jane Doe No. 103 By: s/Katherine W. Ezell Robert C. Josefsberg Fla. Bar No. 040856 rjosefsberg@podhurst.com Katherine W. Ezell Fla. Bar No. 114771 kezell@podhurst.com City National Bank Building 25 W. Flagler Street, Suite 800 Miami, FL 33130 Telephone: (305) 358-2800 Facsimile: (305) 358-2382 Case 9:10-cv-80309-KAM Document 12 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/01/2010 Page 2 of 5 CASE NO.: 10-80309 - 3 - CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE WE HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 1st day of April, 2010, a copy of the foregoing was served this day on all counsel of record on the attached Service List via e-mail transmission. Respectfully submitted, PODHURST ORSECK, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff Jane Doe No. 103 By: s/Katherine W. Ezel Robert C. Josefsberg Fla. Bar No. 040856 rjosefsberg@podhurst.com Katherine W. Ezell Fla. Bar No. 114771 kezell@podhurst.com City National Bank Building 25 W. Flagler Street, Suite 800 Miami, FL 33130 Telephone: (305) 358-2800 Facsimile: (305) 358-2382 Case 9:10-cv-80309-KAM Document 12 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/01/2010 Page 3 of 5 CASE NO.: 10-80309 - 4 - SERVICE LIST JANE DOE NO. 103 v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN Case No.: 10-80309 United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Robert Critton, Esq. Michael J. Pike, Esq. Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman LLP 303 Banyan Boulevard, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561) 842-2820/Fax: (561) 515-3148 rcrit@bclclaw.com mpike@bclclaw.com Counsel for Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein Jack Goldberger, Esq. Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561) 659-8300/Fax: (561) 835-8691 jagesq@bellsouth.net Co-Counsel for Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein Bruce E. Reinhart, Esq. Bruce E. Reinhart, P.A. 250 South Australian Avenue, Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561) 202-6360/Fax: (561) 828-0983 ecf@brucereinhartlaw.com Counsel for Co-Defendant, Sarah Kellen Jack Scarola, Esq. Jack P. Hill, Esq. Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 Phone: (561) 686-6300/Fax: (561) 383-9456 jsx@searcylaw.com Case 9:10-cv-80309-KAM Document 12 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/01/2010 Page 4 of 5 CASE NO.: 10-80309 - 5 - jph@searcylaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff in related Case No. 08-80811 Adam Horowitz, Esq. Stuart Mermelstein, Esq. Mermelstein & Horowitz, P.A. 18205 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2218 Miami, FL 33160 Phone: (305) 931-2200/Fax: (305) 931-0877 ahorowitz@sexabuseattorney.com smermelstein@sexabuseattorney.com Counsel for Plaintiffs in Related Cases Nos. 08-80069, 08-80119,08-80232, 08-80380, 08-80381, 08-80993, 08-80994 Spencer Todd Kuvin, Esq. Theodore Jon Leopold, Esq. Leopold Kuvin, P.A. 2925 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Phone: (561) 515-1400/Fax: (561) 515-1401 skuvin@leopoldkuvin.com tleopold@leopoldkuvin.com Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No. 08-08804 Brad Edwards, Esq. Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954) 524-2820/Fax: (954) 524-2822 brad@pathtojustice.com Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No. 08-80893 Isidro Manuel Garcia, Esq. Garcia Elkins & Boehringer 224 Datura Avenue, Suite 900 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561) 832-8033/Fax: (561) 832-7137 isidrogarcia@bellsouth.net Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No. 08-80469 Case 9:10-cv-80309-KAM Document 12 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/01/2010 Page 5 of 5