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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JANE DOE NO. 2,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80119-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. 3,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80232-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. 4,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80380-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. 5,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80381-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. Case 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 1 of 9 JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. 6,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80994-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. 7,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80993-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ C.M.A.,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80811-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80893-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, Case 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 2 of 9 vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. II,CASE NO.: 08-CV-80469-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. 101,CASE NO.: 09-CV-80591-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ JANE DOE NO. 102,CASE NO.: 09-CV-80656-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ____________________________________/ MOTION TO RESCHEDULE HEARING Case 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 3 of 9 COMES NOW Robert C. Josefsberg, as co-counsel for Jane Doe 101 and 102, and respectfully requests either a rescheduling of this Court’s hearing (just rescheduled for June, 12, 2009) or in the alternative, permission to appear by telephone at said hearing, on the following grounds: 1) On Wednesday, June 10, 2009, undersigned counsel, his wife and two granddaughters will be traveling to Hanover, New Hampshire for counsel’s 50 th College Reunion, and an opportunity for his two high school granddaughters to visit colleges in the Northeast. Counsel is scheduled to return to South Florida on Tuesday, June 16 th . 2) Counsel is very appreciative and supportive of the Court’s scheduling a hearing on the Defendants’ Motion to Stay. That hearing was scheduled ( within the last 3 hours) for Friday, June 12 th at 10:00 a.m. , right in the middle of Robert Josefsberg’s reunion visit. 3) If Robert Josefsberg cannot attend, Jane Doe 101 and 102 will be well represented by co-counsel who can and will appear in person at said hearing on June 12, 2009. However, Robert Josefsberg is lead counsel and would prefer to be present during said hearing. 4) In the event that this hearing cannot be rescheduled for June 4, 5, 8 or 9 th , or June 17 th , 18 th or 19 th , Robert Josefsberg requests permission to appear at said June 12th hearing by telephone. WHEREFORE, Robert Josefsberg requests the relief requested above. Case 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 4 of 9 Dated May 29, 2009. Respectfully submitted, PODHURST ORSECK, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiffs Jane Doe No. 101 and Jane Doe No. 102 By: s/ Robert C. Josefsberg Robert C. Josefsberg Fla. Br 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 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 5 of 9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE WE HEREBY CERTIFY that on this _____ day of May, 2009, we electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. We also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on all counsel of record identified on the attached Service List either via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF or in some other authorized manner for those counsel or parties who are not authorized to receive electronically Notices of Electronic Filing. Respectfully submitted, PODHURST ORSECK, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiffs Jane Doe No. 101 and Jane Doe No. 102 By: s/Katherine W. Ezell Robert C. Josefsberg Fla. Br 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 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 6 of 9 SERVICE LIST JANE DOE NO. 2 v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN Case No. 08-CV-80119-MARRA/JOHNSON United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Robert Critton, Esq. Michael J. Pike, Esq. Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman LLP 515 North Flagler Drive, 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 jph@searcylaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff C.M.A. Case 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 7 of 9 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 Richard Willits, Esq. Richard H. Willits, P.A. 2290 10 th Ave North, Suite 404 Lake Worth, FL 33461 Phone: (561) 582-7600 Fax: (561) 588-8819 lawyerwillits@aol.com reelrhw@hotmail.com Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No. 08-80811 Brad Edwards, Esq. Law Office of Brad Edwards & Associates, LLC 2028 Harrison Street, Suite 202 Hollywood, FL 33020 Phone: (954) 414-8033 Fax: (954) 924-1530 bedwards@rra-law.com be@bradedwardslaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff in Related Case No. 08-80893 Isidro Manuel Garcia, Esq. Garcia Elkins & Boehringer 224 Datura Avenue, Suite 900 Case 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 8 of 9 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 9:08-cv-80380-KAM Document 126 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/29/2009 Page 9 of 9