Filing E-Filed PM JEFFREY EPSTEIN Plaintiff vs SCOTT ROTHSTEIN individually BRADLEY EDWARDS individually and L.M individually Defendant I IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA CASE NO EDWARDS MOTION FOR ADVERSE INFERENCE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING EPSTEINS FIFTH AMENDMENT ASSERTIONS TO FINANCIAL DISCOVERY AND APRIL REQUEST TO PRODUCE Counter-Plaintiff BRADLEY EDWARDS by and through his undersigned counsel hereby files this Motion for Adverse Inference Instructions Regarding Epsteins Fifth Amended Assertions to Financial Discovery and April Request to Produce and as grounds therefor states as follows Epstein has raised his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination with respect to all net worth discovery regarding punitive damages Pursuant to Judge Crows November Order the Court deferred on the issue of whether Edwards is entitled to an adverse inference jury instruction as a result of Plaintiff/Counter-Defendants Fifth Amendment assertions Specifically Epstein has raised his th Amendment privilege as to all net worth discovery including in the following pleadings FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL SHARON BOCK CLERK PM EDWARDS ADV EPSTEIN Case No Bradley Edwards Motion for Adverse Inference Jury Instruction Page of4 a Amended Response to Punitive Damage Production Request all objected to on basis of privilege against self-incrimination Amended Responses to Net Worth Interrogatories all objected to on basis of privilege against self-incrimination Responses to Request for Admissions requests objected to on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination It is well-settled in Florida that a court may draw an adverse inference against a party in a civil action who invokes the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination See Atlas Atlas So 2d Fla 4th DCA citing Baxter Palmigiano U.S Edwards is therefore entitled to an adverse inference jury instruction as to all Fifth Amendment assertions concerning punitive damage net worth discovery See id In addition Epstein objected to Edwards April Request to Produce on the basis of his Fifth Amendment privilege That discovery request sought communications between Epstein and his agents and any government official which relate to Epsteins sexual molestation of children as follows All documents constituting reflecting or relating to communications between Epstein or any agent of Epstein on the one hand and any prosecuting law enforcement and/or government entity which communication relates directly or indirectly to any allegation of illegal activity or tortuous conduct in which Epstein is alleged to have engaged EDWARDS ADV EPSTEIN Case No Bradley Edwards Motion for Adverse Inference Jury Instruction Page of4 By raising his Fifth Amendment privilege in this civil proceeding Edwards is entitled to an adverse inference jury instruction that communications exist between Epstein and the government evidencing that Epstein committed the crimes he was accused of committing WHEREFORE Counter-Plaintiff Bradley Edwards respectfully requests that this Court enter an Order granting this Motion for Adverse Inference Instructions Regarding Epsteins Fifth Amended Assertions to Financial Discovery and April Request to Produce and awarding any such further relief as the Court deems just and proper given the circumstances I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent via E-Serve to all Counsel on the attached list this a of February Flori,a Ba DtID VITALE JR Fl ri Bar No omey E-Mail jsx searcylaw.com and mmccann searcylaw.com Primary E-Mail _scarolateam searcylaw.com Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart Shipley P.A Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach Florida Phone Fax Attorneys for Bradley Edwards EDWARDS ADV EPSTEIN Case No Page of4 Scott Link Esq Link Rockenbach P.A Scott linkrocklaw.com Kara linkrocklaw.com Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard Suite West Palm Beach FL Phone Fax Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Jack A 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