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UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT I I I A JAN OE CA TD SE CV MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant JANE DOE NO CASE NO TD 32-MARRA/JOHNSO Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant JAN OE CA TD SE CV MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JE FF RE EPS TEIN Defendant JAN OE CA TD SE CV MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant JANE DOE NO CASE NO TD CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant JAN OE CA TD SE CI MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant A CA TD SE CI MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant JAN OE CA TD SE CI MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN et al Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of Def end ant DO II CA TD SE CI MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN et al Def end ant JAN OE CA TD SE CI MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant JAN OE CA TD SE CI MA RR A/J OH NS ON Pl ain ti ff JEF FR EY EPS TEIN Defendant OR DE TH IS A US is before the our on laint iff?s oti on to ompel Answ er Inte rrogatories and Produ ction Docum ent D.E For the ollowi ng reasons sa id Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of Motion-9 is rante-11 in part de-9 nied-10 in part as ollows In th-9 is case hich bee-9 con-9 solidat-10 ed or purpo-11 ses discovery16 Plaintif-18 are former9 under12 a9 ir15 ls12 ho all15 they20 er9 sex21 ual9 ly22 ass11 aul9 ted by16 Defendant-11 frey ve take-10 place-11 ov9 er the co-9 urse sev9 eral ears in or aroun-12 hen-12 the girl9 in uest10 ion we-5 re appr13 ox16 imat9 ear10 o9 age9 As par10 of thi14 cheme,9 Eps11 tei11 it10 the help-10 his assistant-10 Sarah-9 ellen,-10 llegedly10 lu-9 red econ-12 ically12 isadvanta-10 ged irls to his in Palm each-12 New11 ork and-10 St hom-15 as w9 ith the-11 prom-9 ise-12 ey in ex16 chang19 for a ste9 in pur10 por10 tedl12 tr14 ansfor8.992 med the mass9 ag12 nto a9 se9 ual assau-12 lt Th-9 three-12 coun-9 Comp-12 laint alleges-15 xual assa-11 ult an-9 ttery Coun-10 I int11 enti12 onal10 nflic13 ti10 on of onal10 di11 str16 ess11 Cou9 nt I oer10 ci12 on and enti22 me19 nt s9 ual act9 iv22 it10 iol15 ati11 on of Cou9 nt II In pst9 ein9 re9 nto a9 Non9 ro9 sec11 uti11 on Ag13 re9 ement the9 nit11 ed St10 ates Atto9 rn9 ey16 Gene9 ra9 for the eder11 al Southe9 rn9 is12 tr11 ic12 of F9 lor16 ida9 and the tate Atto9 rn9 ey16 ice or9 Beac10 ounty21 nder11 the ter12 ms of the Non9 ro9 sec11 uti11 on Ag13 re9 ement any17 cr16 nal9 pr12 osec12 uti11 on ag17 ain9 st Epst11 ein9 d9 eferr11 ed as11 ong13 as9 he abi9 des by the er9 tai11 ter16 ms ions ontai13 ned t9 her10 ein9 I9 at any20 ti13 me the Uni15 ted tates Atto-11 rney 2s ice has reaso-9 to believe Epst-9 ein is in brea-9 ch he Agreem-9 ent-10 it nee-9 on-9 ly provide Epste-11 in 2s coun-9 sel ith no-9 tice the bre-9 ach nd en orw11 ard ith Epst-10 ein 2s gly rsi-10 gne-17 agre-16 wit-10 2s ge of it10 Res11 ponse9 that the act9 there ex16 is12 ts a Non-12 Pr10 uti11 on Agr16 eement does not mean that Epst11 ein9 ee from futur14 crim-18 pr9 uti11 on a9 nd th9 at fact,9 the hr9 eat o9 pr9 osec12 uti11 on ubst10 anti12 and pr9 esent11 Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of By thi oti on lai nti ff se eks to compel ans er er tai i nter ro ator ies and re sts for ro duct ion that er pr opounded Dec ember Defendant has respo nde by asserting sev eral obje ctions the prima ry one of hich i an assertion his Fi fth Amendment pr iv il eg The Fi fth Amendment ser es as a uar antee ag ain st tes ti monial co mpuls ion and pr ov ide in rel ev ant part that pers on shal be ompell ed i any ri minal ase to be a i a a i i ms I I prac ti i ft A me me i i a a i in cri ina ti on per mits a pe rs on not to answ er off ic ial uest ion ut hi in any othe proce edin ci il or criminal fo rmal or inf orma here the an sw ers might incrimina te him in future cr imi nal pr oceed ing Edw in Pr ic 2d 11th Ci it ing Lefkow it Tur ley The pr iv il eg i a cco rd li ber al cons tr uct ion i av or of the ri ht it as int ended to secur Hoffman Uni ted States U.S and ex ten ds no only to answ ers that ould in them selves suppo rt a ri minal co nv ic ti on ut ex tends al so to those answ er hic oul furni sh a ink i the chain of evidence need ed to prose cute the claiman or a crime Id Blau United Sta tes U.S Thu inf orma tion is prote cted by the privi le ge ly if it ould supp ort a crimina convi ction but also in th in stan ces here the respo nses would merel pr ov ide a ead or cl ue to ev ide nce hav ing a tendenc to inc ri minat Uni ted tates eff 2d 9th ir er deni ed he Fif th Am end me nt?s priv ilege against self-incrimin ation com es into lay only i th os i ns ta nc es he th i tn es as ea on ab au to a pp eh en da nger om a dir ect answ er Hoff man at ci ti ng ason nit ed St ates The cl aimant must be onfronte by substa nti al and eal and not mer ely tr ifli ng Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of or i mag ina ry haz ar ds of inc ri minat ion nit ed St ates Ap felbaum hen the Fi fth Amendment pr iv il eg is ra is ed as a bar to disco very a bl anket re fusal to an sw er uest ion to pr oduce doc uments is impr oper An lad a Sp ra ue 2d 11th Ci Instead the pr iv il eg must be a ss er ted i espon se to a a i cul ar ques i a i a i a i a i ma i fy inv ocat ion of the pr iv il eg Id Onc a ar ti cul ar iz ed how ing has been made i is for he court to decide het her a wi ilence is justif ied an to require him to answer if it cl ear ly appear the co ur hat he it ness as ser ti ng the pr iv il eg i mi sta ken as to i ts alidity In re Morganroth F.2d 6th Cir In aking this deter minat ion the jud i i nst ru cte to iew the facts and ev ide nce pr esent ed on a ase by ase basi and must be ov er ned as uch by his per cept ion of the pecul iar it ies of the cas as by the facts act ual ly i ev ide nce Hoffman at The la i ell establ is hed hat he ifth A mendment pr iv il eg may not appl to i fi me thou a i i i mi a i a i a i becau se the re ati on of thos doc uments as not compel led it hin the meanin of the priv ilege United a es Hubb ell U.S How ever in certain instan ces the a ct of produ ction itself may impli it ly om mu nicate statem ent of act Id For this reaso the Fifth Ame ndm ent priv ilege also en a sses the circumsta nce here the act of prod ucing docu me nts i respo nse to a subp oen a or produ ction request has a comp elle imo nial asp ect Id Th us in tho se insta nces where the ex istence and or locatio of the request ed ocum ent are un known or here produ ction would i li it ly a ic a re qu a ro in re ive Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of document11 ed sti15 monial15 and is12 pr12 otec10 ted the Fi13 fth Amendment.9 In Gr15 and Jur14 Subpo9 ena 3d 2d ir15 ee al13 so Fi13 sher15 nit11 ed St10 mp19 me19 uest10 or subpo9 ena tac9 it15 ly22 ncede9 the it10 em auth9 enti12 ci12 ty18 ex22 is12 or13 pos10 ses11 si12 he defendant The Co9 ur9 beg19 ins13 it10 an anal10 si12 o9 the ent p9 ri15 il14 eg12 as10 appl13 ied9 to requ-16 Co-9 rm-9 rt-9 requ-16 rin-14 ge upo-12 Epst-10 ein 2s Fif-10 th end-12 nt priv18 ilege Epst-9 ein 2s add-12 itiona-10 obje-10 ctions that-9 request shall be-9 add-9 ressed-19 app-9 ropriate-10 the-9 Court looks to stein 2s Resp-9 onse Memo-12 rand-9 or mo-9 re particula-9 riz15 ed bjectio-10 ns rath-10 er than-12 rely14 ing solely13 on Ep-9 stein 2s obje-10 ctions initially13 state-9 w9 hich in som-13 case-9 ere less specif-18 ic in nat-10 ure he Cou-11 rt als13 not9 ff of pr9 odu-17 cin-17 tems in spons13 to Pr10 oduct11 ion9 eq12 uest10 and re9 spond9 ing19 to Inter16 ro9 ator13 may17 mpli13 cat9 the9 F9 ifth A9 mendm-11 nal9 ly22 t9 he our10 app9 ro9 es Epst11 ein9 dec10 is12 ion9 not to pr16 ide9 a de9 tai11 led9 pr12 iv22 il14 eg12 ed og12 tha9 eason9 under16 the circumsta-12 nces believe that in com-15 pelling produ-10 ction same-12 the-9 Co-9 would in wh-9 ly As suc11 he our10 agre-13 es Eps12 tei11 tha9 mak10 es jud9 ic12 ial15 se9 nse to de9 ci12 de th9 const-10 itution-12 al issues irst bef-16 ore ciding the dition-10 al discovery14 request obje-9 ctions IN10 TER15 RO10 GA40 TO9 RI10 ES Epst11 ein9 as9 ser14 ti10 on ifth A9 mendment as13 ela9 tes9 to Inter16 ro9 ator13 ies13 and is sus11 tai11 ned and9 Pl12 ain9 ti10 on thi15 eg12 ar9 d9 eni9 ed Inte-12 rrogatories ask Epst-10 ein to-9 ident-9 anyone who g9 ave or ere ive-12 him Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of mass ag es Eps tei ar ues and thi our ag re es that any ans er to thes uest ion involv com pelled state me nts that could reaso nab ly urnish a link in the chain of ev iden ce needed to pr osec ute pst ein i futur ri minal pr oceedin ev en uppor a cr imi nal conv ictio I nter ro ator se eks i nformati on ela ti ng to all eg ed ex ual abus or misco ndu ct on a inor On its face this interrogato ry seeks incriminatin evidence which Epst ein is entitle to pro tect as rt in his Fift Am end me nt privi lege against self inc rim ina ti on Inter ro ator i a co ntent ion i nter ro ator se eki ng the facts upon hich Ep stein relies to supp ort each of his plea in allegation den ials and or each af irmative def ense As Epst ein corr ectly obse rv es orcing him to an sw er this interrogato ry uncon sti tuti onal ly pl aces hi in the posi ti on of be ing compel led to tes ti fy as to hi er si on of the acts a nd in asserting af irmative def ense bein com pelled to ad mit to Plaintif er si on of the facts Inter ro ator ies and ask Epstei to id enti fy any per sons or it ness es ho a ve kn wledge of the ev ents i uest ion or ho ar i pos ses si on or co ntr ol of any pho tos ideo ritten sta tem ent etc pe rtaining to the ev ent in uest ion Clea rly these interrogato ri a ll hich relate to claims of sex ual ab use a nd ploita tion a mino impl i a i ft A me me i a i i i i sons or itnesse Epste in is being fo rced to incrim inate himse lf in the com mission of crimes Epst ein as ser ti on of he Fi fth Amendment as it re lat es to Inter ro ator ies and is ikew ise susta ined and Plaint if Mot ion in this regard den ied hile the se int er ro ator ies as for ener al i denti ficat ion pe informati on hic on thei face may not appear to infr ing upon or other is impl ic ate Epst ein ri hts under the Fi fth Amendment based on he par ti cul ar iz ed how ing made by Eps tei i hi espon se Me moran dum he Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of facts all eg ed i the Complai nts and the under si ned now led of the cas es i i lea the inv olve ll state me nts th at ould urnish a link in the chain of ev iden ce needed to onv ic hi of a cr ime all ow ing Epst ein to ass er hi ifth A mendment pr iv il eg Inter ro ator ask pst ein to ide nti fy all empl oy ees ho pe rf or med or i i i i a a i a I a a i i i fy all emp lo ye ident if ied in Int errogatory No ho a any time cam to Def end ant Pal Beac esi dence Inter ro atori and ar imi lar i nat ur eq uest ing inf orma tion regarding the ide ntity of perso ns providing transp ort serv ices Interrogato ry and a li st of Epste in mploy ee ele phone umber Inter ro ator Epst ein raises th a gen eral obje ctions to each of these interrogatories re rr in a ll ga io in a i se xu a a xp lo it a io a a ry alo ng it the al leg ed cheme of rec ru it ing ir ls to come hi alm Beac mans ion to giv him ma ages and then state that requir ing him to iden tif his emp loyees his driv ers and his emp loyee?s teleph one num bers ould be a link in the ch ain of ev iden ce needed to onv ic hi of a cri me hen in his Respon se Br ief Epste in oes further and a a a rt ic la ri ze sh win a in rr ga ri id if ie a ve ex pla ini ng how a sw er ing thes i nter ro ator ies pr esent a eal and subs tanti al dang er of sel inc ri minat ion Se Eps tei n?s esp Br ief pp As no te pr ev i ou th i fth Am en dm en pr i i eg ag ai ns el i nc i mi na tion is accord ed liberal con struction Hof ma U.S at and ex ten ds no only to answ ers tha ould in them selves sup port a crimin al conviction bu extends also to tho se an sw ers hic oul furni sh a ink i the ch ain of ev ide nce ded pr osec ute he lai mant for a crim Id be af rd pro te ct io th a swer ce ss a rily en gh Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of to suppor a cr imi nal conv ic ti on it is enough if the res ponse er ely prov ide a ead or cl ue to ev ide nce hav ing a tendenc to inc ri minat Neff 2d at In ass er ti ng hi ifth Amendment pr iv il eg pst ein ex pr ess es a conc er that employ ees ho ei ther or ked at hi al ea es i de nc or isited hi al ea es i de nc du i ng he el ev an ti me period or driv ers ho rov him self or othe rs to or rom his Palm Be ach reside nce would be pr iv to ev ide nce that oul i mpli cat Eps tei in a cr ime Gi en th al leg ati ons ra is ed in the omplai nts and the lement eq uir ed to conv ic Epstei of a cr ime and cons ide ri ng the ack ro und facts under ly ing the cas hese conc er ns ar eason abl eal and not unj ust ified As suc the subj ect re uest hic ess enti all ask Eps tei to ide nti fy potent ial witn ss a gai st hi a re su je ct to Ep st in a ss rt io of hi Fi th Am rivile ge ag ain st sel inc ri minat ion TD In ust ain ing Eps tei n?s ifth A ndment ri il eg he our has co nsi der ed th facts all eg ed i the omplai nts he el ements needed to conv ic Ep ste in of a cr ime the particu lariz ed sh owi ng mad in Epst ein?s Respo nse ri a drawn upon the Cou rt?s know led of the cas es at i ss ue On his bas is the Cou rt finds the pr iv il eg ais ed as to the se inte rroga ri alid an asse rted by Epstein only ith ref eren ce to genuin ely thr eateni ng uest ion nit ed St ates oodw in th ir The dang er Eps tei aces by being or ced to test ify in this inst ance is subs tanti al and eal and re ly ri i i a gi a ry a re qu ir Ap lb a Ac rd in gl inding the abo e-me io inte rrogatories inv olve compe lled stat em ent that ould furni sh a ink i the ch ain of ev ide nce needed to onv ic Ep ste in of a cr ime the our finds Epst ein ifth A mendment pr iv il eg lai ali dly as ser ted 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sex ual ex pl oi at i on Subst ant i el he i nt er ogat or i es a re a rr ly ta ilo re to is ly in fo rm a tio th a is ire tly re le a to la in tiff?s cl ai a nd or Epst ei ef enses Epst ei I PA A obj ect i ons ar unf ounded as he eques se eks onl he i dent i i ca i on of pst ei hea care pr ovi ders Fi nal he eques ed en ear i am i ot ov er br oad onsi der i ng he a lle a tio th a te in a a a itio ic if tr ld ry ll hav ex i st ed ost i not al of hi a dul i he Cour agr ees wi Epst ei ve th a la in ti ff a ll a ti il a a lo ro vid a i i it car bl anche ac ces a i st of ALL of ef endant edi cal pr ov i der I nst ead he under si gned i i he i nt er ogat or a eques or i dent i i cat i on by nam i and add ess an or elep um ber of al of pst ei psy chol ogi st psy chi at i st a i a a a a Acc or din ly ex ce pt as me ntion ed a ve wi th respe ct to he alth ca re prof ession als the Court inds Ep stein?s obj ect ion Int er ro ator ies and unfounded a rd rs Epstei to pr ov ide re spons es to ame i ac cor dance it the a fore sta ted ter ms it hin ten day fr om the ate er eof PRODUCTION REQUESTS As not ed rev iously the Fif th Am end me nt privi lege may not ap ply to spe cif ic Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of docu me nts even tho ugh the conta in incrimina ting assertions act or be lie beca use the re ati on of thos doc uments as not compel led it hin the meanin of the ri il eg Hubb ell U.S at A ccordingly a party can not a oid discovery mere ly beca use demanded ocument ontai i ncr imi nati ng ev ide nce hether ri tt en by othe rs or olu ntar il pr epar ed by hi msel Id In cer tai ins tanc es how ev er the a ct of produ cti on it sel a im lic it ly co mmunic ate sta tements of fact Id or thi eason the Fi fth Amendment pr iv il eg al so encompas ses the ci rc umstan ce her the ac of pr oduci ng document in res ponse to a subpoena or pr oduct ion req uest has a compel led tes ti monial aspec I Thus in thos i nst ances her the exi ste nce and/or locat ion of the eq uest ed document a re unk now or her pr oduct ion oul i mpli ci tl auth enti cat the re uest ed docu me nts th act of pro ucing respon siv do cum ent is considered testim onia and is pr otec ted the Fi fth Amendment In re Gr and ur Subpo ena 3d In espon se to lai nti ff eq uest for Pr oduct ion Epst ein has ass er ted a i denti cal blanke je ction to each of the requests stat ing essentia lly that hile he initially inten ded to prod uce a ll espo nsive elevant do cum ent he a bee ad ised by his attor ney as ser hi federal co nst it uti onal ig ts er the fifth Si th an our teent Amendments and efuse to pr oduce them I hi espon se Br ief Eps tei ent fur ther and explained hat a each he prod uction reque sts at issue the act of produ ction itse lf involv es a test imo nial com pulsion in that in resp ond ing to ach request Epste in ould be com pelled adm it hat su ch docu me nts existed ad mit th at th do cum ent ere in his poss ess ion or co ntr ol and er aut henti In other or ds the er act of pr oduct ion of the cat eg or of document eq uest ed oul i mpli ci tl co mmunicate sta tements of fact Epst ein?s Resp Brief Accor in to Ep stein the act of produ ction ight not on ly Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of On pa footnote of Plai nti ff epl Br ief lai nti ff co ncede hat he ac of pr oduci ng i tems in re spons to Req uest conc er nin it ness st atements and Req uest oncer nin phot og ra phs or i mag es of emales may i mpli cat the ifth Amendment As su ch Eps tei n?s as ser ti on of hi ifth A mendment pr iv il eg as i ela tes to hese re uest tands and Epst ein need not ro duce document espon si to Req uest pr ovi de ev ide nce to uppor a conv ic ti on ut al so a ink i the ch ain of ev ide nce for pr osec uti on uch compul si on to pr oduce i he ame as bei ng co mpell ed to tes ti fy Id The doc nts eq uest ed fall i nto ev er al different cat eg or ies co nsi sti ng of ag re ements it the Atto rn ey and Stat At tor ney and documents ex chang ed betw een he efendant and the Atto rn ey Req uest tel ephone re cor ds Requests ideo and pho tos of Epste in a lm each residence Req uest docu me nt elatin to Plain tif Jane Doe Request air trav el records Request document ela ti ng to model ag enci es eq uest or re spond ence it oth er it ness es eq uest oci al netw or ki ng doc uments Req uest ifts to minor females eques per sonal ca len dar a nd di ar ies Req uest and pr esc ri pti on me dicines Request Defendant oti on as i ela tes to Pr oduct ion Req uest and is deni ed The er ac of pr oduci ng doc uments i espon se to hese re uest is tes ti monial i nat ur i tha by pr oduct ion Ep stein oul be impl ic it ly co mmunic ati ng tatement act to hic the ifth A mendment pr iv il eg may be ali dly as ser ted Hub bel a Not onl do he ubj ect req uest i mpli ci tl i nv olv sta tements of act giv en th na ture of the allegatio ns against Ep stein they could also serve as links in the a i i fo i A i i ft A me dment pr iv il eg as ser ti on as i ela tes to thes eq uest i ust ain ed Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of In ust ain ing Eps tei n?s ifth A mendment pr iv il eg he our has co nsi der ed th par ti cul ar eq uest a iss ue the facts al leg ed i the omplai nts he el ements needed to conv ic Ep st in a cr ime and has dr aw upon the our now led oncer nin the cas es at i ss ue On his ba sis th our finds the pr iv il eg ais ed as to thes eq uest ali an as ser ted Eps tei onl it eferenc to enui nel thr eateni ng uest ion win a A rd in gl in in a ve i qu in vo lve com pelled state me nts th at cou ld urnish a link in he chain iden ce nee ded con ict Epst ein of a ri me th Cour ind Epst ein Fifth Amendment pri il eg clai as appl ied to hese re uest ali dly as ser ted he Cou rt note that in ma king this determ inatio it is cog nizant tha except in tho se ins tanc es her i i a ppar ent fr om the face of the ubj ect eq uest th a the ac of pr oduci ng espon si i tems oul be pr otec ted nder he ifth A mendment it i he De a rd ra a a ro in a a ic la ive document oul ent ail te sti monial se lf-i ncr imi nati on ujk ow sk i 2d 4th ir In the i nst ant ase i i iden ro the re uest hemsel es the allegation in the arious Compla ints and the acts and ci rcumst ance surround ing these cases that dem and rom Epst ein a mo re particula riz ed sh owi ng of dan ger ould requir Epst ein to sur re nder the er pr otec ti on hic the pr iv il eg i esi ned uar antee Hoffman at As su ch no mor par ti cul ar iz ed how ing than that off er ed by in in is Re ri is a ry Plaint if Motion as it relates to Request an is rante Request see ks all surv eillance ideo or phot ographs of the Pa lm Be ach reside nce Request ks all document eferr ing or ela ti ng to Epst ein pur chas cons umpti on of pr esc ri pti on Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of medic ati on It is not ev ide nt from a ce of these re uest ev en iv en th al leg ati ons conta ine i the omplai nts and the nder si ned now led of the facts and ci rc umstan ces surr oundi ng the act ion how pr oduct ion of thes espon si doc uments ca in any ay be een i mpli ci tl co mmunic ate sta tements of fact Nor is it ev ide nt fro the ace these requests produ ction respon siv do cum ent may i mp licitly authent ic ate i tems that ar not thems elv es inc ri minat ing It is the re fore i ncumbent on Epst ein to make a par ti cul ar iz ed how ing demons tr ati ng how the act of pr oduci ng re spons es to hese re uest oul ent ail tes ti monial i ncr imi nati on ujk ow sk i a Ci in a a il a in is rd i is re ga rd Ac rd in gl Epst ein?s asse rtion of his Fif th Amen dm ent priv ilege against self incriminat ion in respo nse to Request and is den ied a la in if Motion as it relates to these requests is ra nted efendant has ten day ro the date hereo in hic to pr oduce doc uments re spons iv to thes eq uest Plaint if Motion as it relates to requests or ai ra vel docu me nts Request model ag ency doc uments Req uest ci al netw or ki ng si te do cument a nd phot os eq uest it ness sta tements eq uest and per sonal cal endar or sc dul es Request is rante in part and enie in part I is ot evident rom th ace these requests even giv en th allegation conta in i he Com plaint and the un dersigned know led of the facts and ir cums tanc es sur ro undi ng the act ion how pr oduct ion of re spons iv doc uments ca i any ay be een i mpli ci tl co mmunic ate sta tements of a i i vid ro a re qu ro io re ive docu me nts ay implicitly auth ent icate i tem tha are no the mse lv es incrimina ting It is ther efore i ncumbent on pst ein to make a par ti cul ar iz ed how ing demons tr ati ng how the Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of act of pr oduci ng espon ses to these eq uest oul ent ail tes ti monial i ncr imi nati on ujkowski F.2d at 4th Ci Epst ein ha ailed to sustain his burde in this re ar Non ethel ess bec ause the nder si ned can i mag ine a cenar io her pr oduct ion of documents respo nsi to thes eq uest mi ht onst it ute est imoni al sel inc ri minat ion the Court def ers ru ling on he issue unt il such time as Epste in supp lem ent his Respon se ri a in a a rt ic la ri ze sh win in cam er a submi ss ion ot rw is dem onst rating how the Fifth Ame ndm en a va li dly be a sserted in respon se to th ese requests Ep stein shall have if tee days rom the ate ereo in which accom plish this tas Ep ste in has fifteen day fr om the date her eof in hic to pr oduce doc uments re spons iv to any eq uest el ect ot addr ess i the forth comi ng su ppl ementati on Pl ain ti ff oti on as i ela tes to Req uest seek ing all tel ephone re cor ds and ot her document eflect ing tel ephone cal ls made by or to Defendant is denied as ov er ly ro ad and und uly burd enso me Plaintif has ailed to satisf acto rily explain the relev ance of this infor mati on to thi it ig ati on Gi en th tr emendous bur den of pr oduci ng the re quest ed inf orma tion cou pled ith its tenu ous co nne ction to the issue in this case th Court decline to com pe a respon se to th is req uest See e.g orld riathlon Corp SRS Spor ts Cen tr SD BH ase No T-24TBM i IS at la Ju ly the our may imi di sc ov er upon the eter minat ion that the is cov er so ug ht i nr eason abl bur denso me or ex pensi or the ex pense of the pr opose di sc ov er outw eig hs it ik ely benefit aki ng int ac count the needs of the ase the a unt i ontr ov er sy he par ti es esour ces and the impor tanc of the pr opose discovery in resolv ing i ssues Pri tary F.R.D N.D Cal Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of hen a dis cov er eq uest app ro aches the te bounds of re lev ance and he infor mati on eq uest ed may onl mar ina ll enhanc the obj ect iv es of prov idi ng i nformati on to he par ti es a rrow ing the is sues he our mus hen eig tha eq uest it the a rd ip a rt ro wh is ve ry i so gh qu in a rl Co I Sper ry utc hin son Co F.Supp inn eder al Pr ocedu re Lawy er?s Edition Sup the district courts shou ld not eglect the ir pow er to re str ic di sc ov er her st ice req uir es pr otec ti on for a par ty from undue burd en ex pen se Finally to the ex ten Epste in asks the Court to orbid ra ing of an ad erse infer ence ag ain st Eps tei or hi fai lur to re spond to dis cov er aid eq uest i eni ed at this time ithou prejud ice and ith leave to rene at a late dat as the request at this ear ly unct ur of the pr oceed ing i re matur In ac cor dance it the abov and foreg oin i i er eby OR DE RE A ND A DJU DG ED that Pl ain ti ff Mo ti on to Compel Answ er to In te og at or i es a nd od uc ti on oc um en ts i RA NT IN PA RT A ND DENIED IN PA RT in a rd ance ith the terms of the wi thin Orde In accorda nce her ew it Plai nti ff Moti on as it rel ates to Inter ro ator ies and a nd ro duct ion eq uest and i eni ed and Pl ain ti ff oti on as i ela tes to Inter ro ator ies and a nd Pr oduct ion eq uest and i ra nted A ru li ng on lai nti ff oti on as i ela tes to Pr oduct ion eq uest and is def er re until Epstei fil es his Suppl ementar espon se Br ief du fifteen day fr om the 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