IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION AG CASE NO Judge David Crow JEFFREY EPSTEIN Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant SCOTT ROTHSTEIN individually and BRADLEY EDWARDS individually Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs I PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR ORDER REFERRING THE CASE TO MEDIATION Plaintiff Jeffrey Epstein Epstein by and through his undersigned counsel hereby moves this Court pursuant to Fla Civ a for the entry of an Order referring all claims between the parties to mediation within forty-five days and in support thereof stat as follows The claims between the parties are of such a nature and have reached a point where mediation may be of benefit to the litigants and the Court Mediation may be of particular benefit in the instant case in view of the fact that the Court has recently questioned the scope of the damages recoverable by Defendant/Counter Plaintiff Bradley Edwards Florida law does not permit recovery by Edwards for damages abus,e of process and malicious prosecution consisting of alleged loss of the value of his time required to be diverted from his professional responsibilities or interference in his professional A A 4A E0 A4 DE a qr?q rq qrCX HhL Kg lg d?a d6U a M3 flW y??S m/y t0 I F/Z V/j 1a qC KS u?v vZ O5 a qr rCX qC 0V I I dc rM?M rM 10Cy n??m?n k?o?h I A I w?!ac qr MCX 10Cy ITy qr M3 Ґ??1rA5R h?H?T3P K?z X?K I v"x i X5 EO5 5a r?q CX 9r Cy rq rqC M3 ş?:c p/p0 5H V)V 6T Y2 G5 qrM?r?qr?r9 q?10Cy rCX qr l1 X?l 3K fm?Q Z2f CX CX gT L??T 2E Cy 3P EM3 J4T L?h??M q?ᡚ?Y r??O?rJt CTX i P!e i I CTX rC YY I 1e 2j CTX X0T1i k3v Jh/e0h1 H(K W/Q0 CTX j?!k 5B r2 CTX A A A 4v z"p A A A0A?A AK CTX A A?!k CX qCX YCX i!d A fi8 l8 yuZ 6L pH m?c sP;0 6ZR Ni P0 0Q X(P0s s(s p0 Pp CTX qq dR B/J Va A I CTX U3 U3 U3 U3 S6 E"L I I I5K7C:I 9O U3 Cn qrr qr q??r?q 9qr CTX G5 qr CX rC l0 WS zN pf1 ODV8L?m jC1DxV CTX CTX A qr 10Cy rYY Ң??P?V CTX C"C rqM?rq?q?qr qr CTX YY Jb?C.y CTX CTX GG4 A A G5 C.C M??r 10Cy rq YY C?J?yO c/XE?lgF GM??H p?ݡG Dp9Oh CTX CTX CJ4 I J6 CJ4 CK qrrM?q qq 9/CX?o CX qYqr rC dd?Z c6S ttcx A CTX CTX 10Cy rq rqYY X?qiX:4 3J Db ZH uD-8 1g?BH I vS 7Oo7u E?K?O J6 UJP U0 UT??ʴ UT UT UT O(p U(u UF1 iZ qr?r CX CX Yr zKW:E A K5M P-M UW VW L1J KJ56 N/Q SQ rC 6J ߵl ߵl 5TZ w8ĥDG oj?K _4 N)?Y Hp pRqc?W26 vz?WBrz?ZB??3X H4 CTX A CTX X4 U5 P8 5D qr qr 10Cy qr YY Mo?ANp D01jJ 9F bzEV 4O 8V CTX O!o CTX KK AA qr A C5 qr rYY 1A?CC V9 a c?F CTX Epstein Rothstein and Edwards Case No 502009CA040800XMB/Division AG Motion for Order Referring the Case to Mediation responsibilities based upon the purported alleged diversion of his professional time Edwards may not be able to recover on other damage theories as well Epstein also recognizes that mediation would be advisable before further fees and costs are incurred Accordingly it is in the interest of justice and judicial economy that the parties be compelled to mediate this matter forthwith The undersigned counsel certifies that he has attempted to resolve this matter without the need of a hearing with counsel for Edwards and will continue to do so WHEREFORE Plaintiff Jeffrey Epstein respectfully requests that this Court issue an Order referring all claims between the parties to mediation within forty-five days of the date of its Order entered on this Motion CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent via e-mail and U.S Mail on this th day of April to Lilly Ann Sanchez Esq The Law Firm Four Seasons Tower th Floor Brickell Avenue Miami FL Jack Alan Goldberger Esq Atterbury Goldberger Weiss P.A Australian Avenue South Suite West Palm Beach FL Marc Nurik Esq Law Offices of Marc Nurik One East Broward Boulevard Suite Fort Lauderdale FL I Jack Scarola Esq Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart Shipley P.A Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach FL and Bradley Edwards Esq Farmer Jaffe Weissing Edwards Fistos Lehrman P.L North Andrews Avenue Suite Fort Lauderdale FL Epstein Rothstein and Edwards Case No 502009CA040800XMB/Division AG Motion for Order Referring the Case to Mediation Respectfully submitted Florida Bar No FOWLER WHITE
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