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Y10Cy CX CX CX YC YY FV uTl bEWa ȓjJ-8 Gc G??Q9E 9Wq CTX CTX Up i I A 9_ qr qr YY D.X 7s F??Y bc3_c iH CTX CTX A qr 10Cy YY EMq 7H AY mK9Z BY A2 P6L N7 CTX CTX a I I i qr rC CTX CTX 7O I FMM qr qr i I I3 CTX Z6 I L(K4 P:u Z6P CTX y8 Case No Reply to Epsteins Memorandum in Opposition to Second Renewed Motion for Leave to Assert a Claim for Punitive Damages Page of5 absence of probable cause is admittedly not sufficient standing alone to establish the foundation for a malicious prosecution claim it is an essential element of such a claim and a relevant circumstance in considering the existence of malice As Epsteins opposition memorandum acknowledges at page Malice is not only an essential element of a malicious prosecution but it is the gist of the cause of action Malice being an operation of the mind is rarely subject to direct proof Rather it is established circumstantially and here the circumstances established by the proffer are not only adequate to support a finding of malice they compel such a finding Epstein lacked probable cause to believe that Edwards had engaged in any wrongful conduct Epstein suffered no damage except for the self-inflicted consequences of his own criminal conduct Epstein faced and faces ongoing adverse consequences arising out of his criminal conduct consequences which Edwards was and continues to be instrumental in enforcing Success in deterring Edwards from his vigorous prosecution of claims against Epstein would serve to protect Epstein from both civil and criminal liability False claims against Edwards could deter or distract Edwards from the continued prosecution of Epstein The intentional filing of knowingly false claims to extort the abandonment of legitimate claims is clearly a malicious purpose Epstein sued Edwards in the absence of probable cause Case No Reply to Epsteins Memorandum in Opposition to Second Renewed Motion for Leave to Assert a Claim for Punitive Damages Page of5 Epstein sued Edwards intending to refuse to comply with his own discovery obligations thus giving rise to the reasonable inference that the purpose of Epsteins claims against Edwards was never to recover non-existent damages through litigation Epstein never intended to pursue to conclusion because he never intended to waive his Fifth Amendment privilege The only remaining purpose for pursuing baseless claims against Edwards was to intimidate and extort him Epstein grossly misconstrues the scope of the litigation privilege as described in Levin Middlebrooks Moves Mitchell P.A US Fire Ins Co So.2d Fla The privilege affords immunity for conduct that occurs in the course of the prosecution or defense of legitimate claims The Supreme Courts holding in Levin was not intended to abolish causes of action for malicious prosecution or abuse of process and no court has ever interpreted that holding as having such an effect The balance of Epsteins opposition is a recycling of all the arguments he has previously raised in multiple unsuccessful attacks on the propriety of Edwards claims This Court has repeatedly rejected each of these arguments in the past and Epstein offers no justification for reconsidering those earlier rejections Edwards Motion is procedurally proper and substantively far more than adequate to support leave to amend to assert a claim for punitive damages The motion should be granted Case No Reply to Epsteins Memorandum in Opposition to Second Renewed Motion for Leave to Assert a Claim for Punitive Damages Page of5 I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent via E-Serve I to all Counsel on the attached list thisO day of December JACK LA Florida,BafNo Pruni Jl-mail jsx searcylaw.com Sec ilry E-mail mep searcylaw.com Se Denney Scarola Barnhart Shipley P.A Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach Florida Phone Fax Attorney for Bradley Edwards Case No Reply to Epsteins Memorandum in Opposition to Second Renewed Motion for Leave to Assert a Claim for Punitive Damages Page of5 COUNSEL LIST Jack A Goldberger Esquire jgoldberger agwpa.com smahoney agwpa.com Atterbury Goldberger Weiss P.A Australian A venue South Suite West Palm Beach FL Phone Fax Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Bradley Edwards Esquire bje.efile pathtojustice.com staff.efile pathtojustice.com Farmer Jaffe Weissing Edwards Fistos Lehrman FL North Andrews Avenue Suite Fort Lauderdale FL Phone Fax Fred Haddad Esquire Dee FredHaddadLaw.com haddadfm aol.com Fred Haddad P.A One Financial Plaza Suite Fort Lauderdale FL Phone Fax Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Marc Nurik Esquire marc nuriklaw.com Law Offices of Marc Nurik One Broward Blvd Suite Fort Lauderdale FL Phone Fax Att rneys for Scott Rothstein Lilly Ann Sanchez Esquire lsanchez thelsfirm.com The L-S Law Firm Brickell A venue 15th Floor Miami FL Phone Fax Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Tonja Haddad Coleman Esquire tonja tonjahaddad.com Debbie Tonjahaddad.com Tonja Haddad P.A SE 7th Street Suite Fort Lauderdale FL Phone Fax Attorneys for Jeffrey 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