Rule of Civil Procedure There is no basis in law pursuant to which Edwards may now seek discovery from Epstein regarding his Proposal for Settlement However notwithstanding that Final Judgment was entered in this matter and that Epsteins entitlement to costs and attorneys fees has not yet been decided Edwards served a Notice of Taking Deposition videotaped of Jeffrey Epstein and a Request for Production to Epstein on January As demonstrated more fully below Edwards cannot engage in discovery practice while this matter is in its current procedural posture and an Order of Protection in favor of Epstein is required MEMORANDUM OF LAW Rule of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure affords the Court discretion to grant protective orders for good cause shown and to protect a party from annoyance embarrassment oppression or undue burden or expense that justice requires FLA R.Civ Orlando Sports Stadium Inc Sentinel Star Company So 2d IO Fla 4th DCA Gross Security Trust Company So 2d Fla 4th DCA Upon the showing of good cause the court may protect the party by issuing an order that discovery not be had FLA R.Crv It is well settled law that aside from Rule which is designed to preserve testimony and Rule governing depositions in aid of execution discovery under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure is limited to pending actions Berger Riverwind Parking LLP So 2d Fla 5th DCA FLA R.Crv Likewise once the final judgment is entered the need for discovery is over Id While post-judgment discovery is generally permitted by the courts before an evidentiary hearing is held on the amount of an award of costs and attorneys fees Tonja Haddad P.A SE th Street Fort Lauderdale FL Epstein submits that because the Court has yet to rule on his entitlement to his costs and attorneys fees Edwards cannot seek irrelevant discovery at this post-judgment stage of litigation In the case at hand Edwards is impermissibly engaging in post-judgment discovery practice seeking both a deposition of Epstein and responses to Requests for Production The only post-judgment issue pending at this time before the Court is solely a question of law to wit whether Epsteins Proposal for Settlement and its attached release agreement were on their face in compliance with of the Florida Statutes Rule of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and applicable case law Accordingly Edwardss Notice of Taking Deposition and Requests for Production must be stricken or an Order of Protection entered Furthermore even assuming that Edwards had a legal basis upon which to rely in seeking discovery and deposition testimony from Epstein at this juncture of the case the information sought by Edwards is irrelevant to both the issue of the validity of Epsteins Proposal for Settlement and the issue of the amount of Costs and Attorneys Fees to which Epstein would be entitled Specifically Edwardss discovery requests are seeking information regarding expenditures directed at overcoming counter-balancing or suppressmg adverse media attention focused on any criminal charges lodged against Epstein and other similar information that is indisputably not germane to any issue upon which post-judgment discovery may be had Accordingly there is a requisite showing of good cause for the Court to protect Epstein by issuing an Order that discovery not be had FLA R.CIV Because Final Judgment has already been entered Epstein is cognizant of the fact that this Court may not be permitted to enter any Orders related to these improper discovery requests filed by Edwards but files this Motion only in direct response to Edwardss actions and to preserve any rights or recourse he may have regarding same Tonja Haddad P.A SE th Street Fort Lauderdale FL CONCLUSION For all of the reasons above and in reliance upon the case law cited above Epstein respectfully requests that this Court enter an Order of Protection in favor of Epstein and such further and other relief as this Court deems just and proper WE HEREBY CERTIFY that a true 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