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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA
JANE DOE 1 AND JANE DOE 2,
Petitioners,
vs.
UNITED STATES of AMERICA,
Respondent.
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OPINION AND ORDER1
This cause is before the Court upon Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Submissions on
Proposed Remedies (DE 458); the Government’s Response to Petitioners’ Submission on
Proposed Remedies (DE 462); Limited Intervenor Jeffery Epstein’s Brief in Opposition to
Proposed Remedies (DE 463); Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Reply to the Government in Support
of their Submission on Proposed Remedies (DE 464); Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Reply to
Intervenor Epstein’s Brief in Opposition to Proposed Remedies (DE 466); Jane Doe 1 and Jane
Doe 2's Statement Noting Death Pursuant to Rule 25 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (DE
475); Response to Rule 25 Notice, and Suggestion of Mootness (DE 476) and Jane Doe 1 and
Jane Doe 2's Motion to Strike Response to Rule 25 Notice (DE 477).
On February 21, 2019, the Court entered its Order (DE 435) finding that the Government
violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (“CVRA”), 18 U.S.C. §3771, when it failed to confer
with Petitioners prior to entering into a non-prosecution agreement (“NPA”) with Jeffrey Epstein
(“Mr. Epstein”). The Court permitted the parties to brief and present additional evidence relative
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to the issue of what remedies, if any, should be imposed by the Court as a result. The briefing
was extensive and the Court has carefully reviewed all of the arguments. No additional evidence
was presented by any of the parties. Furthermore, during the time the matter was under
advisement, Mr. Epstein died, which resulted in additional briefing. The Court will simply
provide an abbreviated summary of the parties’ arguments, given that the briefs are available on
the public docket.
Petitioners initially requested the following remedies: (1) rescind the provisions in the
NPA between the U.S. Attorneys Office in the Southern District of Florida and Mr. Epstein that
barred his prosecution and the prosecution of his named and unnamed alleged co-conspirators;
(2) declare that the United States Constitution would permit such a prosecution; (3) enjoin the
U.S. Attorney’s Office to forthwith make its best efforts to protect the CVRA rights of Jane Doe
1 and Jane Doe 2 and other Epstein victims; (4) enjoin the U.S. Attorney’s Office to forthwith
confer with Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 and other Epstein victims to provide them with accurate
and timely notice of future case events; (5) order a meeting for the victims with members of the
current U.S. Attorney’s Office and the former U.S. Attorney’s Office, including former U.S.
Attorney Alexander Acosta; (6) conduct a court hearing for victims, requiring the attendance of
Mr. Acosta;2 (7) provide various information to the victims including information in the
Government’s possession about why it did not prosecute Epstein’s crimes, grand jury material,
information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), sealed material submitted by the
Government to the Court and material filed by the Government in DE 414 and DE 348; (8)
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Petitioners’ request included the required attendance of Mr. Epstein. Petitioners also
requested a letter of apology from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, but have since withdrawn that
request.
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require the Justice Department to conduct a course of training for employees in the U.S.
Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida about the CVRA and (9) order the
Government to pay monetary sanctions, restitution, attorney’s fees and costs.
The Government asserts that these remedies are not authorized by the CVRA. The
Government, however, states that it should have communicated more effectively with Petitioners
and proposes the following remedies: (1) the Department of Justice will designate a
representative to meet with Petitioners and other victims to discuss the decision to resolve the
Epstein case; (2) the Government will participate in a public court proceeding in which
Petitioners can make a victim impact statement and (3) all criminal prosecutors in the United
States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida will undergo additional training on
the CVRA, victim rights and victim assistance issues.
Prior to his death, Mr. Epstein addressed the rescission remedies proposed by Petitioners,
asserting that they were unauthorized by the CVRA, precluded by contract law, the doctrines of
judicial and equitable estoppel, substantive due process, separation of powers and ripeness. Mr.
Epstein also opposed the Government’s proposed remedy of a proceeding in which
“unadjudicated victims” “make impact statements about a person who has not been convicted of,
or facing sentencing for, a federal crime,” (DE 463 at 61.)
Petitioners provided the Court with a reply memoranda addressing both the Government’s
arguments (DE 464), as well as those of Mr. Epstein. (DE 466). On August 12, 2019, Petitioners
filed a statement, noting Mr. Epstein’s death. As part of that notice, Petitioners argue that Mr.
Epstein’s death rendered all of his objections to Petitioners’ proposed remedies moot. (DE 475 at
1.) Moreover, Petitioners contend that most of the Government’s objections which were
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“predicated on protecting Epstein’s interests” are also moot. (Id.) Based on this theory,
Petitioners urge the Court to grant all of Petitioners’ proposed remedies, including invaliding the
provisions in the NPA that precluded prosecution of Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators. (Id.)
Mr. Epstein’s attorneys responded that his death rendered Petitioners’ request for
rescission of the NPA moot. Petitioners have asked the Court to strike this response since Mr.
Epstein is dead, and therefore he should no longer have a voice in this proceeding.
Remedies against Jeffrey Epstein and the Alleged Co-Conspirators
Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 seek an order finding the provisions in the NPA barring the
prosecution of Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators null and void, to the extent they prevent their
prosecution for federal crimes committed in the Southern District of Florida against Jane Doe 1
or 2 (or any other victim of a federal sex crime offense committed by Epstein’s alleged coconspirators within the Southern District of Florida).
Article III of the U.S. Constitution grants the judiciary the authority to adjudicate cases
and controversies. “In our system of government, courts have ‘no business’ deciding legal
disputes or expounding on law in the absence of such a case or controversy.” Already, LLC v.
Nike, Inc., 568 U.S. 85, 90 (2013). “[A]n ‘actual controversy’ must exist not only ‘at the time
the complaint is filed,’ but through ‘all stages’ of the litigation.” Id. at 90-91; see also Arizonans
for Official English v. Arizona, 520 U.S. 43, 67 (1997) (“To qualify as a case fit for federal-court
adjudication, ‘an actual controversy must be extant at all stages of review, not merely at the time
the complaint is filed’”) (quoting Preiser v. Newkirk, 422 U.S. 395, 401 (1975)); Gagliardi v.
TJCV Land Tr., 889 F.3d 728, 733 (11th Cir. 2018) (a justiciable case or controversy must be
present “at all stages of review.”)
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Here, there is no longer an Article III controversy permitting the Court to address the
appropriateness of the remedy of rescission. As a result of Mr. Epstein’s death, there can be no
criminal prosecution against him and the Court cannot consider granting this relief to the victims.
Id. at 733. (“Mootness demands that there be something about the case that remains alive,
present, real, and immediate so that a federal court can provide redress in some palpable way.”);
see also Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, 569 U.S. 66, 72 (2013) (“If an intervening
circumstance deprives the plaintiff of a ‘personal stake in the outcome of the lawsuit,’ at any
point during litigation, the action can no longer proceed and must be dismissed as moot.”)
Likewise, the Court is without jurisdiction to grant Petitioners’ request for rescission of
the NPA provisions with respect to Mr. Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators. That request invites
the Court to render an advisory opinion. “Strict application of the ripeness doctrine prevents
federal courts from rendering impermissible advisory opinions and wasting resources through
review of potential or abstract disputes.” National Advert. Co. v. City of Miami, 402 F.3d 1335,
1339 (11th Cir. 2005). “While the constitutional aspect of [the ripeness] inquiry focuses on
whether the Article III requirements of an actual “case or controversy” are met, the prudential
aspect asks whether it is appropriate for this case to be litigated in a federal court by these parties
at this time.” Id.
By requesting rescission of the NPA with respect to the alleged co-conspirators,
Petitioners seek a ruling affecting the rights of non-parties to this case. If the Court granted such
relief, and a criminal prosecution was to be instituted against the alleged co-conspirators, they
would be free to assert the benefits, if any, which inured to them under the NPA as a bar to any
prosecution. The question of the validity of the non-prosecution provisions of the NPA as they
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relate to the alleged co-conspirators will have to be litigated with their participation if any
prosecution against them is ever brought. Any decision by this Court on that question is
meaningless without their participation in this proceeding. Steans v. Combined Ins. Co. of Am.,
148 F.3d 1266, 1270 (11th Cir. 1998) (“a judgment in personam is not binding on a party who is
not designated as a party.”) Mr. Epstein chose to intervene in this case relative to the question of
an appropriate remedy, and thus he would have been bound by any ruling issued by the Court.
The alleged co-conspirators did not intervene, nor were they obligated to do so. See Martin v.
Wilks, 490 U.S. 755, 763 (1989) (“a party seeking a judgment binding on another cannot obligate
that person to intervene; he must be joined.”), superseded by statute in not relevant part as stated
in, Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 511 U.S. 244 (1994). Moreover, no party to this proceeding
sought to join them to this case. Since the alleged co-conspirators are not parties to this case, any
ruling this Court makes that purports to affect their rights under the NPA would merely be
advisory and is thus beyond this Court’s jurisdiction to issue.3

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A hypothetical will serve to buttress this conclusion. As was noted in the briefs of the
parties, this action was initiated by Petitioners on July 7, 2008. (DE 1.) Four days later, this
Court held a hearing on Petitioners’ request for relief. (DE 10.) Shortly thereafter, on August 14,
2008, Petitioners’ counsel chose not to pursue the request to invalidate the NPA at that time, but
rather sought production of the NPA to evaluate it and decide how Petitioners wished to proceed.
(DE 27 at 4.) Thereafter, there was no activity on the merits of this case for 2 years during which
time Mr. Epstein performed under the NPA. The Court then issued an Order to Show Cause as
to why the case should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. (DE 40.) After receiving
Petitioners’ response to the Order to Show Cause (DE 41), the Court permitted the case to
proceed and the parties began to litigate the case on the merits.
Let us assume at that point in the litigation, at which time Mr. Epstein had not intervened,
rather than challenging Petitioners’ claims, the United States had decided that it erred in failing
to advise the victims of its intent to enter into the NPA, and agreed to settle this case with
Petitioners. Petitioners and the United States then entered into a settlement agreement which
provided, in relevant part, that they would submit a joint stipulation to the Court for the entry of a
Consent Decree, a provision of which would hold that the NPA was invalid, and that the non6

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Request for Injunction
Petitioners request that the Court issue an injunction requiring the U.S. Attorney’s Office
in the Southern District in Florida to make its “best efforts” to protect the CVRA rights of Mr.
Epstein’s victims, to confer with Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 and other Epstein victims who
request it, and to provide them with accurate and timely notice of future case events.
The Court denies the request for the issuance of such injunctive relief. Petitioners only
show “past exposure to illegal conduct” and do not show “continuing, present adverse effects.”
City of Los Angeles v. , 461 U.S. 95, 102 (1983). In discussing standing to seeking injunctive
relief, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has explained the doctrine in
the following way:
Because injunctions regulate future conduct, a party has standing to seek injunctive

prosecution provision in the NPA was null and void. The Consent Decree would further provide
that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida was free to prosecute
Mr. Epstein for any federal crimes which he may have committed relative to the victims. Let us
further assume that the Court approved the settlement agreement and entered a Consent Decree
consistent with it. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida,
armed with the Consent Decree holding that the NPA was invalid, then proceeded before a grand
jury and obtained an indictment against Mr. Epstein. Mr. Epstein is then arrested and a criminal
case against him proceeds. Under this hypothetical set of facts, could anyone seriously contend
that Mr. Epstein would be bound by the Consent Decree which was entered in a case to which he
was not a party and in which he had no opportunity to be heard? Of course not. Any such
contention would be absurd. The Consent Decree would have been advisory only and not
binding in any way against Mr. Epstein. The validity of the NPA would have to be litigated
within the context of the criminal case brought against him. That is precisely the case with the
alleged co-conspirators. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida
can make an independent judgment as to whether it believes it is bound by the non-prosecution
provision of the NPA as it relates to the alleged co-conspirators and proceed accordingly. If the
office concludes it is not bound, and chooses to pursue criminal charges against those
individuals, the validity of the non-prosecution provision will appropriately be resolved within
the context of those criminal proceedings.
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relief only if the party alleges, and ultimately proves, a real and immediate-as
opposed to a merely conjectural or hypothetical-threat of future injury. Logically, a
prospective remedy will provide no relief for an injury that is, and likely will remain,
entirely in the past. Although past wrongs are evidence bearing on whether there is
a real and immediate threat of repeated injury, past exposure to illegal conduct does
not in itself show a present case or controversy regarding injunctive relief ... if
unaccompanied by any continuing, present adverse effects.
Church v. City of Huntsville, 30 F.3d 1332, 1337 (11th Cir.1994) (internal citations and
quotation marks omitted).
At this point, as to Mr. Epstein, there are no present or future CVRA rights of victims to
protect. As to any alleged co-conspirators, the United States has agreed to confer with the
victims regarding its decision relative to Mr. Epstein’s case. It is further willing to participate in
a forum4 where the victims may express how their interaction with Mr. Epstein and his alleged
co-conspirators affected them. The Government has also agreed to provide training to its
prosecutors regarding the rights of victims under the CVRA. The Court has no reason to doubt
the Government’s representations to the Court, and no reason to believe that it will not follow
through with these commitments. Hence, the Court concludes that there is no real and immediate
threat of repeated violations of the CVRA, and that any injury that occurred in this case will
remain entirely in the past. Thus, the Court finds that the granting of injunctive relief is not
warranted in this case.

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While the parties contemplated this forum to be before this Court, it need not be and
can be conducted anywhere the parties choose. The parties can also invite the news media to any
such forum.
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Meeting with the Former U. S. Attorney and Court Hearing
The Court has no jurisdiction over Alexander Acosta, the former U.S. Attorney, who is
now a private citizen. Therefore, the Court denies Petitioner’s request that it order Mr. Acosta to
appear at a meeting with the victims. Given that the Government has agreed to arrange a meeting
with Government representatives for Petitioners, the Court will not enter an Order directing this
meeting. As indicated previously, the Court presumes and fully expects the Government will
honor its representation that it will conduct this meeting. The Court also declines to conduct a
Court sanctioned proceeding to allow Mr. Epstein’s victims an opportunity to address the Court
on these topics. First, it is a matter of public knowledge that the United States District Judge
who was presiding over the criminal case brought against Mr. Epstein in the Southern District of
New York already provided that opportunity to Mr. Epstein’s victims. Second, now that Mr.
Epstein is deceased, any investigation regarding his criminal culpability has ended. To the extent
any investigations are continuing as to Mr. Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators, this Court can play
no role in these investigations or their resolution, and the victims will have their opportunity to
express their views to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and other representatives of the U.S.
Department of Justice who will have the ultimate say on how those investigations proceed.
Production of Documents
The parties have already engaged in discovery and the Court has previously made rulings
concerning privilege and work product. The finding by the Court of a violation of the CVRA
does not void its finding on the privileged materials. These privileged documents include those
relating to the Government’s decision to enter into the NPA with Mr. Epstein. To the extent
Petitioners seek production of FBI files relating to its investigation of Mr. Epstein and his alleged
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co-conspirators, it is also a matter of public knowledge that there is an ongoing investigation by
the Department of Justice relative those individuals. The FBI’s documents, to the extent they
were not otherwise protected by attorney/client or work product privileges, in all likelihood, are
relevant to that ongoing investigation. The Court’s ordering of production of those documents
could adversely affect and interfere with that ongoing investigation. Thus, the Court will not
order their production.
Furthermore, to the extent Petitioners seek this remedy based on their argument that the
Court never ruled on whether the Government violated the Petitioners’ right to be treated with
fairness and to receive notice of court proceedings,5 the Court rejects this theory. These rights all
flow from the right to confer and were encompassed in the Court’s ruling finding a violation of
the CVRA. Thus, there is no basis for further production of documents.
Lastly, with respect to Petitioners’ argument that they are entitled to grand jury records to
obtain information as to why there was no prosecution of Mr. Epstein, the Court denies this
request. The traditional rule of grand jury secrecy may be set aside under certain circumstances
as set forth by Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. “[T]he party seeking
disclosure of the grand jury material must show a compelling and particularized need for
disclosure.” United States v. Aisenberg, 358 F.3d 1327, 1348 (11th Cir. 2004). Furthermore,
“the private party must show circumstances had created certain difficulties peculiar to this case,
which could be alleviated by access to specific grand jury materials, without doing
disproportionate harm to the salutary purpose of secrecy embodied in the grand jury process.” Id.

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Likewise, the Court rejects Petitioners’ argument that additional remedies flow from
these additional rights.
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at 1348-49 (internal quotation marks omitted). Here, Petitioners have not shown that they will
suffer an injustice if they are denied access to grand jury materials. Nor have Petitioners shown
that access to these materials is compelling or particularized to their asserted interests under the
CVRA. Additionally, those materials may be relevant to any ongoing investigation relating to
the alleged co-conspirators, the disclosure of which would interfere with that investigation.
Therefore, the Court denies Petitioners access to the materials over which grand jury secrecy
applies under Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure.
Educational Remedies
Petitioners seek an order requiring a course of training for employees in the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida about the CVRA. The Government does
not oppose providing such training. Once again, the Court presumes and fully expects the
Government will honor its representation that it will provide training to its employees about the
CVRA and the proper treatment of crime victims. Thus, the Court finds that issuance of such an
order is not necessary or warranted under the facts of this case, and once again fully believes and
expects that the Government will honor its representation.
Monetary Sanctions, Restitution and Attorney’s Fees
The parties agree that the CVRA does not “authorize a cause of action for damages.” 18
U.S.C. § 3771(d)(6). Petitioners seek sanctions, claiming that sanctions are a traditional means
for enforcing rights for the failure to comply with a law.
Courts have the inherent power to impose sanctions based on the court’s needs to
“manage its own affairs so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” In re
Sunshine Jr. Stores, Inc., 456 F.3d 1291, 1304 (11th Cir. 2006). This power, however, is to
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manage and address actions that have taken place while litigation is pending before the Court,
not to address actions taken prior to the litigation. See Woods v. Barnett Bank of Ft. Lauderdale,
765 F.2d 1004, 1014 (11th Cir. 1985)(“The bad faith vexatious conduct must be part of the
litigation process itself.”); Lamb Eng'g & Const. Co. v. Nebraska Pub. Power Dist., 103 F.3d
1422, 1437 (8th Cir. 1997) (the district court’s power to award attorney’s fees as a sanction for
bad faith conduct does not extend to prelitigation conduct); Towerridge, Inc. v. T.A.O., Inc., 111
F.3d 758, 766 (10th Cir. 1997) (same).6 In contrast, remedies serve to redress a wrong that
occurred prior to the litigation.
Notably, the cases cited by Petitioners in support of the imposition of sanctions (DE 464
at 60) involved conduct that arose during the course of litigation, and not conduct engaged in
prior to the institution of the lawsuit. Here, Petitioners seek sanctions as punishment for the
Government violating the CVRA, which is conduct that occurred prior to the institution of this

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In Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 74 (1991), the dissenting Justices objected
to the Court’s ruling that they believed permitted sanctions being imposed for prelitigation
conduct. 501 U.S. at 60 (Scalia, J., dissenting); 501 U.S. at 61(Kennedy, J., dissenting). The
majority opinion in Chambers, however, made clear that its holding did not authorize the
imposition of sanctions for prelitigation conduct. The Court stated, “the District Court did not
attempt to sanction petitioner for breach of contract, but rather imposed sanctions for the fraud he
perpetrated on the court and the bad faith he displayed toward both his adversary and the court
throughout the course of the litigation,” and the Court expressed “no opinion as to whether the
District Court would have had the inherent power to sanction the petitioner for conduct relating
to the underlying breach of contract.” Chambers, 501 U.S. at 54 n.16. The Court further stated
“the District Court made clear that it was policing abuse of its own process when it imposed
sanctions ‘for the manner in which this proceeding was conducted in the district court from
October 14, 1983, the time that plaintiff gave notice of its intention to file suit.’” 501 U.S. 54
n.17. Thus, the majority opinion in Chambers implicitly supports this Court’s ruling, and courts
that have decided cases after Chambers have adopted this view. See Guevara v. Mar. Overseas
Corp., 59 F.3d 1496, 1503 (5th Cir. 1995), abrogated on other grounds by Atl. Sounding Co. v.
Townsend, 557 U.S. 404 (2009); Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO v. Horizon Air
Indus., Inc., 976 F.2d 541, 548–49 (9th Cir. 1992); see also supra Lamb Eng'g; Towerridge.
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lawsuit. Authorized remedies, not sanctions, are therefore the appropriate conduit for such relief.
Petitioners also seek an award of restitution. Petitioners’ request is improper for several
reasons. First, it is essentially a request for money damages from the Government, which is not
allowed under the CVRA. Second, although Petitioners claim the CVRA permits “the right to
full and timely restitution” under the CVRA, restitution is limited only to those circumstances
“provided in law.” 18 U.S.C. § 3771(a)(6). Hence, Petitioners would have to point to a specific
statute that authorizes an award of restitution. See 18 U.S.C. § 228(d); 18 U.S.C. §1593;
18 U.S.C. 2264; 18 U.S.C. § 2318(d); 18 U.S.C. §2323(c); 18 U.S.C. § 2428; 18 U.S.C. § 3556;
18 U.S.C. § 3572; 18 U.S.C. §3611; 18 U.S.C. § 3663; 18 U.S.C. § 3663A; 21 U.S.C. § 853(q);
21 U.S.C. § 882. The CVRA does not authorize an award of restitution against the United
States.
The Court also rejects Petitioners’ request for attorney’s fees. To the extent Petitioners
seek fees by claiming the Government acted in bad faith or vexatiously, the Court rejects that
position. While the Court concluded that the Government violated the CVRA, the Court did not
and does not find that the Government acted in bad faith throughout this litigation. Nor does the
Court find any basis to draw such a conclusion on the record before it. Although unsuccessful on
the merits of the issue of whether there was a violation of the CVRA, the Government asserted
legitimate and legally supportable positions throughout this litigation. Thus, there is no basis to
grant Petitioners attorney’s fees as a sanction. Nor is there a basis to grant Petitioners attorney’s
fees because their “litigation efforts directly benefit[ted] others.” (DE 458 at 31 citing Chambers,
501 U.S. at 45.) This theory relies upon a line of cases that permits the allowance of attorney’s
fees out of a fund which created, increased or was preserved by an attorney’s services and for
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which equity courts historically permitted compensation for the attorney’s successful efforts.
See, e.g., Alyeska Pipeline Serv. Co. v. Wilderness Soc'y, 421 U.S. 240, 257 (1975); Sprague v.
Ticonic Nat. Bank, 307 U.S. 161 (1939). This theory is simply inapplicable to the facts of this
case. For these reasons, the Court denies Petitioners’ request for attorney’s fees.7
Motion to Strike
The Court denies Petitioners’ Motion to Strike. The legal arguments made by Mr.
Epstein’s attorneys simply provide the current state of law that the Court is obligated to follow,
whether or not Mr. Epstein’s attorneys provided the Court with a memorandum of law.
Conclusion
This Order brings to an end this lengthy and contentious litigation. Recent events have
rendered the most significant issue that was pending before the Court, namely, whether the
Government’s violation of Petitioners’ rights under the CVRA invalidated the NPA, moot. Other
relief sought by Petitioners was either beyond the jurisdiction of the Court to grant, unavailable
under the law or, in the exercise of the Court’s discretion and under all of the circumstances of
the case, unnecessary or unwarranted. So, despite Petitioners having demonstrated the
Government violated their rights under the CVRA, in the end they are not receiving much, if any,
of the relief they sought. They may take solace, however, in the fact that this litigation has
brought national attention to the Crime Victims’ Rights Act and the importance of victims in the

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Petitioners also asked that they be granted the remedies requested in a sealed pleading
(DE 134) filed on December 7, 2011. Almost all of these remedies are either addressed in this
Order, the Court’s prior Order (DE 435), or have been mooted by the death of Mr. Epstein. The
only remedy that remains is Petitioners’ request that the Court unseal the briefing concerning this
remedy, which can be found at docket entries 119 and 134. The Court will order the Clerk to
unseal these documents.
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criminal justice system. It has also resulted in the United States Department of Justice
acknowledging its shortcomings in dealing with crime victims, and its promise to better train its
prosecutors regarding the rights of victims under the CVRA in the future. And rulings which
were rendered during the course of this litigation likely played some role, however small it may
have been, in the initiation of criminal charges against Mr. Epstein in the Southern District of
New York and that office’s continuing investigation of others who may have been complicit with
him.
In view of all of the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1)

The Clerk shall unseal docket entries 119 and 134.

2)

Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Motion to Strike Response to Rule 25 Notice (DE
477) is denied.

3)

This Order shall constitute a judgment for purposes of Fed. R. Civ. P. 58.

4)

The Clerk will close the case and all pending motions are denied as moot.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County,
Florida, 16th this day of September, 2019.
______________________________________
KENNETH A. MARRA
United States District Judge

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