EFTA00031089.pdf

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This document is an internal email chain from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York dated December 30-31, 2019. The discussion concerns procedural protocols ('Touhy Requests') for handling requests for information from lawyers representing plaintiffs suing Jeffrey Epstein and his estate. Specifically, it mentions a request from attorney Robbie Kaplan of the firm Kaplan Hecker and the need to establish a system for handling such requests before an upcoming status conference on January 10.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Jeffrey Epstein Subject of investigation/lawsuits
Mentioned as 'Epstein and his estate' regarding lawsuits by plaintiffs.
Robbie Kaplan Plaintiff's Counsel
Attorney at Kaplan Hecker representing a plaintiff suing Epstein; made a request for documents.
Redacted Sender (Dec 30) Assistant U.S. Attorney
Author of the detailed email regarding handling document requests; works for SDNY.
Redacted Recipient (Dec 30) USANYS Official
Recipient of the inquiry regarding Touhy Requests and Civil Division designation.

Organizations (4)

Name Type Context
USANYS
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (implied by context and signature).
Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction of the Assistant U.S. Attorney sending the email.
Kaplan Hecker
Law firm representing a plaintiff suing Epstein.
Civil Division
Department within the DOJ/USAO to handle Touhy Requests.

Timeline (1 events)

2020-01-10
Status conference for the case involving Robbie Kaplan's client.
Unknown (likely court)
Robbie Kaplan Epstein Estate (implied)

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location of the U.S. Attorney's Office involved.

Relationships (2)

Robbie Kaplan Legal Adversary Jeffrey Epstein
Kaplan is counsel for plaintiffs who are suing Epstein and his estate.
Robbie Kaplan Professional Interaction USANYS
Kaplan requested documents/information from USANYS in connection with their investigation.

Key Quotes (3)

"I think you had said we should instruct them to submit Touhy Requests"
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"So far we’ve just gotten the request from one plaintiff’s counsel, Robbie Kaplan at Kaplan Hecker"
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"her request is very narrow but we want to set up the system in a way that will work if we get additional and/or more expansive requests going forward"
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