EFTA00031089.pdf
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Email chain
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Summary
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 |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of investigation/lawsuits |
Mentioned as 'Epstein and his estate' regarding lawsuits by plaintiffs.
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| Robbie Kaplan | Plaintiff's Counsel |
Attorney at Kaplan Hecker representing a plaintiff suing Epstein; made a request for documents.
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| Redacted Sender (Dec 30) | Assistant U.S. Attorney |
Author of the detailed email regarding handling document requests; works for SDNY.
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| Redacted Recipient (Dec 30) | USANYS Official |
Recipient of the inquiry regarding Touhy Requests and Civil Division designation.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| USANYS |
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (implied by context and signature).
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| Southern District of New York |
Jurisdiction of the Assistant U.S. Attorney sending the email.
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| Kaplan Hecker |
Law firm representing a plaintiff suing Epstein.
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| Civil Division |
Department within the DOJ/USAO to handle Touhy Requests.
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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 |
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Location of the U.S. Attorney's Office involved.
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Relationships (2)
Kaplan is counsel for plaintiffs who are suing Epstein and his estate.
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"Source
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"So far we’ve just gotten the request from one plaintiff’s counsel, Robbie Kaplan at Kaplan Hecker"Source
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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"Source
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Quote #3
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