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This document is an email forwarding a Law360 article dated April 24, 2019, detailing a legal victory for Jeffrey Epstein. A Florida appeals court ruled that Jean-Luc Brunel's modeling agency, MC2, failed to properly serve Epstein with a lawsuit because they served his business address rather than his primary residence on Little St. James. The article also references the wider context of Epstein's legal history, including the 2007 plea deal involving Alexander Acosta and allegations connecting Brunel to Epstein's trafficking ring.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant / Billionaire sex offender |
Subject of the lawsuit; successfully argued improper service of process.
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| Carolina Bolado | Author |
Author of the Law360 article.
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| Jean-Luc Brunel | Plaintiff / Owner of MC2 |
Owner of MC2 Model & Talent LLC; sued Epstein claiming lost business; accused of supplying girls to Epstein.
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| Alexander Acosta | Former U.S. Attorney / Labor Secretary |
Mentioned regarding the violation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act and the nonprosecution agreement signed with Epstein.
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| Kevin Emas | Judge |
Judge for the Third District Court of Appeal.
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| Edwin A. Scales III | Judge |
Judge for the Third District Court of Appeal.
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| Norma S. Lindsey | Judge |
Judge for the Third District Court of Appeal.
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| Scott J. Link | Attorney |
Representing Epstein.
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| Kara Berard Rockenbach | Attorney |
Representing Epstein.
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| Joe Titone | Attorney |
Representing Brunel and MC2.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Law360 |
Publisher of the article.
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| MC2 Model & Talent LLC |
Plaintiff; Miami-based modeling agency owned by Brunel.
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| Florida's Third District Court of Appeal |
The court that ruled in favor of Epstein regarding service of process.
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| Link & Rockenbach PA |
Law firm representing Epstein.
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| Miami Herald |
Newspaper mentioned for its investigative report on the nonprosecution agreement.
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| U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida |
Office previously held by Alexander Acosta.
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Timeline (5 events)
2007
Epstein pled guilty to felony charges involving solicitation of prostitution.
Florida
2015-01
Brunel and MC2 sued Epstein claiming bad publicity from his charges cost the agency business.
Miami, Florida
2018-09
Trial court deemed service at Virgin Islands business address acceptable (later overturned).
Florida
2019-02
Federal judge ruled prosecutors violated Crime Victims' Rights Act regarding nonprosecution agreement.
Florida
2019-04-24
Florida's Third District Court of Appeal rules that MC2 failed to properly serve Epstein.
Florida
Locations (6)
| Location | Context |
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Private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands; Epstein's primary residence.
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Location of Epstein's business address and private island.
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Base of MC2 Model & Talent LLC; location of lawsuit filing.
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Location where Brunel previously attempted to serve Epstein.
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Location of Epstein's mansion where alleged abuse occurred.
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General location of Epstein's private island.
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Relationships (2)
Brunel sued Epstein; Brunel has been linked to Epstein and accused of supplying him with underage girls.
Acosta signed a nonprosecution agreement with Epstein while U.S. Attorney.
Key Quotes (3)
"Brunel and MC2 attempt to excuse strict compliance by arguing that the legislature could not have contemplated a lifestyle like Epstein's"Source
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"But Brunel and MC2 never tried to serve Epstein at his place of abode."Source
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"Nothing would have prevented a process server from tying up to the dock and asking for him, Epstein said."Source
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Subject: Epstein Ducks Modeling Agency Suit Over Improper Service - Law360
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:38:11 +0000
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Subject: Epstein Ducks Modeling Agency Suit Over Improper Service - Law360
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:38:11 +0000
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Epstein Ducks Modeling Agency Suit Over Improper Service
By Carolina Bolado
By Carolina Bolado
Share us on: https://www.law360.com/articles/1153140/epstein-ducks-modeling-agency-suit-over-improper-service
Law360 (April 24, 2019, 6:45 PM EDT) --
Billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ducked a modeling agency’s lawsuit Wednesday when a Florida appeals court ruled the business had failed to properly serve him with the complaint at his primary residence on a private island in the Caribbean.
Billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ducked a modeling agency’s lawsuit Wednesday when a Florida appeals court ruled the business had failed to properly serve him with the complaint at his primary residence on a private island in the Caribbean.
Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal said service of the complaint by Miami-based MC2 Model & Talent LLC and its owner, Jean-Luc Brunel, on an office supervisor at Epstein’s U.S. Virgin Islands business address did not comply with the requirements under Florida law and that the suit should be dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled.
The appeals court agreed with Epstein, who had argued that Brunel and MC2 never attempted to serve him at his primary residence, a private island called Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“Brunel and MC2 attempt to excuse strict compliance by arguing that the legislature could not have contemplated a lifestyle like Epstein’s,” the Third District said. “But Brunel and MC2 never tried to serve Epstein at his place of abode.”
Epstein argued that service of process takes place routinely on private property and that his private island is accessible by boat, has a large dock and is easily located on any map. Nothing would have prevented a process server from tying up to the dock and asking for him, Epstein said.
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Brunel and MC2 sued Epstein in January 2015 in Miami, claiming the notoriety and bad publicity stemming from sexual assault and prostitution charges against Epstein cost the agency business. Brunel has been linked to Epstein and has been accused by at least one victim of supplying Epstein with underage girls.
Epstein pled guilty in 2007 to felony charges involving solicitation of prostitution and procurement of minors for prostitution. He served 13 months in prison and is a registered sex offender.
Brunel tried to serve Epstein at his residential address in New York, but Epstein successfully moved to quash service, according to the opinion. Brunel then tried the Virgin Islands business address, which the trial court deemed acceptable in September 2018.
But the Third District said that in order for substitute service to be acceptable under Florida law, it must be made on an individual doing business as a sole proprietorship. The Virgin Islands business is not a sole proprietorship owned by Epstein, according to the appeals court.
In February, a Florida federal judge ruled that prosecutors, including then-U.S. Attorney and current Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act when they signed a nonprosecution agreement with Epstein without notifying his victims.
The Miami Herald, in an investigative report published late last year, printed emails showing that the alleged victims were deliberately excluded from the deal cut between Acosta, who was then the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Epstein’s defense team.
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Epstein’s alleged victims — numbering in the dozens — claim he lured teenage girls to his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion to engage in sexual acts. They have not had the opportunity to testify in court in any proceeding thus far, according to the Herald report.
An attorney for Brunel declined to comment Wednesday. Attorneys for Epstein did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Judges Kevin Emas, Edwin A. Scales III and Norma S. Lindsey sat for the Third District.
Epstein is represented by Scott J. Link and Kara Berard Rockenbach of Link & Rockenbach PA.
Brunel and MC2 are represented by Joe Titone.
The case is Epstein v. Brunel et al., case number 3D18-1997, in the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida.
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