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Summary
This document is an email chain between officials at the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USANYS) dated December 30-31, 2019. The discussion concerns establishing a protocol for handling document requests from plaintiffs suing the Epstein estate, specifically referencing a request from attorney Robbie Kaplan. The officials discuss implementing 'Touhy Requests' and designating a Civil Division point person to manage these inquiries ahead of a January 10 status conference.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Kaplan | Plaintiff's Counsel |
Attorney at Kaplan Hecker representing a plaintiff suing Epstein/estate; made a request for documents.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Deceased; subject of the investigation and lawsuits mentioned.
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| Unknown Sender (Redacted) | Assistant U.S. Attorney |
Author of the initial email regarding Touhy Requests; signature block on page 2 indicates AUSA title.
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| Unknown Recipient (Redacted) | USANYS Official |
Recipient of the emails; asked to designate a Civil Division person.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| USANYS |
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; employer of email participants.
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| Kaplan Hecker |
Law firm representing a plaintiff.
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| Civil Division |
Division within the DOJ/USANYS intended to handle the Touhy Requests.
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Timeline (1 events)
2020-01-10
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Jurisdiction 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
Redacted Sender
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Colleagues
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Redacted Recipient
Both work at USANYS, discussing internal procedures and meeting casually ('swing by').
Key Quotes (4)
"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, and her request is very narrow"Source
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"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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"We haven't gotten a formal request yet because we haven't told them what form it needs to take."Source
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From: [Redacted] (USANYS)" <[Redacted]>
To: [Redacted] (USANYS)" <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:04:37 +0000
To: [Redacted] (USANYS)" <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:04:37 +0000
We haven’t gotten a formal request yet because we haven’t told them what form it needs to take. But I’ll come by.
From: [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 14:04
To: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 14:04
To: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
Yes, and bring the request
From: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 2:03 PM
To: [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 2:03 PM
To: [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
I am indeed. Want me to swing by?
From: [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 12:42
To: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 12:42
To: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
You in today?
From: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:49 PM
To: [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Cc: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>; [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>; [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:49 PM
To: [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Cc: [Redacted] <[Redacted]>; [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>; [Redacted] (USANYS) <[Redacted]>
Subject: RE: plaintiff counsel request for documents, Epstein case
[Redacted],
Following up on our brief discussion of this issue earlier this month, I wanted to see if you had any additional thoughts on how to handle requests from counsel for plaintiffs who are suing Epstein and his estate who ask us for information or materials in connection with our investigation — I think you had said we should instruct them to submit Touhy Requests, and that you would designate a Civil Division person to whom we could have them direct those requests. If that’s right, could you please let us know who that person will be? So far we’ve just gotten the request from one plaintiff’s counsel, Robbie Kaplan at Kaplan Hecker, and 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. And we would like to let her know how she should proceed relatively soon because that case has a status conference on January 10 and I think they’d like to make the request before then.
Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks as always.
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