EFTA00036429.pdf
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Legal hold notice / email
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Summary
This document is a 'Legal Hold Notice' issued by Adam M. Johnson of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Office of General Counsel on August 14, 2019, four days after Jeffrey Epstein's death. It instructs recipients (record custodians) to preserve all physical and electronic records (including TRUSCOPE and BEMR records) related to Epstein (Reg. no. 76318-054) in anticipation of future litigation. The notice explicitly warns against deleting or altering metadata and sets a deadline of August 21, 2019, for custodians to return a document search checklist.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Adam M. Johnson | Supervisory CLC Attorney |
Sender of the Legal Hold Notice from the Office of the General Counsel
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Inmate / Deceased |
Subject of the legal hold following his death; Reg. no. 76318-054
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| Record Custodians | Recipients |
BOP employees identified as likely to have relevant information (names redacted)
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Office of the General Counsel (OGC) |
Issuing body of the legal hold
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| Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) |
Agency employing the sender and recipients
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Timeline (2 events)
2019-08-10
Jeffrey Epstein found unresponsive in cell and pronounced dead
BOP Facility / Local Hospital
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Office address for Adam M. Johnson / OGC
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Location where Jeffrey Epstein was pronounced dead
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Relationships (2)
Listed as Supervisory CLC Attorney for BOP
Listed as inmate with reg. no. 76318-054
Key Quotes (4)
"On Saturday, August 10, 2019, at around 6:30 am, EPSTEIN, Jeffrey, reg. no. 76318-054, was found unresponsive in his cell in conjunction with an apparent suicide, and, subsequently, pronounced dead at the local hospital."Source
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"No lawsuit has been filed yet, but one is anticipated."Source
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"Please preserve all electronic files (e.g. emails, Word documents, TRUSCOPE entries, videos, BEMR records) and all handwritten or other physical documents pertaining to inmate Epstein."Source
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"Knowingly altering, editing, or deleting potentially relevant information could result in court-ordered sanctions against the BOP and/or employment action against staff."Source
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From: "OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL "
To: [Redacted]
Subject: BOP OFFICIAL - LEGAL HOLD NOTICE for (INMATE DEATH)
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:07:45 +0000
Importance: High
Attachments: CustodianDocSearchCheckList
To:
[Redacted]
Subject: BOP OFFICIAL - LEGAL HOLD NOTICE for (INMATE DEATH)
Legal Hold Notice: Record Custodians
Privileged and Confidential
FROM: The Office of the General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons ADAM M JOHNSON
Supervisory CLC Attorney EMAIL: [Redacted] ADDRESS: 150 PARK ROW New York
NEW YORK NY 10007 RE: Obligation to Preserve Records and Electronically Stored
Information in INMATE DEATH, LHN-CIV-2019-00204
The BOP and its employees are required to preserve any potentially relevant
information pertaining to
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To: [Redacted]
Subject: BOP OFFICIAL - LEGAL HOLD NOTICE for (INMATE DEATH)
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:07:45 +0000
Importance: High
Attachments: CustodianDocSearchCheckList
To:
[Redacted]
Subject: BOP OFFICIAL - LEGAL HOLD NOTICE for (INMATE DEATH)
Legal Hold Notice: Record Custodians
Privileged and Confidential
FROM: The Office of the General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons ADAM M JOHNSON
Supervisory CLC Attorney EMAIL: [Redacted] ADDRESS: 150 PARK ROW New York
NEW YORK NY 10007 RE: Obligation to Preserve Records and Electronically Stored
Information in INMATE DEATH, LHN-CIV-2019-00204
The BOP and its employees are required to preserve any potentially relevant
information pertaining to
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On Saturday, August 10, 2019, at around 6:30 am, EPSTEIN, Jeffrey, reg. no. 76318-
054, was found unresponsive in his cell in conjunction with an apparent suicide,
and, subsequently, pronounced dead at the local hospital. No lawsuit has been filed
yet, but one is anticipated.
054, was found unresponsive in his cell in conjunction with an apparent suicide,
and, subsequently, pronounced dead at the local hospital. No lawsuit has been filed
yet, but one is anticipated.
In this case, relevant information includes, but is not limited to:
Please preserve all electronic files (e.g. emails, Word documents, TRUSCOPE
entries, videos, BEMR records) and all handwritten or other physical documents
pertaining to inmate Epstein.
entries, videos, BEMR records) and all handwritten or other physical documents
pertaining to inmate Epstein.
You have been identified as an individual likely to have information relevant to
this matter. Therefore, you must take appropriate steps to preserve any such
information in your possession, custody, or control even if it otherwise would be
destroyed, deleted or overwritten, in the normal course of Agency operations.
Knowingly altering, editing, or deleting potentially relevant information could
result in court-ordered sanctions against the BOP and/or employment action
against staff.
this matter. Therefore, you must take appropriate steps to preserve any such
information in your possession, custody, or control even if it otherwise would be
destroyed, deleted or overwritten, in the normal course of Agency operations.
Knowingly altering, editing, or deleting potentially relevant information could
result in court-ordered sanctions against the BOP and/or employment action
against staff.
Electronically stored information (ESI) includes all information stored in any
digital medium, including the BOP's computer network, any PCs, laptop computers,
all back-up media, email, calendars, word processing documents, scanned documents,
spreadsheets, photos and drafts.
digital medium, including the BOP's computer network, any PCs, laptop computers,
all back-up media, email, calendars, word processing documents, scanned documents,
spreadsheets, photos and drafts.
DO NOT DISCARD OR DESTROY ANY RECORDS (ELECTRONICALLY STORED OR OTHERWISE)
RELATING TO THIS MATTER.
RELATING TO THIS MATTER.
Action Required:
1. Complete the attached Custodian Document Search Checklist and return to
[Redacted] by 08/21/2019.
[Redacted] by 08/21/2019.
2. Preserve Relevant Information
a. Do not alter, edit, delete, or otherwise destroy potentially relevant
information in either paper or digital documents. All auto-deletion
functions should be turned off and any retention policy should be
suspended if execution would cause the loss of potentially relevant
information. Do not move or alter electronic documents as this will
modify the metadata. Should you need to work on a relevant document,
please save it as a new version and edit the new version.
b. Do not transfer any potentially relevant information to a
Federal Records Center (FRC) or any other location.
c. Notify me of any potentially relevant information that is in the
process of being or has been sent to an offsite storage facility
(FRC or any other offsite facility).
a. Do not alter, edit, delete, or otherwise destroy potentially relevant
information in either paper or digital documents. All auto-deletion
functions should be turned off and any retention policy should be
suspended if execution would cause the loss of potentially relevant
information. Do not move or alter electronic documents as this will
modify the metadata. Should you need to work on a relevant document,
please save it as a new version and edit the new version.
b. Do not transfer any potentially relevant information to a
Federal Records Center (FRC) or any other location.
c. Notify me of any potentially relevant information that is in the
process of being or has been sent to an offsite storage facility
(FRC or any other offsite facility).
3. Contact me if there are any staffing changes in your office that affect
this matter (e.g., retirement, transfer, etc.).
this matter (e.g., retirement, transfer, etc.).
4. If you are aware of the loss of any potentially relevant ESI, notify me
immediately.
immediately.
5. This document is privileged and confidential.
DO NOT FORWARD OR SHARE THIS NOTICE WITH ANYONE.
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DO NOT FORWARD OR SHARE THIS NOTICE WITH ANYONE.
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PLEASE SEND ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO [Redacted]
CERTIFICATION
I certify that I have read the above, and I am complying with my preservation obligations.
(PLEASE CERTIFY BY CLICKING "CONFIRMATION LINK" below.)
Confirmation Link
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL DIRECTLY. THIS IS A SERVICE MACHINE
FOR OUTBOUND MESSAGES ONLY.
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CERTIFICATION
I certify that I have read the above, and I am complying with my preservation obligations.
(PLEASE CERTIFY BY CLICKING "CONFIRMATION LINK" below.)
Confirmation Link
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL DIRECTLY. THIS IS A SERVICE MACHINE
FOR OUTBOUND MESSAGES ONLY.
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