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This document is page 8 of a court transcript filed on August 6, 2019, in the case against Jeffrey Epstein. Defense attorney Mr. Weinberg argues for a 13-month timeline to prepare for trial, citing the need to litigate a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA), unseal files for potential witnesses, and difficulties working with Epstein under current jail conditions. The Court responds by setting a monitoring period and excluding time through June 8.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Weinberg | Defense Attorney |
Argues for a delayed trial schedule (13 months) due to the complexity of the case, the need to unseal witness files, ...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant |
Subject of the defense's argument regarding the difficulty of defense and current working conditions.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presides over the hearing, listens to arguments regarding scheduling, and issues a ruling on excluding time until Jun...
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Produced the transcript.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice, indicated by the Bates stamp DOJ-OGR-00000619.
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Timeline (2 events)
2019-08-06
Court hearing regarding trial scheduling in United States v. Jeffrey Epstein.
Courtroom
June 8 (Year implied 2020)
Date set by the court to exclude time through for monitoring the case.
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Implied jurisdiction based on case number format and court reporters.
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Relationships (1)
Weinberg speaks on behalf of defending Mr. Epstein.
Key Quotes (5)
"We think that the delay in bringing this charge, your Honor, the natural corollary of that is to make it more difficult, not easier, for us to defend Mr. Epstein."Source
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"There is an NPA to litigate. This case is not your ordinary 1591 case."Source
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"We need 13 months."Source
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"conditioned on our ability to work with Mr. Epstein under the current conditions."Source
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"I will exclude time from today through, let's say, June 8"Source
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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 42 Filed 08/06/19 Page 8 of 10 8
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1 a public interest in scheduling a fixed trial date in this
2 case. Of course we understand if issues arise in the interim,
3 we will address that as it occurs, but we do think it makes
4 sense at this juncture to set a firm trial date. We don't
5 think that any delay in this case is in the public interest.
6 THE COURT: Counsel.
7 MR. WEINBERG: We think that the delay in bringing
8 this charge, your Honor, the natural corollary of that is to
9 make it more difficult, not easier, for us to defend
10 Mr. Epstein. For instance, there are certain sealed files for
11 potential witnesses that we would have to go to other courts to
12 seek to unseal. There is an NPA to litigate. This case is not
13 your ordinary 1591 case. A case of four to six weeks is not
14 the ordinary amount of time the government takes to prosecute,
15 whether it is old or new cases. We need 13 months. I'm trying
16 to make a principled argument, Judge, that that would be a
17 schedule that we would try our best to meet, conditioned on our
18 ability to work with Mr. Epstein under the current conditions.
19 Thank you, sir.
20 THE COURT: Okay.
21 So, we are going to monitor the case from now until
22 then anyway, so I think everybody will be in a better position
23 to know what is realistic with respect to a trial date. I will
24 exclude time from today through, let's say, June 8, but that,
25 of course, is without prejudice to hearing from the defense and
2 case. Of course we understand if issues arise in the interim,
3 we will address that as it occurs, but we do think it makes
4 sense at this juncture to set a firm trial date. We don't
5 think that any delay in this case is in the public interest.
6 THE COURT: Counsel.
7 MR. WEINBERG: We think that the delay in bringing
8 this charge, your Honor, the natural corollary of that is to
9 make it more difficult, not easier, for us to defend
10 Mr. Epstein. For instance, there are certain sealed files for
11 potential witnesses that we would have to go to other courts to
12 seek to unseal. There is an NPA to litigate. This case is not
13 your ordinary 1591 case. A case of four to six weeks is not
14 the ordinary amount of time the government takes to prosecute,
15 whether it is old or new cases. We need 13 months. I'm trying
16 to make a principled argument, Judge, that that would be a
17 schedule that we would try our best to meet, conditioned on our
18 ability to work with Mr. Epstein under the current conditions.
19 Thank you, sir.
20 THE COURT: Okay.
21 So, we are going to monitor the case from now until
22 then anyway, so I think everybody will be in a better position
23 to know what is realistic with respect to a trial date. I will
24 exclude time from today through, let's say, June 8, but that,
25 of course, is without prejudice to hearing from the defense and
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