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Case 1:16-cv-03989-RJS Document 22 Filed 07/01/16 Page 1 of 1 THE MINTZ FRAADE LAW FIRM, P.C. COUNSELORS AT LAW 271 MADISON AVENUE, 12th FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016 TELEPHONE OF COUNSEL (212)486-2500 EDWARD C. KRAMER JON M. PROBSTEIN SEYMOUR REITKNECHT TELF.COPIER JOSEPH J. TOMASEK (212) 486-0701 July 1, 2016 Via E-mail Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, D.J. United States District Court Southern District of New York Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square, Room 2104 New York, New York 10007 (SullivanNYSDChambers@,nysd.uscourts.gov) Re: Steven Jude Hoffenbere v. Jeffrey E. Epstein, et al. (Index No. 1:16-ev-03989) Dear Judge Sullivan: We are counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Steven Jude Hoffenberg, ("Plaintiff") in the above- referenced matter. We submit this letter on behalf of the Plaintiff, to withdraw his Complaint [Doc. 1], with prejudice, pursuant to FRCP 41(aX2). After consulting with the Plaintiff with respect to the issues raised in the Defendants' Letter dated June 28, 2016, the Plaintiff, in order to avoid needless litigation, believes that the individuals and entities which are victims of Tower Financial Corporation's "Ponzi" schemes set forth in the Complaint may be in a better position to pursue and assert their own claims against the Defendants, Mr. Jeffrey E. Epstein and The Financial Trust Company. Respectfully submitted, The Mintz Fraade Law Firm, PC By: al/ 2set Alan P. Fraade APFAlk Cc: Gary H. Baise, Esq. Mr. Steven Hoffenberg Bennet J. Moskowitz, Esq. EFTA00594947