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Case 09-34791 -RBR Doc 1570 Filed 03/25/11 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION IN RE: ROTHSTEIN ROSENFELDT ADLER, P.A. Debtor. CASE NO. 09-34791-BKC-RBR CHAPTER II NOTICE OF FILING INTERIM REPORT OF TEE SPECIAL MASTER COMES NOW, counsel for Jeffrey Epstein, and at the request of the Special Master, Hon. Robert Carney, gives notice of the filing of the Interim Report of the Special Master, Respectftilly submitted, aeph L. Acker**, Jr., FBN a5954 \•-• Ronald G. Neiwirth, FBN 152175 17 P.A. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on March 25, 2011, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on all counsel of record or pro se parties identified on the attached Service List in the manner specified, either via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF or in some other authorized manner for those counsel or parties who are not authorized to receive electronically Notices of Electronic Filing. /s/Joseph le Ackerman. Tr. Joseph I. Ackerman, Jr: EFTA00615543 Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1570 Filed 03/25/11 Page 2 of 5 Midlands Monies, Esquire Authorized Agent For Joining ters Avenida Francisco de Miranda -(VIA ClifECFl »ri H. Genovese, Esq. Robert F. Elgidely, Esq. Theresa A1.8. Van Viet Esq. -(VIA CM ECE; Kendal Colley, Esq. -MA CWEC9 The Honorable Herbert It Stettin John At Mti, Esquke CWECF) Assistant Untied Stake Atom oy (VIA CM/ECF) Sum E Erez, PLC • (VIA CAVECF) Mee of the US «Puttee -(VIA CIVECF) Thomas Tax, Esq. MA ClifECF) Conrad & Scherer, LIP -(VIA al/ECTI Who el D. Seese, Esq. -MA ME*, Internal Revenue Senice aloe l-eolv aeons Internal Rove-Le Se-Ace Pr e Lres • inso've S,eclr; Asst. U.S. Attorney United HeaE are Seeds] Asst. U.S. Attorney IRS District Counsel Tile Honored. Eric H. Hader, Jr. me Gena/ of the U.S. EFTA00615544 Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1570 Filed 03/25/11 Page 3 of 5 Eks0rStay R. Skins° aS i imm Aterney DMA Mink, Ouris Lowy Miam Gauge Saks, Jr. -(V A CM/ECF) LISI Ain: Arrhony Gruppa Nero Mollt, Esq. BAST AMRON LLP -MA CWECF) Mark &Dom Esq. -MA CM/ECF) Robert D. Crtart Esq. -MA CWECF) Roth d Soho' AM Jetty C. Rout Esq. {VIA CWECF) Rogers, Morris & Ziegler, LIP -MA CWECF) Mn C. Neirsirlh. Esq. -(VIA CWECF) The Florida Si Ma E. (MOM, EN. Alan Ardhony Paso* ESQ -MRA CMIECF) klkAeal W. Maskowt. Esq, -MA CWECF) Francis Cry. Esq. -(VIA CALECF) Braley S. Shakers Esq-(VIA CMIECF) Henry S. WA Esq. -MA CWECF) EMESS Capisai, LLC do Bruce A NaIzert Esq. OA CWECF) Tax Cotoctor Mom-Cade Coon Tax ColacUs elm Basch Count Tax Colts= THE LAW OFFICES OF GEOFFREY D. ITTLEMAN. PA EFTA00615545 Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1570 Filed 03/25/11 Page 4 of 5 emer & Bo or. PL Frank E McGiin, Esq. <VIA CWECF) Daroi H. At Can, Esq...(VlA CWECF) Jane A Seg, Etg {VIA EMAIL) Roderkk E. Cdeman, Esq.-MA °MEG? ) Mark S. Hattrnan, Esq..(VtA CMIECF) Robert C. Bindet Esq. {VIA CMIECF) Beltosatz Dk* Po)lack & Brant n áis & Consultants LLP MELAND RUSSIN & BUDAICK P.A. Agn: Jates C. Neon, Esq. Att Peler D. Russin, Esq. Ann: &knee! S. SuUsrIck. Esq. CMJECF) ON), S. Blakk Esq. -Mg CSUECF) Mek da S. Themlon, Esq. Assistirl Court/ Altomey -(VIA CMIECF) StATKIN & REYNOLDS. PÅ -(VIA CWE CF) ASSOUUNE & EIERLOWE PA-(VIA ClAtECF) Slaven i. Relsman. Esq. Turna P. Snik Esq. MA r ET.PREVOST COLT & MOStE UP Hal; ori ft q Pies,Esq. Fax chict, UP <VIA CAVECF) Mar/am Gaiagher, Esq. CURTIS MALLET-PREVOST, ILEANA CRUZ BONGINI, ESQ. STEARNS WEAVER ?MUER «IA ClAtECF) Lyns Alaynard Gosi, -(VIA C111ECF) Pal J. Pkrktion, -MA CISECF EFTA00615546 Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1570 Filed 03/25/11 Page 5 of 5 Robert P. Moto, Esq. Seven J Sdonon, Esq. -(VIA CICECF) mom lotrla De artzent of Revenue Coquina InvesUrionts do POW A Redncod, Esq. -(VIA CHEM LI,I8 Fjdrug Grow do Robert C. Pug, Esq. 4/1A CIOJECti Recreant County - hat Hole N. Hawn, Esq..(VIA CM/EV) Peter F. Valod. Esq. -(VIA CIMECF) CIT Technology Financing Sentes I, LIG Intead Leas , Inc. Ira Scchet, Trustee Revocatte IntervIvos Trust of Ira Socket -(VIA CWECF) Ladled I. Goklberg, Esq.-MA MCP Lawrence A. GonikA, Esq. -MA CWECF) Jack Sterols, Esquire Searcy Denny, Scuola & Barareat & Shipley • I M ter Seth Lehrmak Es Lire EFTA00615547 Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1570-1 Filed 03/25/11 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION IN RE: ROTHSTEIN ROSENFELDT ADLER, PA. Debtor. CASE NO. 09-34791-BKC-RBR CHAPTER 11 ,INTERIM REPORT OF.THE SPECIAL MASTER Robert B. Carney, your Special Master, files this his Interim Report. The purpose of the Report is to keep the court advised regarding the progress made so far and to make some recommendations for future action. The most recent Order of this court required the Defendants to produce a Privilege Log by January 31, 2011. While a Privilege Log was presented timely, Plaintiff objected that it was not in compliance with TIG Ins. Corp. v. Johnson, 799 So.2d 339 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). The Parties met with your Special Master on February 16, 2011 and came to an agreement for production of a more TIG compliant Privilege Log. This second log was produced, and the Plaintiff again objected to its form. Again, the parties and the Special Master met, this time on March 15, 2011. At this second meeting, the Plaintiff requested that the Special Master recommend sanctions to and including a determination of a waiver of privilege. As of this interim report a rather extensive list of documents has been pared from approximately twenty-eight thousand (28,000) pages to approximately sixteen hundred (1,600) entries on the privilege log, some of which have more than one page. All documents other than the sixteen hundred (1,600) have been released to the Plaintiff subject to confidentiality provisions. The remaining documents are emails, many of which have multiple recipients and include `strings' of other emails. Your Special Master determined that the nature of the documents make very difficult the production of a Privilege Log for which there cannot be an objection raised. Continuing with production and objection was, in your Special Master's view, going to be counterproductive both in time and efficiency. After discussion of this with the parties your Special Master has directed the following: 1. Defendant will produce to Plaintiff a master list of the names contained in the EFTA00615548 Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1570-1 Filed 03/25/11 Page 2 of 3 CASE NO. 09447914EC-RER privilege log describing who they are, and to be included on this list will be names and capacities of individuals who received copies or blind copies. This production shall be done not later than March 22, 2011. This will provide the Plaintiff with a better ability to determine if there is any third party disclosure. 2. On April 6, 2011, the parties will be present while your Special Master conducts an in camera inspection of the documents. The purpose of the in camera inspection is to cull the documents further and provide Plaintiff with further information regarding the specifics of the privilege asserted. Following this in camera inspection, the parties will schedule an evidentiary hearing for a final resolution of the privilege issue with the Report of the Special Master to follow shortly thereafter. Additional Recommendations This matter came before this court because this court, through the trustee, had possession of the documents that Mr. Epstein sought in his state court action. Judge Crow, the state court judge has deferred to the procedures in place in the bankruptcy court while at the same time noting that he is not bound by the decisions of the bankruptcy court as it pertains to state court procedural and evidentiary rulings. This leaves open the potential for conflicting court orders. While others before the bankruptcy court may have an interest in these documents, too, the fact remains that they are not party to the state court action, and Mr. Epstein is not party to any bankruptcy court action. Nor are they involved in any hearings before your Special Master. Mr. Epstein's rights derive solely as a result of his state court action, and Judge Crow is correct that he is, indeed, the presiding judge for procedural and evidentiary matters in that action. My recommendations are as follows: 1. The parties approach Judge Crow regarding appointing your Special Master as a Special Master also in the state court action. 2. If Judge Crow agrees to such appointment, and if this court agrees, then the final report of the Special Master would be provided to both the bankruptcy judge and the state court judge, and objections, while presented to both, would be directed to Judge Crow. If there is an order adopting the Recommendations of the Special Master it would come from Judge Crow. Likewise if any objections are sustained, that order, too, would come from Judge Crow. 2 EFTA00615549 Case 09-34791-RBR Doc 1570-1 Filed 03/25/11 Page 3 of 3 CASE NO. 09-34791-BKC-RBR 3. By taking this approach, the potential of conflicting orders is eliminated. Implementation of any order entered by Judge Crow regarding documents in the possession of the trustee would be by order of this court, which leaves this court properly in control of documents in its possession. At the same time, this procedure relieves this court of having to resolve state court evidentiary issues for which this court has no interest. 4. If both Judge Crow and Judge Ray are amenable to this procedure, then each court's Orders should be entered or amended accordingly. The parties have agreed that Judge Crow needs to be involved in this process. As Plaintiff noted in a February 11, 2011, letter to your Special Master: "We do not object to Judge Crow being presented with your report and ruling on any objections to it, provided Judge Ray agrees." Likewise, the Defendant has repeatedly requested that Judge Crow be the one to rule on any objections or be the one to adopt the Recommendations of the Special Master. Your Special Master makes this his recommendation since as of yet, the parties, while agreeing in principal, have not approached Your Honor to see if this court is amenable to that suggestion. If this recommendation does not itself provide that nudge, then perhaps this court can. Res tfulty submitted this day of March, OBERT B. CARNEY, Special Master 3 EFTA00615550 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Bankruptcy Court:flab Page 1 of 8 File a Notice: 09-34791-RBR Rothstein Ro feldt Adla Pg Ike bl< Chapter l l i Asen: y Judge: ARR Office: 0 (Fort Laaderdsle) Case Flag: 727081, SUALEDDOC, APPEAL IL& Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida Notice of Electronic Pains The following transaction was received from Ronald G Neiwirth entered on 3/2920 I I at 2:41 PM EDT and filed on 3/25/201 I Case Nina Rothstein Rosenfeld' Adler, PA Case Number: 09-34701-RIR, Document Number: M1 Docket Teat: Notice of Filing Intern: Report of the !seen/ Maier, Filed by Intaxsted Party Jeffrey Epstein. (Attachments: * (I ) Appendix Interim Report of the Special Master) (Neiwirib. Ronald) The following documcnt(s) are associated with this tnintrisclioo: Document dacriptlomMain Document Original fdertame:W:BI0743WBFrUTED NOTICE FILING SPECIAL MASTER.pdf Electronic document Stamp: [STAMP kkeaStamp M.10611065210 [Dasc•3113/20I I] [FileNumber=1739630I- 01 [I lbdfa662cb6e76d199ca33de83I363eadIS547443fix35gafisdle1849aldd060e a8b464cc4d24461cccbl liec300d4092.al63bl53fd25b62796c2ISOOacdslafl] Document description:Appendix Interim Report of the Special Master Original Mestaiee:W:b107431NTERIM REPORT OF SPECIAL MAS11:11 pcif Electronic document Stamp: [STAMP bkecIStamp ID-1068065210 [Due-M5/201 Ij [FeleNumber-1759630 [90f2de07953fce604a3a7eb7Ifdb4P2342a03(6ce26343115TOIScif7d5b73629c fibOd028coc66dOeOlieS967eill (38c36c80c813S8M46f5d973c4383ellc9befl I 4941791-RBR Notice will be elettrookally mailed to: Geoffre S. Aaronson Oo behalf of Creditor FEP Videos G Paul Fite and Marine Ira Co. - n i behalf f Creditor Investors Risk Advantage LW Asa inn l Akstran on behalf of Intavenor Tho Dell Ruonen Review W in behalf of Defendant United States of America M wren on behalf of Creditor Todd Snyder hue N Assouline on behalf of Cadger Nick Wilder Seat I Rarna on halal (of I kfesidant Ceniurionfmtetured Growth LLC Cirnisher 0 Rasa onad( of Defendant ABS Capital Funding. !IC Jeeffrrey M Berman on behalf of Creator Emess Capital. LI.0 Gary S Blake on behalf of Creditor l.inon Loan Servicing LP Mark D. Bloom on behalf of Defendant TD Bank, NA. https://ecf.flsb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Dispatch.p175719631 40018278 3/25/2011 EFTA00615551 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Baakraptcy Couitflsb Page 2 of 8 • n halt of Croditor VRLPI, LLC R ok, -n (pr no hehalf of Detendant Omak fnc., a California corporation Dang Il M Cati on behalf of Credna Blue Gak CStioa. LLC Franeia.. Carter on behalf of CTediacir Ciradel K Family. LLC ' k F. Colernan on behalf of Creditor Prime Intkonational Venes. Ile Ileana CrumBongini on heltal( of Credhor Coquma Investmenis " Ir Dekndarn AAS Capikal Ponchos. LLC Rabat F. Ugidely on &halt of Plaintiff }labert Stemt, Robert C Faer on behalf of Craditor Greenwood Capital Partners, LLC Davi Guy oa behalf of Defendani I lorten Stamp John B Genovese on bchalfatPvlluoning Citat= Aran Development Inc. iel~of Deferalant Republican Party of Flodos lav Gordith en helkalf ofCreditor Inre lorb Risk Advainage LLC Creditor Fiflh Mund Rank ,se 1 Adler PA ()Madam L3conard County Records,Taxm da Treaawy John, Heiler ikten T bah/d, ,.! Dindam TD flink NA P - John B. Iluno n III on balsal( of Phantiff TO Flad, N.A Geotfrey D Ittleman on taksi( of Creditor Sleven Bitten Allan A Joseph on betal( «Dem:tant Judy Alu Brum A Klam on behalf of Camilla< Emma Gråd. LLC Brian R K leadti on betahof Defendant Chris M. Salamone at A ~iltes 'finis 1. Karotin on oltrednor American Rapresx Travel Rallike, Services Company. Inc Seth Lehmun oa behalf of Intertstal Party Farmer, Jale, Weissing, Edwards, Finos 6. Lehniumill. mieMei D Ltir behalf_ofDdldmIt Marevi Lmeman https://ecEflsb.uscourts.govicgi-biti/Dispatch.pl?57 1963140018278 3/25/2011 EFTA00615552 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Bankruptcy Court:fish Page 3 of 8 lill anaiied Party harden & Associates. Inc. CYedilots Charles Ii ich man on behalf of Ddesident Herbert Stettin Defendant Mary Non Isaac M Mamushamer on behalf of Defendant Rothstein Rosenfeld: Adler• P.A. Mazer on bcludf of Plaintiff/lab:a Mann • editor Iron Mountain Information Management. Inc. Paull McMahon on behalf of Interested Party Philip Arvidson lames C. Muon on behalf of Creditor Ban on 1030-32, LLC Norman A Moscowitz on behalf of Defendant Baenfeld Spritzer Schechter & Sheer, LLP Mul nis rial Interested Party Arthur Nehvinh ' Timorhy .1 Norris on behalf of Defendant Landing Rock Group, S Trustee on behalf of Respondent Al Lamberts Gan S Philli s on behalf of Defendant Barry Lipsitz Patricia A Rodincod on behalf of Creditor Coquina Imestmenn • Interested Pa • Columbia Casual Com ~efe dan :bra tar vat n • o. d+er Rios an behalf of Creditor Nova Rank fundi LLC Alex P Rosenthal on behalf of Defendant NEC 350. LLC Luis Salute on behalf of Defendant Stuart Rosenfeld am ' Salim Jr on behalf of Creditor Ben Van v1111unnN.bMiM{rnieare https://ectfisb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Dispatch.pl?571963140018278 325/2011 EFTA00615553 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Bankruptcy Courtflsb Page 4 of 8 Reggie David Sanger on behalf of Creditor Mania Tolz Rimy R Schafer on behalf of DafirMant Matey Lippman Steven D Schneiderman on behalf of U.S. Trustee Office of the US Trustee ass imasit i s i s imommise d rg Mucy Lippman Michael D Scese on behalf of Defendant Kimberly Rothstein Deegan( Kimberly Rothstein BrodkySSItratherg on behalf of Counter•Defendant Carolina Casuthy Insuraox Company James D Silver on behalf of AtIOM Official Committee of Creditors Paul Steven Sin n on behalf of Defendant Rothstein Rosenfeld & Adler, P.A. Jason Slatkm on behalf of Defendant Katie Adler Steven J. Soloman on behalf of Defaxkuu &intrust Bank, N.A. Cli K Soon on Wulf of Petitioning Creditor Roga Wittenberns. BSovrIca on behalf of latensted Party Columbia Casually Company M Suarez on behalf of Plain ai rbat Stettin • • • WhitneyEducation U Inc. ih alto Private Bank and Trust ' Thornton on behalf olteditor Miarni.Dade County Tax Collector endaK Caro Group,. Trustee Services Inc 2 on half of la-tested P Ruse o ela! of Creditor Caro Group. LLC fof Plaintiff Derbm Stettin ississirdsnt Batty Lianas Vcschio on f D o li bthal endarn SW Of America. N.A. 1 11rnii dimi 123 MA F n .xcha One LLC https://ecf.flsb.uscourts.govicgi-bin/Dispatch.pf/571963 140018278 3/25/1011 EFTA00615554 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Bankruptcy Court:flab Page 5 of 8 09-34791-RBR Notice will sot be &drastically mailed to: I Bet a on behalf of A itome Official Cementite of Crixliton • • °Madder Next Door Company Blue Capital US East Coast Prove:bait. c/o Roth & Scholl Blue Oaks 181111101 c/o Maxim:lb Morales Rohm B Carney Castro Ana Cristim Chambalam Brian T Corrigan on behalf of Defatdani Monarch Capital Fund, LS Esquire Solutions Peter M. Farman nu behalf of Plaintiff Thirteen Aqua Holdings Lid i If of PlainnITCarolina Casualty Instance Company 1 i Mitchell S Foust on bdulf of Defendant Stuart Resenkldt Maryann Gallagher Marano Galla on behalf of Defendant American Express Company N M. Gilbert Mark Goldstein of Creditor Richard Wolfe Jeffrey A. Goldwater on behalf of PLaintiff Carolina Casually Insurance Company https://ec£flsb.Øurts.gov/cgi-bin/Dispatch.pIT571963140018278 3/25/2011 EFTA00615555 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Bankruptcy Court:flab Page 6 of 8 'behalf of Creditor Gibraltar Pnvate Rank and Trust Michael J Grimme sim Sarah) Male on behalf of Defendant Centurion Stnictured Growth LLC rk Maltrman on behalf of Interested Party Martha Snider Gabriel !tubers on behalf of Defendant Centurion Structured Growth LLC Darcy !bath on behalf of Interested Party Carolina Casualty InsuranceCompany Hudson M Jolty LMB Funding Group do Robert C Pun Esq =MN (Defendant Centurion Structured Growth LLC Bruce H Lehr on behalf of Defendant Stuart Rosenfeldt • • f oftretlitor White Oak 0 kabal Advisors LLC • f of Creditor Todd Snyder 1 1 Luzinski Camilo Mutrique c/o Marianella Morales • ' de Kra Ric :4,1() https://ecf.flsb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Dispateh.pl?571963 140018278 3/25/2011 EFTA00615556 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Bankruptcy Courtftsb Page 7 of 8 c/o Mariantlla Morales Robot U Mood tanl C Morris on behtlr of Derezdant Utica Advisors, LLC n behalt-of Defendant Cent/rimt Suixtured Growtb LLC W num C N strom Michael Pens • tertsted Party David Boden Kobat Wabnc Pence on behal f of Defetxlant LMB Ftrachng Group Pharon Development Assels, Inc c/o Marianclla Morales Richard A. Pollack Adna E Oaintets on behalfonmerested Party The Florida Bar .v n Rcnman on behalf of Cioclitor American Rapets, Travel Krimet' Scralccs Company. Inc • Defendant Stuart Rosmfektl &fot Oodilor Frank Spinosa J Scomelman on belsalfof Dcfcnclant Ccatunon Stmclored Ctowdr LIX On bahai( of Dcfendani American Express Company Sleven Sprechman MI= Lout; J TennineJlo on bault of Intcrested Party Kendall Sinn Ber, Inc htips://ecfilsb.uscourts.govicgl-bin/Dispatch.pl?571963140018278 3/25/2011 EFTA00615557 CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. Bankruptcy Court:flsb Page 8 of 8 EMI I https://ecf.flsb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Dispatch.pl?571963140018278 3/25/2011 EFTA00615558