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Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 1320-18 Filed 01/03/24 Page 2 of 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS... cece cece een eerie nen n renee eeneneseeseneseseeeesesseseecenecaeneeeseneeeeeeeetesaeaeeneenens i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 0... cece neers nine ce nese neee nines neeenesesseesenesiesseesenesseeseeseneeaeaaetee iii INTRODUCTION o.oo eee eres neeenres neces senses sens seeeecenessenseecesssseeesenesseeeeeseseniesessenecaes sneneeaee 1 FACTUAL BACKGROUND... ccc ccne tect ene ceeecececeneee cesses sesenessesesesenessesseesesessesseesenecsssaeesenesaenesaas 2 The CVRA Case wie ccecnecseecescneseecenscneseecneceeeeecessesesesenessesesesesessesseesesessessessenessesseesenesssenes caseeeneees 2 The Dershowitz Case .....iccceccccecieneeeeeceeieneeeneceseecenesseseseenecseseeceneceseecenessenseesesseseensenenaeaes 4 The Florida Court Rejects a Waiver of Attorney Clients Privilege Argument ...........ccseceseseeeeeene 5 Ms. Giuffre’s Deposition in the Defamation Case.......c.cccccsesessssssssssessseecsssseenssesssssssessseeeeeneseasens 7 The Settlement of the Defamation Case ....... ccc ee eee reseeeeeecneseecenecenseetenscseeeeeseneeseenees 7 LEGAL STANDARDS FOR WAIVER... ecient renee ee tence neee tenses neee senses nnseneneseeseneneaeneenecaeee 8 A. Federal Rule of Evidence 502 Controls on the Issue Of Waiver... cece ereeeee erences 8 B. Florida Law... cee cece erences eeeenseeee ne sneeneeenecneseeceneseeseeseneseneeesesseaeeeseneseseneenene ts 9 C. Federal Law... ccc cece teenies sneneeeceseeneeenenesenesenesesseseenesseseesenesseaeeteneeaee 11 DISCUSSION 1... cee ce eens ee cree eeceneceeeeeenessesseeseneceeeeeecenesseneeesesaeeeeesesesseaseesenesseseeseneses pesenesaeenees 14 I. MS. GIUFFRE DID NOT WAIVE HER ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE WHEN EDWARDS AND CASSELL FILED AND PURSUED THEIR OWN DEFAMATION ACTION AGAINST ALAN DERSHOWITZ.......ccccccsesessssssssessseseesseeeenenenees 14 A. — The Florida Court Presiding over the Defamation Action Has Already Rejected the Same Waiver Claim that Defendant is Advancing Here. ........cccsssessseeeeseseesetsscseseseseees 14 B. Actions by Cassell and Edwards Do Not Waive Ms. Giuffre’s Attorney-Client PrIVil QC. eee cee ee eee erene este eeceneee cesses neee cesses seeenesaeseesenesaesseesenesseeseesenesseeseetenees 18 C. Ms. Giuffre’s Confidential Communications With Her Attorneys Were Never “At Issue” in the Florida Dershowitz Litigation. ..0.... ccc eee trees eeneneseeeenenaeaes 19 D. Defendant Has Not Met the Other Requirements for Showing Waiver of Attorney- Client Privilege......csceccsesssesssessseseecseesecsescssssscssseseeceuesescssscsssssescsseesesescscasasssasseseanaeeecieesss 21 E. Ms. Giuffre Will Not Seek to Use Confidential Attorney-Client Communications in her Action Here. ......cscccssssssesssesesesseccsesssssssssescseseeevecssscssscssscscseseenseeeessesssssssseecnaeeseeees 23 IL. MS. GIUFFRE DID NOT WAIVE HER ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE BY DENYING FABRICATED EVICENCE DURING HER DEPOSITION... II.EDWARDS AND CASSELL HAVE NOT WAIVED WORK-PRODUCT PROTECTION AND MAXWELL HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED NEED TO PENETRATE THE PROTECTION. .....ccececseseseeeseseeeeeeeeceeeseacsecaeeeeseeeseeaeeasseseseseeeeseesaeeeseees 27 A. Work Product Protection Has Not Been Waived. ......:.ccecccsesceseeeeeeeceecteeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaes 27 B. Defendant Has Not Proven “Need” to Penetrate Work-Product Protection... 29