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Case 9:08-cv-80893-KAM Document 168 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/28/2010 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO.: 08-CIV-80893-MARRA/JOHNSON JANE DOE, Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. / DEFENDANT EPSTEIN’S MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION TO DIRECT PARTIES’ BACK TO MEDIATION Defendant, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, by and through his undersigned attorneys, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules for the Southern District of Florida, moves this Court for an order requiring the parties to attend a Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Linnea R. Johnson, or in the alternative, for an Order directing the parties to reconvene at a second mediation on or before July 1, 2010, and as grounds set forth would state: 1. The above-styled matter is currently scheduled on the Court’s trial docket beginning July 19, 2010. (D.E. #119, Order Re-Setting Trial Date and Pretrial Deadlines). The Court’s Mandatory Pretrial Stipulation and Motions in Limine deadlines are set for July 1, 2010, In this regard, if the parties could reach an agreement at a settlement conference or a mediation before these pre-trial deadlines, it would result in substantial conservation of judicial resources and preparation time. 2. The parties attended mediation on April 5, 2010, at Matrix Mediation, LLC, with Rodney Romano serving as mediator, but were unable to reach an agreement. (See D.E. #139). HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013476