EFTA00014077.pdf

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
CASE NO. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON 
IN RE: JANE DOE, 
Petitioner. 
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO VICTIM'S EMERGENCY PETITION 
FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS ACT,  18 U.S.C.  § 3771 
The United States of America, by and through its undersigned counsel, files its Response to Victim's 
Emergency Petition for Enforcement of Victim Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771, and states: 
I. THERE IS NO "COURT PROCEEDING" UNDER 18 U.S.C.  § 3771(b) 
Petitioner complains that she has been denied her rights under the Crime Victims Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 
3771. In the emergency petition filed by the victim, she alleges the Government has denied her rights since she 
has received no consultation with the attorney for the government regarding possible disposition of the charges 
(18 U.S.C. § 3771(a)(5)); no notice of any public court proceedings (18 U.S.C. § 3771(a)(2)); no information 
regarding her right to restitution (18 U.S.C. § 3771(a)(6)); and no notice of rights under the Crime Victim Rights 
Act (CVRA). Emergency Petition, ¶ 5. 
The instant case is unique in several respects. First, in 2006, Jeffrey Epstein was charged with felony 
solicitation of prostitution in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Florida. 
This charge was based upon the offenses alleged in paragraph 1 of the petition. Second, while Epstein has 
been under federal investigation, he has not been charged in the Southern District of Florida. 
Title 18, U.S.C., section 3771(b)(1) provides in pertinent part that, "[ijn any court proceeding involving 
an offense against a crime victim, the court shall ensure that the crime victim is afforded the rights described in 
subsection (a)." 
There is no "court proceeding" in the instant case since Epstein has not been charged with 
violation of any federal statute. No federal grand jury indictment has been returned, no has any criminal 
information been filed. 
In her memorandum…
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