Steptoe STIPTOE II JOHNSON LIP Michael C. Miler 212 506 3955 direct 212 506 3950 fax 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York. NY 10036 212 506 3900 main www.steptoe.com August 20, 2019 Via Electronic Mail , Esq. [, Esq. Esq. United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, NY 10007 Re: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein,19-CRIM-00490 (S.D.N.Y.) Dear We represent Jeffrey Epstein, Reg No. 76318-054, who was previously incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correction Center in New York, New York (the "MCC") while awaiting trial on federal charges in the above-captioned case. We have been authorized by his estate to write pursuant to 28 C.F.R. §§ 16.21-16.26 to request documents and records from the U.S. Department of Justice related to Mr. Epstein. Specifically, we are seeking: any (i) protocols relating to the response to/investigation of inmate deaths within the MCC; (2) video recordings of all entrances and exits to the MCC; (3) entry and exit logs for the MCC; (4) video recordings of the hallways of the floor on which Mr. Epstein's cell was located; and (5) logs related to the guards on duty at the MCC (collectively, the "Requested Evidence"). The applicable time period for the requests is from 7:oo am on Friday, August 9, 2019 until 8:oo am on Saturday, August 10, 2019. As required by the regulations, we set forth below a summary of the relevance of the Requested Evidence. Mr. Epstein died in federal custody in his cell at the MCC. We are troubled by the circumstances of his death and by reports of irregularities at the facility. According to a statement issued by the Federal Bureau of Prisons: EFTA00106078