Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 41 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/27/2010 Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 08-80736-Civ-Marra/Johnson JANE DOES #1 and #2 v. UNITED STATES JANE DOE #1 AND JANE DOE #2'S STATUS REPORT AND RESPONSE TO COURT'S ORDER TO SHOW LACK OF PROSECUTION Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 ("the victims"), through counsel, file the response to Court's order to file a status report and show cause regarding prosecution of the case (DE 40). BACKGROUND As the Court is aware, it entered an order administratively closing this case on September 9, 2010 (DE 38). That order recited the fact that Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 had recently settled their civil cases with Jeffrey Epstein as the basis for closure. On September 13, 2010, the victims promptly filed a notice that, while they had settled their case with Jeffrey Epstein, they had reached no settlement with the U.S. Attorney's Office and intended to make filings in this case shortly (DE #39). The victims requested administrative reopening of the case and, if the Court deemed it advisable, a prompt scheduling conference with the U.S. Attorney's Office regarding the case. The victims also advised that they had only recently received important correspondence between the U.S. Attorney's Office and Epstein proving that there had been an orchestrated decision to deny them their rights. On October 8, 2010, the Court entered an order directing the victims to file a status report and show cause why the case should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. I EFTA00206879