IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION -AG CASE NO. 502009CA040800XXXXMB JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, VS. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually and BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs. I ORDER GRANTING COUNTER-DEFENDANT, JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGM I NT THIS CAUSE came before the court on Counter-Defendant, JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S, Motion for Summary Judgment regarding the Fourth Amended Counterclaim filed herein by Counter- Plaintiff and the court having reviewed the file and applicable precedent, having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise advised in the premises, it is hereupon ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. Mr. EPSTEIN filed suit against Mr. EDWARDS and Mr. EDWARDS thereafter filed a Counterclaim against Mr. EPSTEIN. Mr. EPSTEIN later dismissed his Complaint without prejudice. The Counterclaim proceeded and went through several amendments. The Fourth Amended Counterclaim at issue here contains two causes of action. Those causes of action are abuse of process and malicious prosecution. 2. The issue before the court is whether the absolute litigation privilege applies to causes DRAFT EFTA00597298