1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Case Ho. 502009CA040800XXXX303 i 2 3 THE COURT: Good morning. Have a seat. Thank you. Needless co say the recent barrage, as 3 4 opposed to flurry, of activity that has JEFFREY EPSTEIN, S transpired is of extreme consternation to Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, vs. 4 the court. It has caused me to have to SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually; 7 engage in an inordinate amount of time to BRADLEY EDWARDS, individually, 8 the exclusion of other natters that needed Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs. 4 my attention. 10 While the Court understands the gravity TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS 11 of the issues that have transpired, it is 12 with extreme consternation and concern that DATE TAKEN: Thursday, March 8th, 2018 13 they have transpired on the eve of trial, a TIME: 10:07 a.n. - 12:08 p.m. PLACE 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room IOD 14 trial that has already been continued once, 15 matters that could have bean avoided had Nast Palm Beach, Florida BEFORE: Donald Hafolo, Presiding Judge Io timely action been taken. And the burden on 17 the Court to try to gat through what would 16 bo approximately four foot of documents is I0 extensive and onerous. I have done the boat This cause cane on to be heard at the time and place aforesaid, when and whore the following 20 that I can to go through the materials, and proceedings wore reported by: 21 I had some assistance, which I appreciate, 22 from ono of our staff attorneys, in trying Sonja D. Hall Palm Beach Reporting service, Inc. 13 to simply wade through the extensive, 1665 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, Suite 1001 24 complicated, and in many situations, years' West Palm Beach. FL 33402 25 old documents, some that go back almost a 2 4 1 I decade in terms of their age, and much of 2 APPEARANCES: 2 which I'm reviewing for the first time. 3 For Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant: 4