EPSTEIN - TELEPHONE CF WITH MAGISTRATE-JUDGE 3-28-16 1. 30 minute public conference call. AUSAs Marie Villafana and Dexter Lee, Paul Cassell, MGW on phone. Representative of Sun-Sentinel in courtroom. 2. Court put on record the following: that he had previously represented Alfredo Rodriguez, an employee of JE who was prosecuted on a charge of selling an address book, that during the representation he spoke several times to Judge Cassell, that Mr. Rodriguez had passed away, that he knows Ms Villafana as a member of the small legal community in WPB and as the prosecutor of Mr Rodriguez, that he also represented a man named D.G. in an unrelated case but now understands that D.G. thereafter became a step-father of a victim but he, the Mag-Judge, has no knowledge if D.G. is the step-father of Jane Doe 1 or 2. Mr. Edwards has indicated that D.G. is not the step-father of Jane Doe 1 or 2. 3. That Judge Marra, in discussions with the Mag-Judge, did not believe that either his past representation of Rodriguez or of D.G would bar his participation in a settlement discussion. The Mag-Judge added that he would not be acting as a "fact-finder". 4. Each party including MGW waived any objection to the Mag-Judge participating in a settlement conference 5. Because of scheduling conflicts of Cassell, the April dates were vacated (the Govt and Cassell had prior email discussions on new dates without any notice to JE lawyers) and the new date is May 23 starting at 9:30 AM. 6. Procedure: the Mag-Judge required the attendance of the decision- makers eg Jane Doe 1 and 2 and the Govt. Apparently Jane Doe 1 needs an Order to that effect but wants to attend (not clear why an Order was required*) and when Cassell indicated that Jane Doe 2 may not want to attend, the Mag-Judge required Cassell to file a Motion excusing her from being there. The first portion of the day where the Mag-Judge defined the process and made an introduction would be public. The Mag-Judge