UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE No. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON Plaintiffs v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant INTERVENOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF HIS ATTENDANCE AT OR PARTICIPATION IN SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE Intervenor Jeffrey Epstein has requested that he be permitted to attend, through counsel, the settlement conference to be convened in this matter. With the advent of settlement negotiations, these proceedings have reached the remedy stage, as it is unlikely that any meaningful settlement discussions can take place between the plaintiffs and the government without touching on remedy. Granting The—right—Mr. Epstein, through counsel, the right to participate in the settlement conference is necessary in order to effectuate Judge Marra's order granting allewing-ef Mr. Epstein's motion to intervene as of right at the remedy stage of these proceedings and Judge Marra's s-grant of permissive intervention regarding en-the-issue efthe release of information falling within the grand jury secrecy protections of Rule 6(e). Mr. Epstein's participation within the parameters granted to him to-the-ement-ef-the-seppe-of-446 rights as an intervenor will further the overall objective of the scheduled settlement conference: to reach an agreed remedy that will resolve all issues in the above-captioned matter. EFTA01128544