Case 1:19-cv-11869-MKV-DCF Document 27 Filed 04/15/20 Page 1 of 4 POTTI NG ER LLC Florida Office »04 J. Seth M. Lehrman "0 Brittany N. Matthew D. Weissing "i 425 North Andrews Avenue Suite 2 Fort Lauderdak, FL 33301 Telephone (954)524-2820 Fax (954)524-2822 New York Office J. Stanley Pottinger t j Admitted in California 0 Admitted in DiStliCt of Columbia • Admitted in Florida j Admined in New York I Board rketified Civil Trul lawycr April 15, 2020 Filed Via ECF Magistrate Judge Debra C. Freeman Daniel Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 Re: VE v. Nine East 71" Street a aL, No. 19-cv-07625 (S.D.N.Y.) (Nathan, J.) Katlyn Doe v. Darren K. Indyke et aL, 19-cv-07771 (S.D.N.Y.) (Castel, J.) Pricilla Doe v. Darren K. Indyke et aL, No. 19-cv-07772 (S.D.N.Y.) (Carter, J.) Lisa Doe v. Darren K Indyke et at, No. 19-cv-07773 (S.D.N.Y.) (Ramos, J.) Anastasia Doe v. Darren K. Indyke, et aL, No. 19-cv-11869 (S.D.N.Y.) (Nathan, J.) Dear Judge Freeman, We represent the five Plaintiffs referenced above whose cases have all been assigned to Your Honor. We write to provide you with a Status Update regarding the progress of settlement discussions in the cases. As Your Honor is likely aware, counsel for claimants have spent a substantial amount of time working with both the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands and the Estate in an effort to facilitate the establishment of an independent and Voluntary Claims Resolution Program ("Program") for the purposes of resolving sexual abuse claims against Jeffrey Epstein. Unfortunately, we have reached a point of apparent impasse, and thus felt it necessary to apprise the Court of the recent events that have transpired. As Your Honor is aware, on November 14, 2019, the Estate sought approval of the Program from the probate court in the United States Virgin Islands. On January 15, 2020, just before the February 4, 2020 hearing wherein approval of the Program was anticipated, the Attorney General of the V