Case 1:19-cv-11869-MKV-DCF Troutman Sanders LLP 875 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 troutman.com Document 28 Filed 04/15/20 Page 1 of 3 troutmar? sanders Bennet J. Moskowitz D: 212-704-6000 [email protected] April 15, 2020 VIA ECF Hon. Debra C. Freeman Daniel Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007 Re: VE, 1:19-cv-07625-AJN-DCF; Katlyn Doe, 1:19-cv-07771-PKC-DCF; Priscilla Doe, 1:19-cv-07772-ALC-DCF; Lisa Doe, 1:19-cv-07773-ER-DCF; Anastasia Doe, 1:19-cv11869-MKV-DCF Dear Judge Freeman: We represent Defendants Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, in the above-referenced actions. We write in sa to the "dated April 15, 2020, submitted by plaintiffs' counsel, Brad "Status and Brittany, to Your Honor (ECF Doc. 27). Mr. letter is accurate in several important respects: First: The Co-Executors have — with no legal obligation to do so — worked hard for more than five months to establish an independent and voluntary claims resolution program, titled the "Epstein Victims' Compensation Program," for purposes of resolving sexual abuse claims against Mr. Epstein. If the Program fails to launch, it will be an extraordinary lost opportunity for eligible claimants to receive compensation and voluntarily resolve their claims through a confidential, non-adversarial alternative to litigation. Second: After interviewing several potential candidates to design and administer the Program, the Co-Executors selected the nationally acclaimed trio of Jordana , Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros, who have designed, implemented and administered extensive mass tort compensation programs including the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, those involving the Roman Catholic Church sex-abuse scandals, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Agent Orange toxic chemical matter, and several others. (Mr. Feinberg in particular had been suggested by some plainti