Case 1:20-cv-00484-JGK-DCF Document 97 Filed 02/05/21 Page 1 of 4 PANISH SHEA & BO)R, i, February 4, 2021 VIA ECF Hon. John G. Koeltl Daniel Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 Re: Application denied. The reply brief has already been filed. There is no need for a hearing at this time. SO ORDERED. /s/ John G. Koeltl February 5, 2021 John G. Koelti New York, NY U.S.D.J. Doe v. Indyke, et al., 1:20-ev-000484-.ICK-DCF Update Regarding Settlement and Plaintiff's Pending Motion to Dismiss Dear Judge Koeltl: On October 16, 2020, the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program (EVCP) made an offer of compensation to Plaintiff who accepted that offer on November 29, 2020. As the Court was previously made aware, a condition of payment of the settlement to Plaintiff was that she had to dismiss this pending action with prejudice. Plaintiff promptly attempted to do so by securing a stipulation for dismissal among the parties. Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell refused to stipulate. On December 21, 2020, Plaintiff wrote this Court requesting that it dismiss the case with prejudice pursuant to FRCP 41(a)(2) (ECF 87). In response to that letter, the Court scheduled a status conference for December 23, 2020. Following the status conference, the Court set a briefing schedule for Plaintiffs Motion to Dismiss. Pursuant to that briefing schedule, Plaintiff filed her Motion to Dismiss on January 15, 2021 (ECF 91). Her reply brief is due tomorrow. Today, however, we received a letter from the EVCP Fund Administrator, Jordy entitled "Im ortant U ate Regarding the Epstein VCP." That letter is enclosed for the Court's reference. states, in pertinent part, "I am writing to inform you that, due to uncertainty about the liquidity of Estate assets to fund the Program, effective immediately, all compensation determination offers will be held until after the March 25, 2021 claims filing deadline or until such time that I have sufficient certainty that eligible claims ca