Case 1:17-cv-00616-JGK-SN Document 28 Filed 04/05/17 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANE DOE 43, CASE NO. 17 Civ 616 (JGK) Plaintiff, JOINT RULE 26(O REPORT vs. Complaint filed: January 26, 2017 JEFFREY EPSTEIN, GIIISLAINE MAXWELL, LESLEY GROFF, AND NATALYA Hon. John G. Koeltl Defendants. Plaintiff, Doe 43, and Defendants, Jeffrey Epstein ("Epstein"), Lesley Groff ("Groff"), and (a') (collectively, "Defendants"), through their respective undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Rule 26(f) and Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and this Court's Order, have conferred and file their Joint Rule 26(f) Report and Discovery Plan ("Report & Plan"). 1. Joint rule 26(f) report a. Rule 26(O(2) - Synopsis, nature and basis of claims/defenses: Plaintiff's Statement Plaintiff alleges that between September 2006 and April 2007, Defendants committed tortious violations of 18 USC §1595, by knowingly recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, soliciting, threatening, forcing or coercing Plaintiff to engage in commercial sex acts. Plaintiff contends that Defendants' actions were undertaken with knowledge or reckless disregard for the fact that their threats of force, fraud, coercion, and combinations of such means would be used, and were in fact used, in order to cause Plaintiff to engage in commercial sex acts, in violation of 18 USC §159I through §1594 and are actionable civilly pursuant to 18 USC §1595. EFTA02819596