35 H3VOGIU1 ih "mistake", and that was indicated in the pleading withdrawing 2 the summary judgment motion as follows: "Edwards and Cassell 3 do acknowledge that the public filing in the Crime Victims 4 Rights Act case of the client's allegations against Defendant 5 Dershowitz became a major distraction from the merits of the 6 well-founded Crime Victims Rights Act case by causing delay 7 and, as a consequence, turned out to be a tactical mistake." 8 "Tactical mistake." "For that reason Edwards and Cassell have 9 chosen to withdraw the referenced filing as a condition of the 10 Settlement." 1a That's all a very interesting lawsuit, but that's a 12 lawsuit that does not have Ms. Giuffre as a party. It was 13 Cassell and Edwards versus Alan Dershowitz, with claims going 14 back and forth. Cassell and Edwards were, of course, 15 vindicating their own professional interests and their 16 professional reputation responding to the attacks that had been de made by Mr. Dershowitz, and they chose to settle the case, as 18 did Mr. Dershowitz, for undisclosed financial reasons. 19 And also, from the fact I think your Honor is now 20 aware, that there were some witnesses who were not available. 21 Sarah Ransome has come forward in this case to say that she was 22 a traffic to Alan Dershowitz in the same way that Ms. Giuffre 23 alleges, and that was information that has only recently become 24 available. 25 The point is, you have enough business on your hands SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011338