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b. Work Product Privilege has been Waived
In 2011, Scarola acted as Edward’s attorney in a case captioned Epstein v. Edwards, Case
No. 502009CA040800XXXMB, in the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm
Beach County, Florida (the “Epstein v. Edwards Case.”). That action is still pending. According
to the most recent discovery responses, Edwards represented Plaintiff in the CVRA Case at the
same time. SOF, ¶(d).
On April 7, 2011, Edwards, Scarola and Plaintiff had a telephone conversation, recorded
with the knowledge and consent of Plaintiff. Menninger Decl., Ex N at 1. The content of the
conversation is a detailed interview of Plaintiff recounting her story of her time with Epstein.
The transcript of that conversation, clearly marked “Work Product,” has been produced widely
and attached to multiple court filings. It was used affirmatively in the Epstein v. Edwards Case
and filed on May 17, 2011 in that case. See Menninger Decl., Ex. O (Notice of Filing). It was
also used affirmatively in the CVRA Case. See Menninger Decl., Ex. P, DE #290, Exhibit 3. It
was produced in this case and in the Dershowitz Case by Plaintiff and her counsel. See
Menninger Decl., Ex. Q. It apparently was also transmitted to the press. See Menninger Decl.,
Ex. J.
As discussed above, putting information contained in this “work product” document at
issue waives of any protection and extends to any and all work product of Scarola related to
Plaintiff or her claims and stories.
c. There is no basis to claim common interest or joint defense privilege
It bears repeating that “[t]he party asserting the privilege ... bears the burden of
establishing its essential elements.” Mejia, 655 F.3d at 132; see also Wultz v. Bank of China Ltd.,
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304 F.R.D. 384, 391 (S.D.N.Y.2015) (“The party invoking the privilege also has the burden to
show that the privilege has not been waived.”).
Plaintiff provides no basis for claiming a common interest or joint defense with anyone
related to the CVRA case. The only two people Scarola represents, to Ms. Maxwell’s
knowledge, are Edwards and Cassell. They are the attorneys in the CVRA case, and by
definition should not have a personal or common interest with the parties in that litigation.
Regardless, it is Plaintiff’s burden to establish that such and interest exists, who is involved, and
Scarola’s role. Having failed to provide any of the information necessary to establish the
applicability of these privileges, they are waived. See S.E.C. v. Yorkville Advisors, LLC, 300
F.R.D. 152, 162 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) (failure to provide adequate descriptions of the subject matter,
authors and recipients of the withheld documents resulted in waiver of privilege). There is
simply no basis for withholding any communication with or work product of Scarola.
CONCLUSION
Plaintiff and her lawyers waived any privilege as to their communications related to the
subject matters of (a) the CVRA litigation and (b) the Edwards and Cassell v. Dershowitz Case.
Similarly, Plaintiff’s lawyers waived any claim of work product to material gathered in relation
to those litigations.
Accordingly, Ms. Maxwell requests that the Court enter an order finding (a) a waiver of
the attorney-client privilege as to the subject matter of the CVRA and Dershowitz litigations and
(b) a work product exemption for materials gathered in relation to those matters. She further
requests an Order directing Plaintiff to provide Ms. Maxwell with all documents as to which
such the attorney-client privilege and work product have been waived.
Dated: May 26, 2016.
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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Laura A. Menninger
Laura A. Menninger (LM-1374)
Jeffrey S. Pagliuca (pro hac vice)
HADDON, MORGAN AND FOREMAN, P.C.
150 East 10th Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303.831.7364
Fax: 303.832.2628
lmenninger@hmflaw.com
Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on May 26, 2016, I electronically served this Motion to Compel all
Communications and Work Product Put At Issue by Plaintiff and Her Attorneys via ECF on the
following:
Sigrid S. McCawley
Meridith Schultz
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP
401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Ste. 1200
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
smccawley@bsfllp.com
mschultz@bsfllp.com
Paul G. Cassell
383 S. University Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
cassellp@law.utah.edu
Bradley J. Edwards
FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS,
FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L.
425 North Andrews Ave., Ste. 2
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
brad@pathtojustice.com
/s/ Nicole Simmons
Nicole Simmons