EPSTEIN
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ATTEST:
TAMARA CHARLES
Clerk of the Court
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EDOTCTA THMAS-HODGE
Court Clerk Supervisor ~
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OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
FILED
Marc h 17, 202 1
ST-20 19-PB-000 80
TAMARA CHARLES
:LERK OF THE COURT
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS/ ST. JOHN
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN
ISLANDS,
PLAINTIFF,
v.
DARREN K. INDYKE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE
EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY
E. EPSTEIN AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
1953 TRUST; RICHARD D. KAHN, IN HIS
CAPACITY AS THE EXECUTOR FOR THE
ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, AND
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 1953TRUST;
ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN; THE 1953
TRUST; PLAN D, LLC; GREAT ST. JIM, LLC;
NAUTILUS, INC.; HYPERION AIR, LLC;
POPLAR, INC.; SOUTHERN TRUST
COMPANY, INC.; AND JOHN AND JANE
DOES,
DEFENDANTS.
ORDER
Case No. ST-2020-CV-00014
Action for Damages
Jury Trial Demanded
THIS MATTER was referred to the Complex Litigation Division to determine whether to
designate this case as complex pursuant to Rule 92 of the Virgin Islands Rules of Civil Procedure. The
co-executors of the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein filed a motion on February I, 2021 for complex treatment
and the Court (Tejo, J.) granted the motion and referred this matter for a determination. In order to avoid
delay, and to ensure that all issues relevant to the determination are addressed, the Court will set a briefing
schedule for the parties to follow. The Court acknowledges that, in their February I, 2021 motion, the Co-
Executors reference the related probate matter, In re: Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, Case No. ST-20 l 9-PB-
00080. The Court will also direct the parties to address whether the probate matter should be designated
complex so that both matters can be coordinated together in the event that the Court, in its administrative
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ORDER
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capacity in the absence of a judge assigned to the Complex Litigation Division, concludes that the
litigation involving the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein should be treated as complex.
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that the movants, the Co-Executors of the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, have leave to
SERVE and FILE a supplemental brief within seven (7) days from the date of entry of this Order, to
address, if not already addressed in their February 1, 2021 motion, whether In re: Estate of Jeffrey E.
Epstein, Case No. ST-20 l 9-PB-00080, should be designated as complex, or reassigned to the same judge
to avoid delay and inconsistent rulings, c,f V.l. R. Civ. P. 92(g); and (2) to identify whether, in their
capacity as executors, any other civil actions or proceedings are currently pending in the Superior Court
of the Virgin Islands that also should be reassigned to the same judge to avoid delay, c,f In re Procedure
for the Assignment & Reassignment of Related Cases & Proceedings, Case No. SX-2020-MC-00087,
2020 V.I. LEXIS 75 (V.l. Super. Ct. Dec. 3, 2020). It is further
ORDERED that all parties to this case, except the Co-Executors, and any pat1ies to the probate
matter, except the Co-Executors, MAY SERVE and FILE a response in writing no later than fifteen (15)
days after the supplemental response requested above is filed to respond to the February 1, 2021 motion,
as supplemented. Failure to respond will be treated as no opposition to the Co-Executor's motion. It is
further
ORDERED that the Co-Executors MAY SERVE and FILE a consolidated reply to any and all
arguments raised in opposition to their motion, as supplemented, within seven (7) calendar days after
the last response is filed. It is further
ORDERED that no extensions of time will be granted as the time for filing an opposition has
already passed. All parties are further advised that the Court will decide the motion on the papers without
oral argument. It is further
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ORDERED that the Clerk's Office shall SERVE a copy on all parties who appeared in this case
as well as any attorneys who appeared in the probate matter, and DOCKET a copy of this order and the
accompanying notice of entry in the probate matter.
DONE and so ORDERED this /J~ day of March, 2021.
ATTEST:
TAMARA~HA
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Clerk of t~U
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Dated:
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HAROLDWL. WILLOCKS
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
OF THE "IRGIN ISLANDS
FILED
March 12 , 202 1
ST-2020 - CV- 000 14
TAMARA CHARLES
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
District of St. Thomas/St. John
:LERK OF THE COURT
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
VIRGIN ISIANDS,
Plaintiff,
v.
DARREN K. INDYKE, in his capacity as the
EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY
E. EPSTEIN and ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
1953 TRUST, et al.,
Defendants.
Case Number: ST-2020-CV-00014
Action: Damages
NOTICE of ENTRY
of
To:
ORDER
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