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Doe v. United States, the Crime Victims' Rights Act case

Federal case begun on 7 July 2008 by victims of Epstein who said prosecutors had broken the Crime Victims' Rights Act by making the 2007 agreement without telling them. Judge Marra found a violation in 2019 and denied every remedy; the Eleventh Circuit rejected Courtney Wild's petition in 2021.

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Dates: 7 Jul 2008 – 15 Apr 2021

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Courtney Wild petitioner (first as Jane Doe 1) Primary record 1
Kenneth Marra district judge Primary record 2
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida part of the government that the victims said had acted unlawfully, until it was recused in early 2019 Primary record 1
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit appeals court that heard Wild's petition in 2019 to 2021 Primary record 1 3
At its December 2020 hearing a Justice Department lawyer said the government was sympathetic to Wild and apologized to her.
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida trial court Primary record 2

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7 Jul 2008 – 15 Apr 2021 Doe v. United States, the Crime Victims' Rights Act case

Proof 3 sources

Executive Summary of Report: Investigation into the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida's Resolution of Its 2006-2008 Federal Criminal Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and Its Interactions with Victims during the Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Professional Responsibility, Nov 2020. Primary record
On September 30, 2019, CVRA petitioner "Jane Doe 1" filed in her true name
the Department recused the USAO from the CVRA litigation
for a writ of mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, seeking review of the district court's order denying all of her requested remedies.
Opinion and Order, Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 v. United States, No. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA (S.D. Fla. 21 Feb 2019), U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (copy held by the House Oversight Committee Democrats), 21 Feb 2019. Primary record
GRANTED to the extent that Petitioners' right to conferral under the CVRA was violated.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Appeals court considers Jeffrey Epstein deal, victims' rights, News4JAX (WJXT), 4 Dec 2020. Scholarship & press
Although we are sympathetic to Ms. Wild and apologize to her for what happened, her legal arguments are incorrect,

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