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Filing # 193147674 E-Filed 03/01/2024 04:41:55 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 50-2019-CA-014O81-AG
CA FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC
Publisher of THE PALM BEACH POST,
Plaintiff
vs.
DAVE ARONBERG, as State Attorney
of Palm Beach, County, Florida; SHARON
BOCK, as Clerk and Comptroller of
Palm Beach County, Florida,
Defendants.
THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY, L
The McClatchy Company, LLC ("M
intervene in this action for the limited
access to grand jury materials re
Cos
ION TO INTERVENE
, publisher of The Miami Herald, moves to
obtaining, pursuant to §905.27, Florida Statutes,
y Epstein. The grounds for this motion are:
I. McClatchy pub The Miami Herald. The reporting of McClatchy's
professional journalists, e
Jeffrey Epstein'
regarding
2.
ly Julie =, have been central and instrumental in exposing
al abuse and trafficking of minors. The Miami Herald's first articles
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n were published in November 2018.
hrough an initial and amended complaint, and then the prosecution of an appeal,
Plaintiff has sought to obtain through this action grand jury materials relating to Mr. Epstein.
3. By Agreed Order dated February 28, 2024, the Court permitted the Associated
Press to intervene in this action, writing that It]he Associated Press is hereby permitted to
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intervene in this matter and shall be granted access to any grand jury materials the Court orders to
be disclosed."
4. Yesterday, on February 29, 2024, this Court entered an order ruling that under the
law, as it existed on that date, releasing the grand jury materials would not further justice and, on
that basis, the Court would not order the release of the materials. However, the Cou noted that
the governing law will change on July 1, 2024, and the Court granted the parti to file a
motion for reconsideration once the law changes. S"
5. Through this Motion, McClatchy seeks to intervene iOn for the limited
purpose of obtaining access to any grand jury materials that, u .1 Olot or reconsideration, the
Court orders to be disclosed. As the publisher of a news l ill neral circulation, McClatchy
, has standing to intervene for the purpose of oppo ' of records and seeking to obtain i h
M eaccess to records. See, e.g., Barron v. Flori Newspapers, Inc., 531 So.2d 113, 118 c
(Fla. 1988); Miami Herald Publishing C Lei , 426 So.2d 1, 4 (Fla. 1983).
WHEREFORE, McClatch a Ily requests the entry of an Order permitting it to
intervene in this action for th imit purpose of obtaining access to the grand jury materials
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Respectfully submitted,
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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300
Miami, Florida 33131
([Phone Redacted] (telephone)
([Phone Redacted] (facsimile)
By: Isl Scott D. Ponce
Scott D. Ponce (FBN 0169528)
sponceahklaw.com
Attorneys for The McClatchy Company, LLC
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I filed this document on March 1, 2024 using Florida's e-
filing portal, which will serve a copy on all counsel of record.
By: /s/ Scott D. Ponce
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