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I. BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................1
II. ARGUMENT ......................................................................................................................6
A. Defendant Has Not Met Her Burden To Show Good Cause For
A Stay In Discovery. ...............................................................................................6
B. Ms. Giuffre’s Claim Is Meritorious And Defendant Has Not Made
An Adequate Showing To Defeat The Claim..........................................................7

1. The Qualified “Self-Defense” Privilege Does Not Protect
   The Publication Of Deliberately False Statements......................................8
2. The Qualified Pre-Litigation Privilege Does Not Protect
   Mass Publication Of Deliberately False Statements For The
   Purpose Of Harassment. ..............................................................................9
3. The Complaint Properly Alleges Defamatory Statements. .......................10
   C. Defendant Has Not Shown “Undue Burden”. .......................................................15
   D. There Is Substantial Prejudice To Ms. Giuffre In Staying Discovery...................18
   CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................19
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