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ice for trial, and the trial judge is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with the rule. The following excerpt from the First District's Bennett decision "succinctly encapsulates" what occurred here: The requirement of notice is mandatory. . . . The procedure for setting actions for trial i

rger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue S., Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 VIA U.S. MAIL The Honorable Donald W. Hafele Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 10.1216 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter- Defendant Jeffrey Epstein 16 EFTA00808487 LINK

because there was no default against Rothstein on the operative complaint. Florida law is clear: "strict compliance with rule 1.440 is mandatory." Bennett v. Cont'l Chemicals, Inc., 492 So. 2d 724, 727 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) (emphasis added).6 At the earliest opportunity on the next business day, Monday,

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set 5 EFTA00793771 the cause for trial, the "action" was not "at issue." Florida law is clear: "strict compliance with rule 1.440 is mandatory." Bennett v. Cont'l Chemicals, Inc., 492 So. 2d 724, 727 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) (emphasis added). Accord Teelucksingh v. Teelucksingh, 21 So. 3d 37, 37 (Fla. 2d

er er & Weiss, P.A. Suite 1400 01 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Jeffrey Epstein VIA U.S. MAIL ONLY The Honorable Donald W. Hafele Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 10.1216 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 19 EFTA00793785 LINK & R KENBA H PA By: /s/ Kara Berard Rim Scott J. Link (FBN