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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

Epstein agreed and objected before trial occurred. Edwards' attempt to pigeon-hole this case to fit within the purview of Labor Ready Se. Inc. v. Australian Warehouses Condo. =, 962 So. 2d 1053 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007), and HSBC Bank USA,.. v. Serban, 148 So. 3d 1287 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014), is unavailing. In fact, the instant

Epstein here, the plaintiff argued that strict compliance with Rule 1.440 was required. The plaintiff relied upon a previous First District opinion, Bennett v. Continental Chemicals, Inc., 492 So.2d 724 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986), in which the court adopted a bright line rule that strict compliance with Rule 1

, 18, 19, 20 148 So.3d 1287 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) Jane Doe No. 1, et al. v. United States, 4 749 F.3d 999 (11th Cir. 2014) Labor Ready Se. Inc. v. Australian Warehouses Condo. ffi, 14, 16, 17 962 So.2d 1053 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007) Parrish v. Dougherty, 14 505 So.2d 646 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987) Pleus v. Crist, 22 14 So.3d 94

se for trial, the "action" is not "at issue" when Edwards made his request. 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

ke in this case—an amended pleading is filed subsequent to an otherwise compliant order setting_trial under Rule 1.440. See Labor Ready Se. Inc. v. Australian Warehouses Condo. Ass'n, 962 So. 2d 1053 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). Labor Ready was another final appeal, not a mandamus proceeding. The appellant in that case argued tha