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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

final judgment would be insufficient to remedy the rule's provisions t re q g -in a 50-day hiatus between trial and service of the last pleading); Precision Constructors, Inc., 825 So. 2d at 1063 (judgment vacated because failure to adhere strictly to the mandates of Rule 1.440 is reversible error). Absent mandamus relie

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,

Y. Mellon, 175 So. 3d 305, 306 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) (final judgment reversed because case noticed for trial before answer to counterclaim was filed); Precision Constructors, Inc. v. Yalta: Constr. Corp., 825 So. 2d 1062, 1063 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (judgment vacated because failure to adhere strictly to the mandates of Rule 1.44

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

Y. Mellon, 175 So. 3d 305, 306 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) (final judgment reversed because case noticed for trial before answer to counterclaim was filed); Precision Constructors, Inc. v. Vallee, Constr. Bifurcation is improper here, because the issues presented by the claim and counterclaim are so inextricably intertwined that it