Epstein Secrets

be entitled to enforce the rule under the circumstances of this case. Epstein relies almost exclusively on the Second District's decision in Gawker Media, LLC v. Baal, 170 So.3d 125, 127 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015); which is distinguishable. In Gawker, the plaintiff brought suit against multiple related defen

15 EFTA00808533 C. Epstein Waived the Right to Rely on Rule 1.440 Epstein has waived reliance on Rule 1.440. As discussed above, Epstein filed the Second Amended Complaint on August 22, 2011. Rothstein never answered the complaint. Pursuant to Rule 1.500(a), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, it was incumbent upon Epst

190 So. 3d 169, 170 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) ("Strict compliance with rule 1.440 is required and failure to adhere to it is reversible error."); Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea, 170 So. 3d 125, 131 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) ("[A] party is absolutely entitled to strict conformance with the terms of rule 1.440, includ

m., in a "Supplement" to his Motion for Separate Trials filed just the day before (App. 14), Edwards asserted for the first time that no default on the Second Amended Complaint had been entered in Epstein's case against Rothstein. In other words, at the time Edwards filed his motion to set case for trial, the case was not

190 So. 3d 169, 170 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) ("Strict compliance with rule 1.440 is required and failure to adhere to it is reversible error."); Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea, 170 So. 3d 125, 131 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) ("[A] party is absolutely entitled to strict conformance with the terms of rule 1.440, includ

recognized the case was not at issue at the time the motion to 5 Epstein simultaneously filed his Motion for Default Against Defendant Rothstein on the Second Amended Complaint. (App. 17). Pursuant to Rule 1.440, the "action" will be at issue 20 days after the circuit court grants Epstein's motion for default. Thereafter,