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is an insufficient remedy. As the Second District explained in Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea, 170 So. 3d 125 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015): It is true that the Gawker defendants have available to them the legal remedy of pursuing an appeal from any future final judgment, in which they could complain of the erran

Edwards filed his motion to set case for trial, 7 EFTA00793699 the case was not at issue, and thus, the scheduled trial may not proceed based on Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1440.5 (App. 15). Upon receiving Edwards' Supplement to his Motion for Separate Trials, Epstein's counsel immediately researched the Rule

Schoof, 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,

time Edwards filed his motion to set case for trial, the case was not at issue, and thus, Epstein's case against Rothstein may not proceed based on Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440. (App. 15). Rule 1.440 provides: (a) When at Issue. An action is at issue after any motions directed to the last pleading served

Schoof, 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,

BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT COURT MUST REMOVE THE CASE FROM THE TRIAL DOCKET IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE MANDATE SET FORTH IN RULE 1.440. In violation of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440, this case was not "at issue" when Edwards filed his Motion to Set Case for Trial. Therefore, the circuit court's ensuing Order set

OURT: Despite the representation, 29 The law says, in rule 1.440 in the 29 Ms. Rockenbach, that you made in your motion 24 Bennett case and the Gawker case from the 24 to continue, that Plaintiff and his trial 15 Second DCA, says that this Court has to look 25 counsel will not seek another con

otion filed by 5 By KARA BERARD ROCKENBACH, ESQUIRE Epstein to remove the case from the trial 6 By SCOTT J. LINK, ESQUIRE ^ docket relative to Florida Rule of Civil 9 For Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff: Procedure 1.440 first. SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA, BARNHART C 8 SHIPLEY, P.A. e MR. SCAROLA: Good morning, Yo