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s were consolidated for panel purposes on March 16, 2018. EFTA00808506 The consolidated appeals concern a violation of the mandatory language in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440 that requires a court to set an action for trial only when all claims and counterclaims are "at issue" and reported decisions from

ance"); Genuine Pans Co. v. Parsons, 917 So. 2d 419, 421 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)(issuing a writ of mandamus to enforce strict toning of Rule 1.440(c)); 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

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 (Ha. 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, inclu

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

. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 204 So. 3d 476, 479 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016) (citing Genuine Parts Co. v. Parsons, 917 So. 2d 419, 421 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) and Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea, 170 So. 3d 125, 130 (Ha. 2d DCA 2015)). I In compliance with this Court's Administrative Order No. 2014-1, the Petitioner has cont

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

nscript. Epstein will supplement his Appendix with the Court's Order once entered. 7 See Bennett, 492 So. 2d at 727; Teelucksingh, 21 So. 3d at 37; Gawker Media, LLC, 170 So. 3d at 131; Genuine Pans Co., 917 So. 2d at 421. 7 EFTA00793773 The purpose of mandamus is "to enforce the respondent's unqualified