1.  Contact the Judicial Assistant to confirm trial week and date and time of pretrial. Submit your Uniform Order Scheduling Trial and Pretrial (Jury or Non-jury) to the Court along with copies and pre-paid envelopes for all parties within ten (10) days After receiving your confirmation.

2.  Counsel must sign a Joint Stipulation setting trial and state the number of days it will      take to try the case, or schedule trial by Order after hearing.

3.   CONTINUANCE(S):  To continue a trial, the parties must comply with Rule 1.460, Fla.R.Civ.P., and schedule a hearing with the court.  Even if all parties stipulate to a continuance, a hearing must be set on our UMC docket.

4.   ALL MOTIONS IN LIMINE SHOULD BE FILED AND HEARD PRIOR TO THE PRETRIAL.  The time allotted for Pretrial conference does not allow enough time to argue anything but an uncomplicated motion in limine.

 4.  SETTLEMENTS:  Written notification must be provided to the Court when a case settles before the parties are excused from appearing at pretrial and/or trial.