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Carlos Mendoza
District Judge
Commission Date:
June 27, 2014
Division:
Orlando
Chambers:
5-650
Courtroom:
5B
Judge Initials:
CEM
Chambers Email:
[email protected]
Courtroom Deputy
Court Reporter
Ann Lindstrand
(407) 835-4202
[email protected]
Suzanne Trimble
(407) 900-8775
[email protected]
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Biography
Federal Judicial Service
District Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Nominated by Barack Obama on February 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Judge John Antoon II.
Confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 2014, and received commission on June 27, 2014.
Forms
Civil Disclosure Statement – LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 (DOC)
Criminal Disclosure Statement – FRCrP 12.4 (DOC)
Notice of Pendency of Other Actions (DOC)
Uniform Case Management Report (DOC)
AO 85 - Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge (PDF)
AO 85A - Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion to a Magistrate Judge (PDF)
Case Management Report - Patent Cases (PDF)
Court Tags (Use White Paper) (PDF)
Defendant Tags (Use Yellow Paper) (PDF)
E.R.I.S.A. Claim Review Case Management Report (DOC)
Exhibit Certification Form (DOC)
Exhibit List (DOC)
Exhibit List (PDF)
Government Tags (Use Blue Paper) (PDF)
Joint Tags (Use Green Paper) (PDF)
Plaintiff Tags (Use Blue Paper) (PDF)
Preferences
Miscellaneous
Proposed orders are not required unless specifically requested by the court.
Typically, all inquiries should be directed to Courtroom Deputy Clerk Ann Lindstrand at
(407) 835-4202
or
[email protected]
.
The court will schedule a trial status conference during the month prior to the trial term to discuss date certain for trial and to set a date for the final pretrial conference. No substantive matters will be heard at this time.
When filing motions electronically with
the clerk
, it is not necessary to provide separate courtesy copies; however, all PDF documents filed electronically should be in full-page, text-searchable format.
Pretrial Conference
The court will hear motions in limine and address any objections to exhibits and witnesses at that time. Counsel should be prepared to address all pretrial matters.
Lead trial counsel’s appearance at the final pretrial conference is mandatory.
Counsel should make arrangements with the courtroom deputy clerk to test any electronic equipment expected to be used at trial.
Scheduling
The plaintiff must complete and file the
case management report
in accordance with
Local Rule 3.02
.
The court will not conduct a preliminary pretrial conference unless the parties request one or the court deems it necessary. The
magistrate judge
assigned to the case normally conducts the preliminary pretrial conference.
The parties may not extend deadlines established in the case management and scheduling order without the approval of the court.
The pendency of any motion, including motions to dismiss, does not automatically stay the deadlines in the case management and scheduling order.
Trial
The trial term lasts for one month, commencing on the first day of the month. Normally, criminal cases are tried first, civil jury trials are called up next, and then civil non-jury trials. Civil cases not reached during this trial term will be placed at the beginning of the following month’s trial term, after all criminal cases have been tried. Trials will normally be set for date certain at the trial status conference, which is held the third Thursday of the month preceding trial.
The court will conduct the jury voir dire, giving due consideration to questions proposed by the parties.
The court will normally be in session from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day; however, this schedule may change as circumstances require.
Counsel must adhere to
Local Rule 5.03
at all times when appearing before this court.
The court requires a bench book of exhibits to be provided on the first day of trial.
The court does not set a deadline for entering a change of plea in criminal cases.
The court requires a transcript or closed-captioning of any audio or video evidence that is shown to the jury.
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