UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. XX-XXXXX-CR-BLOOM/Valle
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
XXXXX.
Defendant.
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ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL PROCEDURES
This matter is set for Jury Trial to begin on Monday, XXXXX, at 9:00 a.m. It is
further ORDERED that immediately before trial begins, counsel for both parties shall be prepared
to indicate whether they have complied with the following procedure:
Should any plea offer be made by the Government but not accepted by Defendant, the
Government shall attach to any such offer a cover sheet with space for Defendant and Defendant=s
attorney to certify that Defendant has reviewed the plea offer. The cover sheet shall also include
space for Defendant and Defendant=s attorney to certify the dates of signature. This document
shall be signed by Defendant and Defendant=s attorneys before trial. This document shall not be
filed with the Court or otherwise provided to the Court but shall be maintained within the
Government=s case file. The parties shall not advise the Court whether any plea offer has
been made or, if so, of the contents of any plea offer that might have been made. See United
States v. Tobin, 676 F.3d 1264 (11th Cir. 2012). Before trial begins, the Court will specifically
inquire as to whether the parties have complied with this paragraph of this Order. The parties
Case No. XXXXX-CR-BLOOM/Valle
shall respond with either a Ayes@ or Ano,@ without further elaboration. If no plea offer has
been made or if a plea offer has been made and the requirements of this paragraph have been
satisfied, the answer shall be Ayes.@
DONE AND ORDERED at Miami, Florida, this XXth day of XXXX, XXXX.
BETH BLOOM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
cc: Counsel of Record
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