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 SETTING TRIAL DATE
THE ABOVE CAUSE is hereby set for Criminal Jury Trial at the Wilkie D. Ferguson
Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, Courtroom 10-2, Miami, Florida, during the two-week
period commencing Monday, XXXXX at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the case may be
called. A Calendar Call will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, XXXXX at the Wilkie D.
Ferguson Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, Courtroom 10-2, Miami, Florida. It is further
ORDERED as follows:
1. All requests for Writs Ad Testificandum must be filed not later than 14 business
days prior to the first day of the scheduled trial period.
2. All responses pursuant to the Standing Discovery Order and/or Local Rule 88.10
shall be provided in a timely fashion in accordance with the dates scheduled by the
magistrate judge. Noncompliance may result in sanctions. Any notice submitted
pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) shall include a specific factual basis
for the evidence sought to be introduced.
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3. All motions filed shall be accompanied by a written statement certifying that
counsel for the moving party has conferred with opposing counsel in a good
faith effort to resolve by agreement the subject matter of the motion, where
required by Local Rule 88.9.
4. Counsel shall be prepared to conduct limited voir dire following the Court’s
questioning of the panel. Prior to Calendar Call, counsel shall also file proposed
voir dire questions. Proposed jury instructions, in typed form, including
substantive charges and defenses, shall be submitted to the Court prior to Calendar
Call, in Word format, via e-mail to
[email protected]. Instructions for
filing proposed documents may be viewed at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov.
5. Prior to Calendar Call, all counsel shall file a list of proposed witnesses and/or
exhibits to be presented at trial. All exhibits to be offered into evidence or marked
for identification must be pre-labeled in accordance with the proposed exhibit list.
(Government exhibits are to be designated numerically; defense exhibits,
alphabetically).
6. If either party seeks to introduce transcript(s) at the trial, such shall be exchanged
with all counsel before the scheduled day of trial. If a transcript cannot be agreed
upon, each party shall be prepared to produce its own version for the trier of fact.
7. All anticipated Jencks Act1 material shall be turned over to defense counsel not
later than the morning of the first day of trial. The material shall include a face
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sheet for defense counsel to sign and date, acknowledging receipt.
8. Upon receipt of this order, counsel are directed to certify with the Court’s
courtroom deputy the necessity of an interpreter for the Defendant. Counsel are
further instructed to notify the Court, at least 24 hours prior to any hearings or trial,
if an interpreter is required.
9. Counsel are instructed that arrangements for appropriate clothing for defendants in
custody must be made with the Bureau of Prisons at least seven (7) days prior to
the scheduled trial date.
10. Counsel are advised to comply with Local Rule 88.5, requiring the filing of
speedy trial reports every 20 days hereafter until the time of trial or plea.
11. COUNSEL ARE REMINDED THAT PURSUANT TO THE CM/ECF
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, PROPOSED ORDERS SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE COURT BY E-MAIL IN WORD FORMAT AT
[email protected].
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this XX th day of XXXXX.
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BETH BLOOM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
cc: counsel of record
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