Filing # 198137284 E-Filed 05/13/2024 09:40:03 AM

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NUMBER: 60-2024-CF-000214-CFAM

STATE OF FLORIDA,
Plaintiff,

-vs-

JASMINE DEANNE EASTERLING,

Defendant.

ORDER SETTING MANDATORY TRIAL PRIORITY

AND ORDER SETTING JURY TRIAL

The Defendant having entered a plea of Not Guilty, it is hereby

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:

1. This matter is set for TRIAL PRIORITY on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., at the Sumter
County Courthouse, 215 E. McCollum Avenue, Bushnell, Florida 33513, Courtroom D, before the
Honorable Mary P. Hatcher, Circuit Judge. Both the Defendant and counsel expected to conduct
the actual trial in this cause must be personally present at the Trial Priority. Any Defendant on
pre-trial release who fails to appear as required by this Order shall have his/her bail revoked and a
warrant issued for his/her arrest.

2. This matter is set for JURY TRIAL for the trial term commencing: Monday, July 08, 2024 at 8:30
a.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 E. McCollum Avenue, Bushnell, Florida 33513,
Courtroom D, before the Honorable Mary P. Hatcher, Circuit Judge. Both the Defendant and
counsel must be personally present for Trial. Any Defendant on pre-trial release who fails to
appear as required by this Order shall have his/her bail revoked and a warrant issued for his/her
arrest.

3. Should the parties reach an agreement in the case and/or the Defendant desires to change his/her
plea, a change of plea hearing can be scheduled at any reasonable time with the Court, by
submitting an email request to the Court’s Judicial Assistant.

4. A copy of this Order will be served by E-Service through the Florida Court’s E-Filing Portal to the
State Attorney’s Office and counsel of record for the Defendant.

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5. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this Order on each Defendant and bondsman (if
any) and certify such service. If the Defendant is not represented by counsel, then the mailing
address of the Defendant shall be noted on the Certificate of Service.

6. It is required that counsel for the defense expected to conduct the actual trial in this cause shall be
familiar with the provisions and purposes of Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.220.

7. EACH AND EVERY ATTORNEY OF RECORD AND THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE

PERSONALLY PRESENT AT THE TRIAL PRIORITY unless a continuance has previously been
granted. The failure of any attorney to appear shall result in the immediate issuance of a Show
Cause Order, and the failure of any Defendant to appear shall result in the issuance of a Capias
and the removal of the case from the trial docket, due to such failure to appear.

8. All substantive motions shall be e-filed, coordinated, and noticed for hearing at least 15 business
days prior to Trial Priority. Copies of the motion shall be emailed to the Court’s Judicial Assistant
once the motion has been processed from the E-Portal and docketed in the court file. The failure
to set motions for hearing prior to the Trial Priority shall be deemed a waiver of the issues raised.
NO MOTIONS SHALL BE HEARD ON THE MORNING OF TRIAL.

9. CONTINUANCES OF TRIAL PRIORITY AND TRIAL: Continuances are granted at the discretion
of the Court. Either party may file a Motion to Continue a case on the trial calendar for good
cause. All Motions to Continue must be e-filed at least 5 business days prior to trial
priority. The Motion must contain the legal basis for the continuance, a statement concerning
when the case will likely be resolved and must state whether the opposing party agrees or objects
to the continuance. Because the case is already set for trial, any Defendant moving to
continue a case off the trial calendar, for a reason not chargeable to the State, must also
include a waiver of speedy trial or a statement that speedy trial has previously been waived.
All cases not continued prior to Trial Priority shall remain on the Trial docket and will not be
continued from the Trial docket unless good cause is shown.

10. Counsel and the parties are also placed on notice that no case will be continued unless there is an
Order entered by the Court prior to Trial Priority. Untimely filed motions to continue do not
relieve the attorney(s) or Defendant(s) from the personal appearances required by this
Order. Joint motions to continue are not binding on the Court and may be denied.

11. Defense counsel and pro se Defendants are encouraged to schedule a change of plea hearing or
motion to continue on the Court’s calendar at an earlier, mutually agreeable date and time, but at
least 15 business days prior to Trial Priority. Any case resolved on or prior to Trial Priority will be
removed from the Trial docket.

12. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not entertain negotiated pleas after the
conclusion of the Trial Priorty Docket on the Thursday prior to the commencement of Trial. After
that time, this case will proceed to trial, or the Defendant may tender an “open plea”. Should the
State of Florida file a nolle prosequi or initiate a pretrial diversion resolution in this matter, the State
is directed to specifically, and separately, notify the Court as soon as that action has been taken.

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 13. Defense counsel is specifically ordered to immediately advise their client of the mandatory
nature of Trial Priority and Jury Trial, the specific date, place, and time of the Trial Priority
and Jury Trial term. Defense counsel is further directed to notify their client that the
personal appearance of the Defendant at the Trial Priority and Jury Trial term specified in
this Order is required.

14. COUNSEL FOR THE STATE AND FOR THE RESPECTIVE DEFENDANTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO GO TO TRIAL ON ANY DAY DURING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED TRIAL TERM.

DONE AND ORDERED on Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in
this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.
Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Sumter
County Courthouse, (352) 569-6952, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or
immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less
than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:
You are required to keep in contact with your attorney and to make sure your attorney and the Clerk of
Court have your current address and phone number.
Prior to your court dates contact your attorney to confirm the status of your hearing.
Pursuant to section 316.193(8), Florida Statutes, you are hereby notified that the driving privileges of
any person convicted of DUI or DUBAL will be suspended or revoked and that such person should
make arrangements for transportation to any court proceeding at which the Court may take such
action.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by E-Service to
the following on on Monday, May 13, 2024.

Ayuban Antonio Tomas Stephen Anthony Fern

tony@tomas-law.com ESERVICESumter@SAO5.ORG
tony@tonytomas.com

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 INTERPRETING SERVICES FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT PERSONS:

If an interpreter is needed, then no later than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled
court hearing, the person (or counsel if represented) requiring the interpreter’s services must
request an appropriate court interpreter for the hearing via the Fifth Circuit website:

http://www.circuit5.org/c5/court-interpreter-request-form/

Should the party requesting the interpreter fail to appear at the court hearing, that party may
be responsible for the costs of the interpreter’s appearance. Additional information on Court
Interpreting Services is located at www.circuit5.org under the Programs & Services section.

Si alguien necesita un intérprete, la persona que requiere los servicios de un intérprete debe
solicitar un intérprete de la corte apropiado por lo menos diez (10) días antes de la audiencia
judicial programada. El pedido se hace por el sitio web del Quinto Circuito:

http://www.circuit5.org/c5/court-interpreter-request-form/

Si la parte que pide un intérprete no comparece en la audiencia judicial, puede que aquella parte
se le imponga el costo de la comparecencia del intérprete. Información adicional acerca de los
Servicios de Interpretación Judicial están disponible en el sitio web www.circuit5.org bajo la
sección titulada “Programas & Services.”

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 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by US mail to
the following parties

Defendant:

Bondsman:

Gloria R. Hayward

Clerk of Circuit Court Sumter County, Florida

By:

{Deputy Clerk}

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