2024 Trial Schedule (PDF); 2025 Trial Schedule (PDF); 2026 Trial Schedule (PDF); 2027 Trial Schedule (PDF); 2028 Trial Schedule (PDF); Instructions Regarding a Statement of Material Facts for a Motion for Summary Judgment (PDF); Instructions Regarding Exhibit Lists, Marking Exhibits, Sensitive Exhib

=== 2024 Trial Schedule (PDF) ===

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE John L. Badalamenti United States District Court Middle District of Florida Fort Myers Division 2024 TRIAL SCHEDULE TRIAL TERM CRIMINAL STATUS CONFERENCES CIVIL FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCES 1:30pm 1:30pm January 2 December 11, 2023 December 15, 2023 February 5 January 8 March 4 February 12 April 1 May 1 June 3 July 1 August 5 March 11 April 8 May 13 June 10 July 8 January 26 February 23 March 29 April 26 May 31 June 28 July 26 September 3 August 12 August 30 October 1 September 9 September 27 November 4 October 15 October 25 December 2 November 12 November 29

=== 2025 Trial Schedule (PDF) ===

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN L. BADALAMENTI United States District Court Middle District of Florida Fort Myers Division 2025 TRIAL SCHEDULE TRIAL TERM CRIMINAL STATUS CONFERENCES CIVIL FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCES 1:30pm 1:30pm January 6 December 9, 2024 December 20, 2024 February 3 January 13 March 3 February 10 April 1 May 5 June 2 July 1 August 4 March 10 April 14 May 12 June 9 July 14 January 31 February 28 March 28 April 25 May 30 June 27 July 25 September 2 August 11 August 29 October 1 September 8 September 26 November 3 October 14 October 31 December 1 November 10 November 21

=== 2026 Trial Schedule (PDF) ===

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN L. BADALAMENTI United States District Court Middle District of Florida Fort Myers Division 2026 TRIAL SCHEDULE TRIAL TERM CRIMINAL STATUS CONFERENCES CIVIL FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCES 1:30 pm 1:30 pm January 5 December 8, 2025 December 19, 2025 February 2 January 12 March 2 February 9 April 6 May 4 June 1 July 1 August 3 March 9 April 13 May 11 June 8 July 13 January 30 February 27 March 27 April 24 May 29 June 26 July 31 September 1 August 10 August 28 October 5 September 14 September 25 November 2 October 13 October 30 December 1 November 9 November 20

=== 2027 Trial Schedule (PDF) ===

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN L. BADALAMENTI United States District Court Middle District of Florida Fort Myers Division 2027 TRIAL SCHEDULE TRIAL TERM CRIMINAL STATUS CONFERENCES CIVIL FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCES 1:30 pm 1:30 pm January 4 December 14, 2026 December 17, 2026 February 1 January 11 March 1 February 8 April 5 May 3 June 1 July 6 August 2 March 8 April 12 May 10 June 14 July 12 January 29 February 26 March 26 April 30 May 28 June 25 July 30 September 1 August 9 August 27 October 4 September 13 September 24 November 1 October 12 October 29 December 1 November 8 November 19

=== 2028 Trial Schedule (PDF) ===

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN L. BADALAMENTI United States District Court Middle District of Florida Tampa Division 2028 TRIAL SCHEDULE TRIAL TERM CRIMINAL STATUS CONFERENCES CIVIL FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCES 1:30 pm 1:30 pm January 3 December 13, 2027 December 17, 2027 February 7 January 10 March 6 February 14 January 28 February 25 April 3 May 1 June 5 July 3 August 7 March 13 March 24 April 10 May 8 June 12 July 10 April 21 May 26 June 23 July 28 September 4 August 14 August 25 October 2 November 6 September 11 September 22 October 10 October 27 December 4 November 13 November 17

=== Instructions Regarding a Statement of Material Facts for a Motion for Summary Judgment (PDF) ===

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION The Honorable John Badalamenti NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES Instructions Regarding a Statement of Material Facts for a Motion for Summary Judgment I. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS Each motion for summary judgment must include a specifically captioned section titled, "Statement of Material Facts." The statement of material facts must list each material fact alleged not to be disputed in separate, numbered paragraphs. Each fact must be supported by a pinpoint citation to the specific part of the record relied upon to support that fact.1 The record includes depositions, electronically stored information, affidavits or declarations, stipulations, admissions, and interrogatory answers; however, it does not include attorney's affidavits. When preparing the statement of material facts, the moving party must reference only the material facts necessary for the Court to 1 For example, a reference to "Deposition of Jones" is insufficient. The Docket Entry, and page and line numbers of the deposition transcript must be included. If a document is an attachment to a motion and does not yet have a docket entry designation, the attachment designation of the notice, motion, or pleading must include the exact exhibit or attachment designation provided by the party in the text of the notice, motion, or pleading. For example, if the party chooses to cite a deposition attached to a motion for summary judgment it will be filing, and that deposition is designated as “Exhibit A” to the motion for summary judgment, the pinpoint citation would read: (Deposition of Mr. Jones, Ex. A at 2, lines 8–10.). The Court will strike any notice, motion, or pleading with the general citation to a declaration, deposition OR other documentary source without a pinpoint citation to either Docket Entry, page number, and line number OR, where there is not a previous docket entry for the cited-to document, the citation fails to include the precise, pinpoint exhibit designation, and the page and line of the cited-to document in the notice, pleading, or motion. For example, the following citation without the Exhibit number noted is not in compliance with this Order because it does not designate the precise Exhibit number where the deposition of Mr. Jones is attached to a particular notice, motion, or pleading: (Deposition of Mr. Jones, pg. 2, lines 8–10.) determine the issues presented in the motion for summary judgment. Legal argument should not be included in the statement of material fact. Failure to submit a statement of material facts constitutes grounds for denial of the motion. II. RESPONSE TO STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS Each response in opposition to a motion for summary judgment must include a specifically captioned section titled, "Response to Statement of Material Facts." The opposing party's response must mirror the statement of material facts by admitting and/or denying each of the moving party's assertions in matching numbered paragraphs. Each denial must set forth a pinpoint citation to the record where the fact is disputed. Although the opposing party's response must correspond with the paragraph scheme used in the statement of material facts, the response need not repeat the text of the moving party's paragraphs. In deciding a motion for summary judgment, the Court will deem admitted any fact in the statement of material facts that the opposing party does not specifically controvert, provided the moving party's statement is supported by evidence in the record. Additional facts which the party opposing summary judgment contends are material shall be numbered and placed at the end of the opposing party's response and include a pinpoint citation to the record where the fact is established. III. SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW When resolving motions for summary judgment, the Court has no independent duty to search and consider any part of the record not otherwise referenced in the statement of material facts and response thereto. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(3) ("The court need consider only the cited materials, but it may consider other materials in the record."). 2

=== Instructions Regarding Exhibit Lists, Marking Exhibits, Sensitive Exhibits, and Electronic Exhibit Binders (PDF) ===

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION The Honorable John Badalamenti NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES Instructions Regarding Exhibit Lists, Marking Exhibits, Sensitive Exhibits, and Electronic Exhibit Binders1 I. EXHIBIT LISTS On the date set forth in the operative Scheduling Order, counsel for each party must file and exchange a list of exhibits that may be introduced at trial. Counsel must use the Exhibit List form found on the undersigned's website. In completing the Exhibit List form, counsel must provide a descriptive notation sufficient to identify each exhibit. In addition, on the morning of trial, prior to jury selection, counsel must provide the Courtroom Deputy Clerk with three (3) copies of their respective exhibit lists and email the lists in Microsoft Word® format to the Chambers' mailbox. Include the case number and case name in the email subject line. Any party unable to comply with this requirement must contact the Courtroom Deputy Clerk to make other arrangements. To avoid duplicate exhibits and confusion in the record, counsel must submit all stipulated exhibits as joint exhibits. Counsel must identify joint exhibits on a single exhibit list rather than separately list the joint exhibits on their individual exhibit lists. For example, if photographs or medical records are being stipulated into evidence, they should be marked as a joint exhibit and not listed separately by both (all) parties. Each 1 These instructions are not all-inclusive. They are general in nature and intended to supplement the Federal Rules of Procedure and Local Rules for the Middle District of Florida. 1 party's individual exhibit list should include only additional exhibits to which objections have been asserted. II. MARKING EXHIBITS In advance of trial, counsel for each party must mark exhibits using the exhibit tags found on the undersigned's website. Counsel must staple the appropriate colored, party- specific exhibit tab to the upper right corner of the first page. In completing the exhibit tags, the parties must use consecutive numbers to mark exhibits. For example: Type of Exhibit Examples and Instructions Government Gov. 1, Gov. 2, Gov. 3, etc. Defendant Def. 1, Def. 2, Def. 3, etc. Multiple Defendants Number exhibits in the same order as the defendant's name appears on the indictment: D-1 Ex. 1, D-2 Ex. 1, etc. Joint Exhibits Joint 1, Joint 2, Joint 3, etc. Composite Exhibits Mark each exhibit in the composite separately using a number and lower case letter, e.g., Gov. 1a, Gov. 1b, Gov. 1c, etc. And, identify each exhibit in the composite on a separate line in the exhibit list. If there are any questions regarding the exhibit lists and the exhibit tags, please contact the Courtroom Deputy Clerk. III. SENSITIVE AND OTHER NON-COMMON EXHIBITS When offering sensitive exhibits and exhibits other than documents into evidence (e.g., drugs, weapons, currency, pornography, and articles of high monetary value), counsel shall also offer photographs of the exhibits. See M.D. Fla. Local R. 5.04(a). In addition, when offering into evidence a documentary exhibit larger or smaller than 8.5"x11", counsel shall also offer an 8.5"x11" reduction or enlargement of the exhibit. See 2 M.D. Fla. Local R. 5.04(b). Counsel will be deemed by the Court to stipulate to the substitution of the photographs or 8.5"x11" reduction/enlargement of the exhibits in the record on appeal, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. IV. ELECTRONIC EXHIBIT BINDER On or before the morning of trial, prior to jury selection, counsel for each party must provide the undersigned an electronic Exhibit Binder that contains all individual exhibits and joint exhibits each party intends to introduce at trial. Each exhibit must be saved as a PDF document and then combined with the other exhibits into a single PDF file. Within the single PDF file, counsel must identify each exhibit separately using PDF bookmarks.2 The Electronic Exhibit Binder must be emailed to the Chambers' mailbox. Include the case number and case name in the email subject line. If the file containing the Electronic Exhibit Binder is too large to email, counsel should provide the Court with a single CD or DVD of the binder. Please direct questions to the Courtroom Deputy Clerk. 2 If an exhibit is physical evidence (e.g., drugs, ammunition, firearm), counsel should insert a placeholder exhibit that states, "Exhibit [Number] is [description of exhibit]." If an exhibit contains child pornographic images, counsel should either (a) provide a redacted version of the exhibit, or (b) insert a placeholder exhibit that states, "Exhibit [Number] contains child pornographic images." 3