Because setting a cause for trial in accordance with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440 is a mandatory duty, we grant the petition and require that the case be set for trial. See Pate v. Sawaya, 663 So.2d 679, 679-80 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); Ivans v. Greenbaum, 613 So.2d 130, 130 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993); Globe Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co., 539 So.2d 1192, 1193 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).