The order, filed last Friday, asks each side to file a memorandum by Oct. 21, two days before the Oct. 23 hearing in Provo’s 4th District Court, presenting an itemized description of anticipated preparation tasks and estimates for the number of days and hours they will require.

Graf also asked the parties to estimate the number of trial days and trial hours per day needed, as well as the time needed for jury selection and each side’s proposed trial commencement date, anticipated readiness date and proposed deadlines for discovery, expert disclosures and pretrial motions.

During the Oct. 23 hearing, he said the court will consider the proposed trial date, pretrial deadlines, preparation periods, anticipated trial length and the number of alternate jurors.

“Counsel shall be prepared to explain their proposals and address any scheduling objections,” Graf said in the order.

The hearing will come nearly two months after Graf found probable cause on Sept. 1 that Tyler Robinson shot and killed Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, and ordered Robinson to stand trial for seven counts, including aggravated murder.

The bindover came nearly a year after Robinson’s first court appearance, as the prosecutors and defense worked through substantial evidence and the defense made various motions regarding Robinson’s right to a fair trial and media access to court proceedings. Representation for the Kirk family filed multiple requests through the course of the court proceedings requesting a speedy trial.

Graf said estimates for trial length and trial preparation length are not binding, but that the memorandums will be used to establish a schedule that accounts for the rights of Robinson and the Kirk family, while “ensuring adequate preparation by both parties and a fair and impartial trial, and avoiding unwarranted delay.”