One Unanswered E-Mail Is NOT Conferral — Division CV-H
Summary
Judge Feltel enforces Rule 1.202 with teeth: a single e-mail that goes unanswered does not satisfy conferral, and he expects the good-faith-conferral narrative to be "the lengthiest part of the Motion to Compel."
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Florida > Fourth Judicial Circuit > Duval County > Circuit Civil Division CV-H (Judge G. L. Feltel, Jr.)
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"The Court will strictly require compliance with the conferral requirements set forth in Rule 1.202... For absence of doubt, conferral is not satisfied upon a single email that goes without response." / "the Court fully expects that the description of the good faith conferral may be the lengthiest part of the Motion to Compel."
- Official source
- Div. CV-H Civil Policies & Procedures (Judge Feltel) — PDF
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch + sha256 of official PDF — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official source on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
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