"General Objections" Get Stricken — With Monetary Sanctions — Division CV-H
Summary
Judge Feltel's discovery regime: General Objections are stricken and sanctioned, untimely responses presumptively waive objections, unverified interrogatory answers do not count, and Rule 1.380 fee-shifting to the prevailing party is the DEFAULT.
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Florida > Fourth Judicial Circuit > Duval County > Circuit Civil Division CV-H (Judge G. L. Feltel, Jr.)
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"Florida law does not provide for "General Objections."... Discovery responses listing "General Objections" will be stricken and subject to monetary sanctions." / "objections, other than privileges, are presumptively waived when discovery responses are not timely made" / "unverified interrogatory responses are not interrogatory responses"
- 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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