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For most motions other than truly dispositive ones, the movant must certify a good-faith attempt to resolve the issue with opposing counsel or party before filing — a conferral requirement the judge states is broader than Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.202.
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Unlock free →This Court's requirement of conferral is broader than that included in Rule 1.202, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
Every party setting a hearing in Division AO must first confer in a good-faith effort to resolve the matter, and every hearing notice must include a certificate of that conferral. The division instructions state that conferral requires counsel to actually talk.
Under the 2025 case-management amendments, a movant must confer with the opposing party in a good-faith effort to resolve a nondispositive motion before filing it, and must include a certificate of conferral.
CV-E layers a second conferral on top of Rule 1.202: certify conferral before filing the motion (Exhibit A) and again before scheduling it for hearing (Exhibit B).