Case Name: William Philip NEUNZIG, Petitioner, v. Cathleen CORNETT, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-06-21
Citations: 761 So. 2d 1174
Docket Number: No. 4D99-4178
Parties: William Philip NEUNZIG, Petitioner, v. Cathleen CORNETT, Respondent.
Judges: WARNER, C.J., STEVENSON and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 761
Pages: 1174–1175

Head Matter:
William Philip NEUNZIG, Petitioner, v. Cathleen CORNETT, Respondent.
No. 4D99-4178.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 21, 2000.
William Philip Neunzig, Hollywood, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sarah B. Mayer, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We deny the petition for writ of mandamus without prejudice to petitioner seeking further relief in the trial court. Prior to hearing petitioner's underlying motion, the trial court properly referred it to mediation, see section 44.102(2)(c), Florida Statutes (1999), and Kurtz v. Kurtz, 538 So.2d 892 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989); petitioner alleges, however, that respondent refused to attend. There is no indication that the trial court was made aware of this alleged fact so the court would then have the opportunity to compel respondent to at tend, set a hearing on the underlying motion regardless of the lack of mediation, or take other appropriate action. This ruling is also without prejudice to petitioner refiling for mandamus relief if, in the future, the trial court delays unreasonably in acting on petitioner's motion for contempt.
WARNER, C.J., STEVENSON and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.