Norman Reid Neureiter
How Judge Neureiter rules, drawn from 8 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Neureiter
N. Reid Neureiter has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Colorado since August 2018. He earned his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and previously clerked for United States District Judge Stanley Sporkin.
Judge Neureiter's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Neureiter, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
In consent cases, every filing needs an AI-use certification signed by all contributors.
“In cases before this court in which the parties have consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction, every filing shall contain an AI Certification regarding the use, or non-use, of generative AI”
Filing
For referrals, the AI certification requirement applies only to opposed motions referred to Judge Neureiter.
“In cases in which this court is in the referral role, this order applies only to opposed motions that are referred to this court.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
How Judge Neureiter decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In consent immigration-habeas cases involving long-term residents treated as subject to mandatory detention, he has applied the bond-hearing statute and ordered a prompt hearing or release when continued detention without that process was unlawful.
“the Court finds that Petitioner has met his burden showing that his continued detention without a bond hearing is unlawful.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons set forth above, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 33) is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the Petition, ECF No. 1, is GRANTED in part as follows. 1) Respondents shall provide Petitioner with a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven days of this Order.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the Petition, ECF No. 1, is GRANTED IN PART as follows, 1. Petitioner shall be released from custody subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions, including bond conditions, imposed by the immigration judge in the March 4, 2026 order;”
“Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude or Limit the Testimony of Dr. Rachel Basse, ECF No. 34, is DENIED”
“Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude or Limit the Testimony of Dr. Hal Wortzel, ECF No. 35, is DENIED IN PART AND GRANTED IN PART.”
“For the reasons set forth above, it is hereby RECOMMENDED that Defendant’s Partial Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 59, be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART and that only Plaintiff’s claim for negligence (claim three) be DISMISSED.”
“the Motion to Dismiss the Class Action Complaint Under Rule 12(b)(6), ECF No. 10, is GRANTED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the Petition, ECF No. 1, is GRANTED as follows.”
“RECOMMENDED that UnitedHealth’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay Proceedings, ECF No. 68, be GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- His directly-assigned docket is dominated by a 2026 wave of immigration detention habeas petitions, nearly all still pending, so no terminated-case duration distribution can be drawn from it yet.
- His merits work reaches the public record in two ways: Reports and Recommendations on dispositive motions in cases a district judge has referred to him, and rulings in cases where the parties consented to have him preside under the magistrate-judge consent statute.
- In the consent civil cases sampled, insurance-coverage and other diversity contract and personal-injury suits, the matters typically settle before any contested dispositive ruling.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the District of Colorado, not for Judge Neureiter: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 2,669 | 7.7 months |
| Closed with no court action | 497 | 7.6 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 2,076 | 7.2 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 63 | 26.2 months |
| Closed during trial | 33 | 39.3 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2,669 | 7.7 months |
| Sep 2024 | 2,704 | 7.4 months |
| Sep 2023 | 2,560 | 8.5 months |
| Sep 2022 | 2,614 | 9 months |
| Sep 2021 | 2,637 | 8.1 months |
| Sep 2020 | 2,637 | 7.6 months |
| Sep 2019 | 2,577 | 7.5 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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