Douglas N. Frazier
How Judge Frazier rules, drawn from 11 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Frazier
Douglas N. Frazier began serving as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida in January 2000 and later served on recall. A United States Naval Academy graduate, he served as a Marine Corps officer and as an Assistant United States Attorney before joining the bench.
Judge Frazier's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Frazier, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Motions
File dispositive and Daubert motions at least four months before the final pretrial meeting.
“The Court REQUIRES at least 4 months before the final pretrial meeting”
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 10, 2026).
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) denying her claim for Social Security disability benefits. For the reasons set out herein, the decision is REVERSED and REMANDED for an AWARD OF BENEFITS pursuant to § 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).”
“The Plaintiffs Petition for EAJA Fees (Doc. 35) is granted. The Court awards attorneys fees in the amount of $5,765.13, paralegal fees in the amount of $36.00, and costs in the amount of $2.25, for a total award of $5,803.38 which shall be made payable to the Plaintiffs attorney.”
“The Plaintiffs Motion to Supplement the Petition for EAJA Fees and Reply to Defendant’s Objections (Doc. 37) is denied.”
“Accordingly, the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment dismissing this case and thereafter, to close the file.”
“Counsel for the Plaintiff is awarded $2,498.12 in attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) which represents $13,849.25 minus the EAJA fees of $5,351.13 and minus the administrative fee of $6,000.”
“The Defendants’ Dispositive Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 41) is hereby GRANTED as to Counts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. 28).”
“The Motion to Compel Wells Fargo Bank to Produce Information Relating to Co-Conspirator Angelika NeumeierFuchs in Response to Plaintiffs’ Document Requests and in Depositions (Doc. 160) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
“The decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED AND REMANDED. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment consistent with this opinion and, thereafter, to close the file.”
“the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and REMANDED under § 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).”
“the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and REMANDED under § 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).”
“The Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand (Doc. 16) is GRANTED.”
“The Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand (Doc. 19) is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 111 days (N = 27).
The sampled civil work is dominated by consent Social Security appeals under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), with attorney-fee petitions following successful remands.
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 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, not for Judge Frazier: 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 | 6,896 | 5.5 months |
| Closed with no court action | 49 | 3.5 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 6,492 | 5.2 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 319 | 14.7 months |
| Closed during trial | 36 | 24.2 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 6,896 | 5.5 months |
| Sep 2024 | 7,115 | 5.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 6,777 | 5.5 months |
| Sep 2022 | 6,781 | 6.7 months |
| Sep 2021 | 6,749 | 6.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 6,392 | 6.2 months |
| Sep 2019 | 6,830 | 5.7 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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