Kevin R. Huguelet
How Judge Huguelet rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Huguelet
Kevin R. Huguelet has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Florida since May 4, 2026. Before joining the bench, he was an Assistant United States Attorney in the district and a law clerk to two judges. He earned a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 2016.
Judge Huguelet's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Huguelet, as published on the court's website (checked October 12, 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 in nonexempt civil cases.
“The Court REQUIRES at least 4 months before the final pretrial meeting”
Motions
The civil scheduling parameters place a class certification motion three to four months before the discovery deadline.
“3 to 4 months before the discovery deadline”
Conferences
The civil scheduling parameters place mediation after discovery but before dispositive motions.
“After the discovery deadline but before dispositive motions”
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).
How Judge Huguelet decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the remanded appeal, the court required an express assessment of mental limitations when setting residual functional capacity; general references to all symptoms were insufficient. This is one decision, not a general tendency.
“The ALJ’s finding on the persuasiveness of the state agency psychological”
In a separate appeal, the court required evidence that a service animal was medically necessary before finding that the agency had to include it as a work limitation.
“Because Cherilyn F. C. has not made that threshold showing, the VE’s”
In Garage Door Partners, he denied a discovery stay after finding that the amended complaint replaced the earlier dismissed pleading and defendants had not shown unusual prejudice or burden.
“That interpretation, however, reads too much into the dismissal order.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED.”
“Defendant’s decision is AFFIRMED under sentence four of 42 U.S.C.”
“The decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.”
“The decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and REMANDED”
“Defendants’ Renewed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Resolution of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint (Doc. 55) is DENIED.”
“The parties’ Joint Motion to Consolidate Related Shareholder Derivative Actions and to Terminate All Deadlines and Administratively Close the Ryan Action (Doc. 23) is GRANTED.”
“motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 24) is MOOT.”
“motions for appointment of counsel (Docs. 25 & 27) are DENIED.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Electronically (Doc. 3) is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Doc. 2) is DENIED without prejudice.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis and for Service by the United States Marshals Service (Doc. 3) is DENIED without prejudice.”
“Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Doc. 2) is DENIED without prejudice.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Service by United States Marshals Service (Doc. 6) is DENIED without prejudice.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Electronically (Doc. 7) is DENIED.”
“Defendant’s Renewed Motion for Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees (Doc. 77) is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (Doc. 6) is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Five appeals were pending or decided in the reviewed set; one employment case ended by stipulation without a merits ruling.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, not for Judge Huguelet: 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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