Kyle C. Dudek
How Judge Dudek rules, drawn from 29 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Dudek
Kyle Christopher Dudek is a judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, Judge Dudek received a commission on September 11, 2025.
Judge Dudek's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Dudek, 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
Contacting chambers
Copy all parties on emails to chambers and include the case number, caller identity, consultation status, and reason for contact when calling.
“When calling chambers, counsel and pro se litigants must provide (1) the case number, (2) their name and party they represent, (3) whether opposing counsel has been consulted, and (4) why they are contacting chambers. For emails, all parties must be copied.”
Filing
File depositions in their entirety, with exhibits, when using them as motion or response exhibits.
“If depositions are filed as an exhibit to a motion or response, the court requires the deposition be filed in its entirety (preferably condensed versions) with exhibits.”
Trial
During the assigned monthly trial term, counsel and witnesses must be available on 24 hours’ notice.
“Throughout the assigned trial term, counsel and their witnesses must be available within 24 hours’ notice.”
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 Dudek decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Gomez v. Florida Soft Side South, he denied the detention petition without prejudice, allowing a new filing if detention passed six months and removal was not reasonably foreseeable.
“denying without prejudice ... to him refiling a new petition should his current detention exceed the six-month mark, and he can demonstrate there is no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future.”
In Reyes Monterroso v. Carranza, he recommended default judgment on counts I, III, and V; the district judge adopted the recommendation and treated the other counts as abandoned.
“Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. 30) is GRANTED as to Counts I, III, and V. ... The Court deems Counts II, IV, and VI abandoned.”
In Perez Acanda v. Hardin, he revisited an earlier habeas denial after intervening binding appellate precedent required a new decision.
“But as it turns out, that order has now run headlong into binding appellate precedent. The Eleventh Circuit has since changed the legal landscape, requiring a do-over here.”
At the pleading stage, specific allegations of coordinated fraudulent acts and shared proceeds can support an inferred conspiracy agreement and defeat a dismissal motion.
“allegations plausibly allege at least an implied agreement to steal insurance proceeds, sufficient to survive dismissal.”
In a Florida insurance bad faith case, he distinguished claims under section 624.155(1)(a) from the prior-adjudication requirement for subsection (1)(b), allowing the pleaded claim to proceed.
“This provision, by its plain language, only applies to bad faith claims asserted under paragraph § 624.155(1)(b).”
Cautions
For a multi-party property dispute, an amended complaint should identify the claimant, property or legal interest, facts, and remedy separately for each count. In the selected dune-construction case, the court dismissed several counts without prejudice and required a more focused pleading.
“For any subsequent pleading, Plaintiffs must identify, count by count, which party is asserting the claim, the exact property or legal interest at issue, the supporting facts, and the precise remedy sought.”
In the Garage Door contract and tort dispute, Dudek dismissed deficient counts with prejudice after the amendment deadline had passed and the plaintiff had not shown good cause.
“Since the amendment deadline has passed and Garage Door has not shown good cause, these counts must be dismissed with prejudice.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDER denying without prejudice 4 Amended Complaint filed by Alan Gomez to him refiling a new petition should his current detention exceed the six-month mark, and he can demonstrate there is no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment accordingly ... Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 6/17/2026.”
“Judge Dudek recommends that Plaintiffs' motion be granted. ... Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. 30) is GRANTED as to Counts I, III, and V.”
“Accordingly, the Motion for Relief from Judgment Under Rule 60 (Doc. 11) is GRANTED AS PROVIDED ABOVE. The Clerk is directed to reopen the case and enter judgment in Acanda's favor as per this order. The Court's prior order (Doc. 10) is VACATED. The Government must provide Acanda with the statutory process required under § 1226, which includes a bond hearing. All other or different relief sought in the habeas petition is DENIED.”
“Motion for Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Doc. 218) is thus GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
“Defendant Duley’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 44) is GRANTED.”
“LCTC’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 25) is therefore GRANTED.”
“Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim (Doc. 42) is DENIED.”
“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and/or Strike Improper Matter (Doc. 52) is DENIED.”
“Prestige’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 18) is therefore DENIED.”
“GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss (Doc. 71) and Defendants’ motion for judicial notice and/or incorporation by reference (Doc. 72). Counts I and II are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Consolidate Cases (Doc. 62) and Motion to File a Consolidated Amended Complaint (Doc. 91) are DENIED.”
“The District’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 49) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Counts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21, and 22 ARE DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs have 14 days to file an amended complaint addressing all the deficiencies noted above.”
“Within ten days of this order, the Government shall either bring Sanchez-Fonesca for an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge or release him under reasonable conditions of supervision.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed matters provide descriptive caseload context. His district-court tenure is still too recent to support representative duration figures or a case-disposition baseline.
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 | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 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 Middle District of Florida, not for Judge Dudek: 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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