Paul G. Byron
How Judge Byron rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Byron
Paul Gregory Byron is a judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Byron received a commission on June 24, 2014.
Judge Byron's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Byron, 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
Conferences
Seek a preliminary pretrial conference if needed; the court ordinarily does not hold one unless requested or deemed necessary.
“A preliminary pretrial conference will not be held unless the parties request one or the court deems one necessary.”
Conferences
Complete civil mediation four to six months before the scheduled trial date in most cases.
“Mediation is required in most civil cases and should be completed four to six months before the scheduled trial date.”
Trial
Use the clerk-approved exhibit list form and state each remaining objection to each numbered exhibit in the joint final pretrial statement.
“The exhibit list filed in compliance with Local Rule 3.07(b) must be on the clerk's approved form.”
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 Byron decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Where a bench trial was imminent and the disputed issues required weighing evidence and drawing inferences, Byron denied summary judgment without prejudice so he could evaluate the evidence live as the factfinder.
“the Court would prefer to hear the evidence live rather than decide the issues on a cold record without the tools available at trial.”
Sanctions required proof of the applicable form of bad faith, and a Rule 11 request also had to comply with the separate-motion and safe-harbor requirements.
“Because Defendant falls far short of meeting her burden of showing Mr. Hanlon’s bad faith, as required for the Court to enter § 1927 sanctions, the Court finds that sanctions under § 1927 are not appropriate.”
On deferential administrative review, Byron nevertheless set aside an agency jurisdictional decision when the agency failed to connect its reasoning to its conclusion and the court could not supply a missing rationale.
“Here, the DAB failed to provide the reasoning necessary to support its conclusion, and the Court may not supply that rationale on the DAB’s behalf.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“1. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 45) is DENIED.”
“2. Defendant Star Insurance Company's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 46) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor of Defendant and thereafter close the file.”
“1. Defendants, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, and Khloe Kardashian's, Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 118) is GRANTED. Kardashian Defendants are entitled to summary judgment on Plaintiff's Complaint.”
“3. Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Liability Only) (Doc. 153) is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“1. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law (Doc. 4) is DENIED. 2. Defendant shall answer Plaintiff's Complaint within fourteen (14) days of this Order.”
“1. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 43) is GRANTED. Judgment is granted in Defendant's favor as to Counts I and II.”
“2. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 44) is DENIED.”
“Accepting the allegations of the Complaint as true, and viewing the Complaint in the light most favorable to Plaintiffs, Count X adequately pleads a basis for municipal liability against Orange County ... Orange County's motion to dismiss is therefore due to be denied.”
“Defendants, Penelope Gray, Nancy Mendoza, Andrea Distin-Campbell, and Rodney Martin's Motion to Dismiss Parties and Counts Six, Seven, Eight, and Nine of the Complaint (Doc. 41) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“Officer-Defendants Richard Wilkinson, Richard Leblanc, Ryan Wilson, James Nelson, and Juan Padilla's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 44) is DENIED.”
“Defendant Orange County's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 77) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART”
“Officer-Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 79) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART”
“Nurse-Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment (Docs. 80-83) are DENIED.”
“Defendants' Dispositive Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 77) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Summary judgment is granted in favor of Defendant, Todd Raible, on Counts XIII and XIV of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint, The motion is otherwise denied.”
“Upon due consideration, Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification is denied.”
“Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 110), is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Motion for Reconsideration is granted as to Count VI. The motion is otherwise denied.”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 115), is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART; Summary Judgment is granted in favor of Defendant, American General, on Counts II, III, and VII. The motion is otherwise denied.”
“Since the Court has determined that Oscar failed to carry its burden of proving irreparable harm and a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, the Court declines to address the remaining prongs at this juncture of the litigation. ... Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 11) is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, LLB's Motion for Emergency (Preliminary) Injunction (Doc. 4) is GRANTED. Therefore, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that pending the trial of this cause, or until such time as the Court orders otherwise: 1. Defendant ... is hereby enjoined from terminating the franchise between Plaintiff and Defendant, pursuant to which Defendant supplies Plaintiff with Shell-branded motor fuel and licenses the use of the Shell trademark at the Vineland Station.”
“This cause is before the Court on Defendant United Airlines, Inc.'s Motion to Preclude the Testimony of Dr. Devin Datta. (Doc. 56). ... After having reviewed the pleadings and the deposition testimony of Dr. Datta (Doc. 60), the Defendant's Motion is due to be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 264 days (N = 9).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 110.5 days (N = 12).
The reviewed Orlando civil matters include False Claims Act, disability-access, consumer-communications, fraud, trademark, insurance, civil-rights, sanctions, and agency-review disputes. False Claims Act matters often remain sealed during lengthy intervention periods, making them poor measures of dispositive-motion timing. This is descriptive context rather than a complete caseload measure.
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 1 |
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 Byron: 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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