Paul G. Byron

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 16 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Joynt v. Star Insurance Co.
6:16-cv-00890 (reported) · 2018-06-01
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“1. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 45) is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“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.”

Kroma Makeup EU, LLC v. Boldface Licensing + Branding, Inc.
6:14-cv-01551 (reported) · 2017-08-24
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“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.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“3. Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Liability Only) (Doc. 153) is DENIED AS MOOT.”

Smith v. ARS National Services, Inc.
6:14-cv-02058 (reported) · 2015-04-20
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“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.”

Lopez v. Gibson
6:17-cv-00329 (reported) · 2018-08-24
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“1. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 43) is GRANTED. Judgment is granted in Defendant's favor as to Counts I and II.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“2. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 44) is DENIED.”

Howard v. Wilkinson
6:17-cv-01331 (reported) · 2018-04-02
Motions to dismiss (defendant) 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.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Therefore, the Plaintiff has met the burden of showing that qualified immunity as to the Nurse Defendants is inappropriate ... The Nurse Defendants' motion to dismiss based on qualified immunity is thus due to be denied.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Unquestionably, the Complaint establishes that the Officer Defendants violated Mr. Howard's Fourteenth Amendment rights based on the excessive use of force against him ... The Court now turns to the question of whether the right violated was 'clearly established.'”

Howard v. Wilkinson
6:17-cv-01331 (reported) · 2019-05-17
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant Orange County's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 77) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor of Defendant, Orange County, and against Plaintiff, as to Count XII only. In all other respects, the County's Motion is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Officer-Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 79) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff Carolyn Howard, in her individual capacity, is DISMISSED from this action. In all other respects, the Officer-Defendants' Motion is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Nurse-Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment (Docs. 80-83) are DENIED.”

Montanez v. Carvajal
6:15-cv-00522 (reported) · 2016-12-19
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“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.”

Hummel v. Tamko Building Products, Inc.
6:15-cv-00913 (reported) · 2017-09-07
Class certification (plaintiff) Denied

“Upon due consideration, Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification is denied.”

Asokan v. American General Life Insurance Co.
6:15-cv-01897 (reported) · 2017-08-01
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Granted in part

“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.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“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.”

Oscar Insurance Co. of Florida v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
6:18-cv-01944 (reported) · 2019-02-05
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) 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.”

LLB Convenience & Gas, Inc. v. Southeast Petro Distributors, Inc.
6:18-cv-00958 (reported) · 2018-07-10
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Granted

“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.”

Woienski v. United Airlines, Inc.
6:18-cv-00293 (reported) · 2019-05-31
Motion to exclude expert (defendant) Denied

“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: 93 days (N = 2).

The reviewed Orlando civil matters filed from 2018 through 2021 include False Claims Act, disability-access, consumer-communications, fraud, trademark, insurance, and civil-rights cases. False Claims Act matters often remain sealed during lengthy intervention periods, making them poor measures of dispositive-motion timing. The written decisions reviewed here more often reflect contested insurance, trademark, debt-collection, and civil-rights disputes. This is descriptive context rather than a complete caseload measure.

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