Paul G. Byron
How Judge Byron rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
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.”
“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.”
“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.'”
“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.”
“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.”
“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: 96 days (N = 14).
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.
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