Mindy A. Mora
How Judge Mora rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Mora
Mindy A. Mora has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Florida since April 2018. Before joining the bench, she practiced bankruptcy and commercial-finance law for more than three decades. She previously chaired the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar.
Judge Mora's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Mora, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Send disputed proposed orders to Judge Mora’s chambers mailbox with all other parties copied, not through e-orders.
“Do NOT submit disputed orders through e-orders. Disputed orders must be sent to the Judge’s chambers mail box ( [email protected] ) and all other parties must be included in any email sent to the judge unless the judge orders otherwise.”
Motions
Motion-calendar matters have a ten-minute maximum and are non-evidentiary; request a special setting from the courtroom deputy for longer matters.
“Matters heard on motion calendar shall be set for a maximum of ten minutes. All such hearings are non-evidentiary. It is the responsibility of the movant to contact the Courtroom Deputy and request a special setting if the matter is anticipated to take more than ten minutes.”
Conferences
Judge Mora holds general motion, Chapter 13, and special-setting hearings in person and by Zoom, but status and pretrial conferences only by Zoom.
“Judge Mora is currently conducting hearings for general motion calendar, all chapter 13 hearings, and special settings in-person and via video conference (Zoom). All Status Conferences and Pre-Trial Conferences will be held solely via video conference (Zoom).”
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 Mora decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A surcharge claim should identify the service that benefited each secured creditor and quantify the benefit rather than rely on aggregate time records.
“articulate with specificity how the services rendered improved the position of the secured creditor or enhanced the value of its collateral and identify the specific amount of benefit realized by the secured creditor.”
Procedural preferences
Reconsideration is not an opportunity to recycle authorities or arguments that were available before the original ruling.
“a motion for reconsideration should not be used ‘as a vehicle to present authorities available at the time of the first decision or to reiterate arguments previously made,’”
Cautions
Repetitive motions that increase litigation expense can support coercive sanctions aimed at returning the case to its merits.
“Throughout the proceeding, Siskind has engaged in excessive and unproductive motion practice that has needlessly driven up the length and cost of litigation.”
In a bankruptcy dispute involving repeated filings over previously decided support claims, Mora required advance leave for future motions after finding that repeated emergency designations burdened chambers and the debtor.
“recent motions as ‘emergency’ filings places an unsustainable burden upon chambers”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Objection is SUSTAINED.”
“The Motion is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part.”
“Ex-Wife’s motion to lift the stay, retroactively to January 16, 2019, is GRANTED”
“Debtor’s ore tenus motion for an order to show cause why Attorney Gisondo should not be held in contempt for violating the automatic stay, is GRANTED.”
“The Motions are GRANTED. This Adversary Proceeding is DISMISSED.”
“ORDERS AND ADJUDGES that the Reconsideration Motion is DENIED.”
“Trustee’s objection to the Lesko Claim is SUSTAINED.”
“The Court GRANTS summary judgment in favor of Trustee as to Count I of the Amended Complaint against Lesko and Kingdom Trust.”
“The Court DENIES summary judgment as to Count VII of the Amended Complaint.”
“The Motion to Amend (ECF No. 85) is GRANTED.”
“Debtor’s Objection to the Claim (ECF No. 81) is SUSTAINED.”
“hereby ORDERS that the Motion is DENIED.”
“ORDERED that the Reconsideration Motion is DENIED.”
“The Objection is SUSTAINED in part and OVERRULED in part.”
“hereby ORDERS that the Motion is DENIED without prejudice against refiling at a later date.”
“applicable cases, ORDERS that the Emergency Motion is DENIED.”
“The Dismissal Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, solely as set forth herein.”
“The HOA’s request to convert this case to a case under chapter 7 is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“The HOA’s objection to confirmation is DENIED AS MOOT.”
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