Kevin Michael Moore
How Judge Moore rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Moore
Kevin Michael Moore is a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Judge Moore received a commission on February 10, 1992.
Judge Moore's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Moore's own (checked October 8, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
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 8, 2026).
How Judge Moore decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Salem's application for judicial assistance in a foreign proceeding, Moore adopted a recommendation to grant the application and denied the respondent's motion to dismiss or stay it.
“Respondent's Motion to Dismiss or Stay Application for Judicial Assistance (ECF No. 30) is DENIED. The Application for Assistance in Aid of a Foreign Proceeding Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782 (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.”
Procedural preferences
In Del Pino Allen v. GEICO, Moore adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation, granted the defendant's motion to dismiss, and allowed the plaintiff to amend the complaint.
“the R&R (ECF No. 20) is ADOPTED. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 3) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 1-1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE with leave to amend.”
In one immigration detention case filed in the wrong district, Moore transferred the petition to the district of confinement to avoid a new filing and delay.
“Rather than dismiss the Petition, the Court finds it is in the ‘interest of justice’ to transfer the case to the Middle District of Florida, where it can properly be heard, rather than forcing Petitioner to refile his Petition and delay adjudication thereof.”
Cautions
In Proveyer v. Prince St. Pizza, Moore dismissed an ADA website-access complaint without prejudice on his own jurisdictional review because it gave no concrete details of past visits to the physical business.
“Plaintiff fails to provide any details regarding past attempts to patronize Defendant’s physical business”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the R&R (ECF No. 20) is ADOPTED. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 3) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 1-1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE with leave to amend.”
“The Renewed Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (ECF No. 35) IS GRANTED; The Amended Complaint (ECF No. 12) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; Plaintiffs may file a Second Amended Complaint to address the aforementioned deficiencies by June 24, 2024.”
“Respondent's Motion to Dismiss or Stay Application for Judicial Assistance (ECF No. 30) is DENIED. The Application for Assistance in Aid of a Foreign Proceeding Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782 (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.”
“Magistrate Judge Louis's R&R (ECF No. 89) is ADOPTED; Defendant Gruezo's Objections (ECF No. 93) are OVERRULED; and Defendant Gruezo's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (ECF No. 51) is DENIED.”
“Defendant Nationwide Equities Corporation's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 10) is GRANTED. The Complaint is DISMISSED. The Clerk of the Court is directed to CLOSE this case.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED and that Defendants' affirmative defense of set-off is stricken.”
“Plaintiff's Verified Motion for Attorney's Fees (ECF Nos. 130) is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part. Plaintiff is entitled to $14,806.25 in attorney's fees.”
“Defendant's Motion for Entitlement to Fees and Petition for Attorney's Fees (ECF Nos. 128, 129) is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Bill of Costs (ECF No. 118) is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part. Plaintiff is entitled to $11,652.00 in taxable costs.”
“Defendant's Verified Motion to Tax Costs (ECF Nos. 116, 117) is DENIED.”
“The Motion for Leave to Amend (ECF No. 6), Motion for Court Ordered Issuance of Summons (ECF No. 7), and Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 22) are DENIED AS MOOT.”
“Magistrate Judge Louis's R&R (ECF No. 62) is ADOPTED. Plaintiff's Motion (ECF No. 17) is GRANTED.”
“Magistrate Judge McCabe's R&R (ECF No. 76) is ADOPTED. This case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff has until May 22, 2023, to submit an amended complaint addressing the foregoing deficiencies. The submission of another shotgun pleading will result in the entry of an order of dismissal.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act is GRANTED. Plaintiff is awarded $6,409.04 in attorney's fees”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part. Plaintiff is awarded $40,980.00 in attorneys' fees.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 374 days (N = 20).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 114 days (N = 15).
The reviewed 2022-2023 matters are weighted toward criminal cases and applications for discovery under 28 U.S.C. section 1782. Civil dispositive motions are often referred to magistrate judges and later resolved through Judge Moore's adoption orders. This provides descriptive context rather than a caseload-wide rate.
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 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 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 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, not for Judge Moore: 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 | 8,196 | 3.4 months |
| Closed with no court action | 848 | 3 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 7,287 | 3.5 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 16 | 10.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 45 | 17.1 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 8,196 | 3.4 months |
| Sep 2024 | 7,755 | 3.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 20,408 | 0 months |
| Sep 2022 | 8,287 | 3.7 months |
| Sep 2021 | 8,536 | 3.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 8,657 | 3.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 9,471 | 3.7 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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