Lauren Fleischer Louis
How Judge Louis rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Louis
Lauren Fleischer Louis has served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida in Miami since February 2018. Before joining the bench, she practiced at Boies Schiller Flexner and served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the district. She earned degrees from Towson University and Fordham University School of Law.
Judge Louis's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Louis, 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
Filing
Email a proposed protective order in Word format when jointly moving for its entry.
“If the parties file a joint motion for entry of a protective order, the parties shall promptly send to [email protected] the proposed protective order in Word format.”
Discovery
Do not make nonspecific, boilerplate discovery objections.
“Parties shall not make non-specific, boilerplate objections.”
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 Louis decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Removal jurisdiction is tested from the face of the plaintiff's complaint; a federal defense does not supply the required federal question.
“The Court can find no grounds for jurisdiction on the face of Plaintiff’s Complaint in the state court foreclosure action.”
Procedural preferences
At the pleading stage, factual counter-material outside the complaint is reserved for a procedurally appropriate later vehicle unless an exception permits consideration.
“Defendant Hadley may revive that assertion at the appropriate time and via the proper procedural vehicle.”
Cautions
Challenges to individual veterans-benefit determinations must follow the review path Congress created rather than begin in federal district court.
“Federal district courts, like this one, are excluded from that scheme.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. The Court agrees with the well-reasoned Report and Recommendation that there are genuine issues of material fact precluding summary judgment.”
“Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis's Report and Recommendation on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment, [ECF No. 38], is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED. Accordingly, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Count 1 (18 U.S.C. 922(g)) as Unconstitutional Under the Second Amendment ('MTD'), [ECF No. 22], is DENIED.”
“Judge Louis issued her Report recommending that the Court deny the Defendant/Trustee's Petition and grant the Government's Motion ... The United States of America's Motion to Dismiss and Response to Petition, [ECF No. 108], is GRANTED.”
“Defendant/Trustee Kyle Melkonian's Petition for Remission, [ECF No. 105], is DENIED.”
“Following an evidentiary hearing and supplemental briefing, Magistrate Judge Louis filed a Report and Recommendation ('R&R'), recommending that the Motion for Preliminary Injunction be denied ... Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. [20], is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Tax Attorneys' Fees and Costs [ECF No. 47] is GRANTED IN PART. Defendant is awarded $44,065.00 in reasonable attorneys' fees, and Defendant is awarded $0.00 in costs taxable pursuant to Florida Statute 768.79.”
“Defendant's Bill of Costs [ECF No. 46] is GRANTED. Defendant is awarded $5,576.22 in costs taxable pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1920.”
“Based on the foregoing, the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant Phillip Sanders' Motion to Suppress Evidence (ECF No. 16) be DENIED.”
“ADJUDGED that Defendants' Motions to Dismiss are GRANTED and the complaint is dismissed without prejudice and Defendant Melissa Salyer is dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiffs shall file an Amended Complaint consistent with the Magistrate Judge's recommendations by December 15, 2020.”
“Judge Louis issued her Report recommending that the Court grant, in part, and deny, in part, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. ... Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint is hereby DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE and WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.”
“Respondent's Motion to Dismiss and Opposition Under Article V to Application for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award (D.E. 97) is DENIED;”
“Petitioner's Amended Application for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award (D.E. 20) is GRANTED;”
“The Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 1063] is ADOPTED in FULL; Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Indictment [ECF No. 1008] is DENIED.”
“The Motion to Dismiss Complaint (ECF No. 13) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order.”
“Plaintiff Marvin Price’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 3) is DENIED”
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 | 1 |
| 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 United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, not for Judge Louis: 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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