Lisette M. Reid
How Judge Reid rules, drawn from 29 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Reid
Lisette M. Reid became a U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida on January 3, 2019. Her chambers are in the C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse in Miami.
Judge Reid's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Reid, 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
Discovery
Request a discovery hearing by email within fifteen days of the grounds for relief.
“The moving party must seek relief within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of the grounds for relief by contacting Judge Reid’s Chambers by email and requesting a hearing.”
Discovery
Do not file written discovery motions or notices unless Judge Reid requests them.
“No written discovery notices or motions, including motions to compel and motions for protective order, shall be filed unless requested by Judge Reid.”
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 Reid decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
In a screened university discrimination case, Reid found that the amended complaint lacked facts linking the student’s expulsion to his discrimination complaints and recommended dismissal without prejudice.
“He identifies no statements, actions, or other factual allegations linking”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“In the Report, Magistrate Judge Reid recommends that the Court grant Defendant's Motion. ... The Report (DE 41) is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 29) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant Dena Paquette's Motion for Summary Judgment [DE 59] ... [is] GRANTED ... Judge Reid determined that Defendant Paquette's Motion should be granted to the extent that it seeks summary judgment based on Plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies”
“the Motion for Summary Judgment filed jointly by Defendants Michael McInnis and Mark Putnam [DE 63] ... [is] GRANTED ... Plaintiff failed to show that Defendants were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs”
“the R&R ... suggested that we dismiss Claims 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 as time-barred ... and ... deny the remaining claims ... on the merits ... The R&R [ECF No. 19] is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Kleckley's Petition [ECF No. 1] is DISMISSED in part as untimely ... The Petition is DENIED in part as to all other claims. Any requests for ... a certificate of appealability are DENIED.”
“Chetu's Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 101] ... [is] GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART ... GRANTED on Blue Chip's theory that Chetu falsely represented that it dedicates an entire team of qualified professionals to each project; and DENIED on the theory that Chetu aggressively enforces the SLAPP Clause”
“Blue Chip's Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 103] ... GRANTED on the theory that the contract's termination clause was breached. Blue Chip is entitled to damages in the amount of $156,000.00 for Chetu's breach.”
During statutory screening of the plaintiff's sixth duplicative self-represented action over a child-guardianship dispute, Judge Reid recommended denying leave to proceed without prepayment and dismissing the case with prejudice. This was a court-initiated screening recommendation rather than a ruling on a party motion.
“The R&R recommends denying Petitioner's Motion for Leave to Appeal in forma pauperis ‘because it does not comply with the filing requirements of 28 U.S.C. Sec 1915(a) and Fed. R. App. P. 24(a) and because Petitioner has not met his burden of showing a non-frivolous issue for appeal.’ ... Magistrate Judge Reid's Report and Recommendation (DE 32) be, and the same is, hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED as an Order of this Court; ... The Motion for Leave to Appeal In Forma Pauperis (DE 27) is hereby DENIED”
“On August 21, 2020, Judge Reid issued a Report and Recommendation in which she recommended that the Motion be dismissed as untimely. ... Magistrate Judge Reid's Report and Recommendation [DE 9 under Case No. 9:19-CV-81350] is ADOPTED as the Order of the Court. ... Plaintiff's Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence under 28 U.S.C. Sec 2255 [DE 1 under Case No. 9:19-CV-81350; DE 369 under Case No. 9:15-CV-80077] is DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY.”
“On October 13, 2020, Judge Reid issued a Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge, recommending the Court dismiss the Complaint (ECF No. 1) without prejudice for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with Court Orders. ... Judge Reid's Report of Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 13) is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED. Plaintiff's Complaint Under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec 1983 (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice.”
“On November 17, 2020, Magistrate Judge Reid issued the R&R, recommending that Plaintiff's Amended Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs be granted. ... ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the R&R (D.E. 36) is ADOPTED, RATIFIED AND AFFIRMED. Plaintiff's Amended Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs (D.E. 32) and Plaintiff's Motion for Bill of Costs (D.E. 29) are GRANTED. Plaintiff is entitled to a total award of $16,213.81”
“The Court referred the matter to the Honorable Lisette M. Reid, United States Magistrate Judge, who issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that both Motions be DENIED. (‘R&R’) (ECF No. 21). ... As set forth below, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation.”
“Magistrate Judge Reid recommends that the Motion to Correct Docket be denied because in that Motion Petitioner requests that the docket reflect this case as active, however this case is closed and should remain closed. ... to the extent that Petitioner seeks to modify his sentence under 18 U.S.C. Sec 3582 in the Motion to Correct Docket, Magistrate Judge Reid recommends that it be denied because the Court does not have jurisdiction”
“Magistrate Judge Reid filed a Report and Recommendation (‘R&R’) concluding that Plaintiff's motion to reopen should be denied as legally insufficient. (DE 49). Movant did not file objections. ... ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that United States Magistrate Judge Reid's Report and Recommendation (DE 49) is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED. The Motion (DE 46) is DENIED.”
“This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation (the ‘Report’) [DE 32] of the Honorable Lisette M. Reid, U.S. Magistrate Judge, on Plaintiff's Motion to Reopen [DE 31]. In her thorough and well-reasoned Report, Judge Reid recommends that: the Plaintiff's Motion to Reopen be denied. ... The Report and Recommendation [DE 32] is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED ... Plaintiff's Motion to Reopen [DE 31] 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 | 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 United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, not for Judge Reid: 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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