Ryon M. McCabe
How Judge McCabe rules, drawn from 33 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge McCabe
Ryon M. McCabe began serving as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida on March 1, 2022. His chambers are in the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building in West Palm Beach.
Judge McCabe's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge McCabe, 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
Speak directly by phone, video, or in person before seeking court intervention in a discovery dispute.
“If a discovery dispute arises, the parties must actually speak to one another, either in person, via telephone, or via Zoom to resolve their discovery disputes before seeking court intervention. E-mail correspondence alone does not constitute a sufficient conferral.”
Discovery
Limit a discovery motion to five pages.
“All discovery motions shall be no longer than five (5) pages.”
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 McCabe decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Lloyd v. Thomas, McCabe recommended dismissing portions of a self-represented plaintiff’s civil rights complaint without prejudice and allowing one final opportunity to amend.
“Given Plaintiff’s pro se status, the dismissal should be WITHOUT PREJUDICE, and Plaintiff should be afforded a final opportunity to amend his pleading.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Judge McCabe issued a report recommending that the Motion be granted in part and denied in part [ECF No. 47] ... The Report [ECF No. 47] is ACCEPTED ... Defendant's Motion is GRANTED as to Counts II ... DENIED as to Counts I of Plaintiff's Complaint.”
“recommending that the Motion to Dismiss be granted and that the Second Amended Complaint be dismissed with prejudice ... Given that Plaintiff was afforded leave to amend twice ... dismissed with prejudice ... The Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 85] is GRANTED. The Estate's Second Amended Complaint [ECF No. 41] is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“recommending that the Sanctions Motion be denied without prejudice ... found that the Sanctions Motion was premature because, as of the time of the issuance of the Sanctions Report, neither party had prevailed ... The Sanctions Motion [ECF No. 91] is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“recommending that the Court enter final default judgment in the amount of $5,160,562.68 in favor of Plaintiff Walter Auto Loan Trust ... The Report [DE 92] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED.”
“Magistrate Judge Ryon M. McCabe's Report and Recommendation (DE 19), recommending that the Bankruptcy Court's Order Granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and corresponding Final Judgment both be affirmed ... [the Order and Final Judgment] are AFFIRMED.”
“Petitioner's pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [ECF No. 1] is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 19] is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART consistent with the Report. ... Counts I and II of the Amended Complaint are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Counts III and IV may proceed at this time.”
“Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 3) is DENIED. Given that Plaintiff has already been afforded an opportunity to amend his claims, it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Amended Complaint (ECF No. 12) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the United States Magistrate's Report and Recommendation is hereby ADOPTED AND AFFIRMED. The Defendant is hereby adjudicated guilty.”
“The Renewed Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (ECF No. 35) IS GRANTED; The Amended Complaint (ECF No. 12) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
District Judge Cannon adopted McCabe’s recommendation that outstanding garnishment writs were dissolved by operation of Florida law after the creditor failed to seek dismissal or final judgment within six months. The order resolved existing writs; it did not deny a new application for a writ.
“Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees [ECF No. 26] is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. ... a. Plaintiff is awarded attorney's fees in the amount of $6,916.94. b. Plaintiff is awarded costs in the amount of $402.00. c. Plaintiff is awarded expenses in the amount of $21.75.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 35] is GRANTED. Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint [ECF No. 34] is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
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 |
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 McCabe: 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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