Judge Bruce E. Reinhart

Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
701 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Directions

Email: reinhart@flsd.uscourts.gov
(for proposed orders, jury instructions, or as otherwise directed by the Court)

Telephonic Hearing Instructions:
Dial 1-888-557-8511; Enter access code 4098267# and Enter security code 1234#

Chambers

Phone: 561.514.3710

Courtroom Deputy:

Tanya McClendon: 561.803.3483 for all criminal scheduling matters

Law Clerks:

Heather Kenney (civil cases ending in even numbers)

Jordan Gray (civil cases ending in odd numbers)

Judge Tabs

Judge's Biography

Bruce Reinhart was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida on March 14, 2018. Prior to taking the bench, he was in private practice for 10 years, both as a solo practitioner and as the co-chair of the white collar crime practice group of a national firm. His practice focused on white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. From 1996-2008, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in West Palm Beach. From 1988-1996, he was a Trial Attorney in the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice., having entered the Department as part of the Attorney General's Honors Program. He began his legal career as the law clerk to the Honorable Norma L. Shapiro on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge Reinhart earned a degree in civil engineering cum laude from Princeton University in 1984 and a J.D. cum laude in 1987 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Communication

Law clerks may be contacted regarding procedural questions. Law clerks may not be asked substantive legal questions and they cannot provide advice on how to handle legal questions. When you contact Chambers, please have the case number and presiding Judge available as this will be the first question asked so that we may better assist you. Absent a true emergency, counsel of record shall not contact chambers to ask questions concerning the status of pending matters.

Electronic Equipment

Parties seeking to bring audio/visual equipment in the courtroom should comply with
administrative order 2018-79

Motions to admit A/V Equipment should be filed 48 hours in advance.

Sample Order for Permitting Electronic Equipment into the Courtroom

Discovery Procedures

The Court takes seriously its obligation under Federal Rule Civil Procedure 1 and to “secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” To that end, the Court is guided primarily by its Standing Discovery Order, the Florida Bar Standard Guidelines for Professional Conduct and the Chief Justice’s 2015 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary.

Standing Discovery Order

Guidelines for Professional Conduct

2015 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary

Order Setting Discovery Status

Florida Law Review article on e-discovery by U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman

Best Practices for Discovery in Federal Court by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart

Motion Practice-Next Generation Lawyers

Ordinarily, only one lawyer for each party may argue at a hearing. Nevertheless, the Court has a strong commitment to supporting the development of our next generation of lawyers. The Court encourages parties and senior attorneys to allow less-experienced practitioners the opportunity to argue in court. A party should advise the Court prior to the beginning of the hearing if a lawyer of 5 or fewer years of experience will be arguing the matter. In that event, the Court will allow multiple lawyers to argue on behalf of that party.

Attachments

502(d) clawback order long form- Sedona Conference

502(d) clawback short form EDNY

502(d) Sample Rule language

Confidentiality Order forms
Confidentiality Order forms

Motion to appear pro hac vice

Consent to Magistrate Judge
Consent to Magistrate Judge