Sentences with phrase «magistrate judge for»

Prior to becoming a neutral at JAMS, Judge Chapman enjoyed a long and well - respected career as a federal magistrate judge for the District Court for the Central District of California (greater Los Angeles area) and as a recalled magistrate judge for the Northern District of California (San Francisco and San Jose).

As the lawyer grew increasingly angry during the call, the law clerk duly wrote it all down, later reporting it to Mildred Methvin, the federal magistrate judge for whom she worked in the Western District of Louisiana.

Not exact matches

«The searches were authorized by a federal magistrate judge, who had found probable cause to believe that the premises and devices searched contained evidence, fruits, and instrumentalities of conduct for which Cohen is under criminal investigation,» the Justice Department's filing said.

A federal magistrate judge has concluded that a neo-Nazi website publisher could be held liable for the conduct of readers who carried out an anti-Semitic «troll storm» against a Montana real estate agent's family.

For twelve years the event has been brewing, since Paul Pressler, a Houston judge who, as a magistrate.

For example, until recently a British magistrate in India, where an Indian citizen had to be judged on the basis of the law of his particular religious community, had to be instructed in Hindu requirements as set forth in the Code of Manu, as well as in the Koran, which is the basis of Moslem law.

To get the warrant, the approval of Rosenstein (deputy AG), the head of the DOJ criminal division, the US Attorney for SDNY (though he recused himself from this for some reason, so whoever substituted for him), and a federal magistrate judge or district judge are required.

This is because the evidence provided by tigereyepi in support of the allegations against the said Judge is not sufficient to meet the Prima Facie test either in relation to the allegation of bribery or ex-parte communication between the Judge and the Petitioner on a judicial matter pending before him, contrary to the Code of Conduct for Judges and Magistrates of Ghana (CCJMG).

This was at a time when the appointing authorities were not privy to the alleged acts of misconduct or wrongdoings brought against him and 21 Circuit Court Judges and Magistrates who have been referred to the Chief Justice to be dealt with in accordance with Article 151 of the 1992 Constitution by tigereyepi for alleged stated misbehaviour.

This means that Justice Dotse was acting within the law if he explained the Abu Ramadan case to the judges and magistrates assembled for training.

Lawyers for the 22 Circuit Court judges and magistrates, who have been implicated in the judicial scandal, are demanding that journalist, Anas Aremeyaw's Anas, be cross examined without his disguise.

However, the lead counsel for the 22 accused judges and magistrates, John Ndebugri does not care about that and according to him, he needs to cross examine Anas without his mask.

A Brooklyn federal magistrate judge objected to the 600 objections a lawyer made during a deposition, and now the city is going to pay for it.

Sadly, two high court judges took the view that there was nothing illegal about the contracts for emergency solicitors in police stations and magistrates» courts and that it isn't their job to interfere with government policy.

The government earlier said that the community service was an option available to judges and magistrates in order to ensure that offenders were not sent to prison for every minor infraction of the state law.

The Judges and Magistrates Association of Ghana has expressed fear for the lives of its members a day after an attack on a court in Kumasi by members of the Delta Force, a vigilante group aligned to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The magistrate told him to appear on his case before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman for a status hearing on March 2.

The defense for former NSA contractor Reality Winner appealed a federal magistrate judge's decision, where 40 out of 41 subpoenas were rejected.

Only the magistrates (the lowest level of judge) stand for reelection.

For those that Anas» investigative team Tiger Eye succeeded in bribing, 22 circuit court judges and magistrates have been suspended.

The judges in the redistricting case, Reena Raggi and Gerard E. Lynch of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Dora L. Irizarry of Federal District Court in Brooklyn, noted that the magistrate judge they assigned to draw the new map managed to do in just two weeks what lawmakers «have been unable, or unwilling, to provide New York State voters in more than a year.»

The defence counsel also pleaded with the trial judge to consider the bail application, saying his client has been with the police since April 24 and was released on bail on Wednesday by an Abuja magistrate court only to be rearrested by the police, adding that his client case should be for prosecution and not persecution.

According to the statement, the names of the three were left out when the Council announced its unanimous decision last week to remove from office 20 out of the 21 Circuit Court Judges and District Magistrates investigated by the Disciplinary Committee for their involvement in allegations of bribery by Tigereyepi.

Already 22 magistrates and judges have been suspended following the embarrassing expose» by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas who is also pushing for the impeachment of all the judges caught on the corruption video.

; Patrick Akpolobolokemi, the former NIMASA Director - General was rough - handled and bundled into a van right in front of the court premises where a judge had just granted him bail; several persons are known to have been detained for periods far in excess of the constitutionally mandated 48 hours initially under spurious detention orders signed by magistrates courts in the Federal Capital Territtory!

Proposed redistricting maps for New York's congressional delegation have been released by a federal magistrate judge.

Judges and magistrates should ignore calls from politicians and the media for tougher sentences, it says.

After a federal magistrate judge dismissed a similar lawsuit in 1999, finding the state was immune from the legal action, the western New York tribe in 2007 sent a $ 2 million bill for back tolls during a dispute with the state over cigarette taxes.

Brodie assigned the motion to a magistrate judge who will issue a report with recommendation for or against granting the restraining order.

The controversial costs create «perverse incentives» for defendants to plead guilty; are a «grossly disproportionate» punishment for many offences; leave no discretion for judges or magistrates to vary the charge and undermine compensation awards to victims, according to the MPs.

In a unanimous opinion on April 5, a three - judge panel of the San Francisco - based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reinstated a jury award that a federal magistrate judge threw out in 2002.

For this purpose, the district court may use, among others, magistrate judges who have been trained to serve as neutrals in alternative dispute resolution processes, professional neutrals from the private sector, and persons who have been trained to serve as neutrals in alternative dispute resolution processes.

The magistrate who will serve as a go - between for Apple and Bromwich is Judge Michael Dolinger, who will largely serve as a mediator who helps ensure that any future concerns from either party actually have merit before making their way back into Cote's courtroom.

It seems that it is standard procedure for such information not to be disclosed because the Magistrates or Judges who are called upon to make the decision require the Police to make a strong case.

An American magistrate judge (sort of like a master) has ruled that a plaintiff suing a company for improperly sending a takedown notice under the DMCA has waived a number of heads of attorney - client privilege by discussing the details of her legal case too broadly by email and on a blog (Eric Goldman blog (per Venkat)-RRB-

(2) For the purposes of this section --(a) the expression «court» means any court of justice, including the court of a coroner: (b) the expression «Judge» includes... F38, registrar, magistrate, justice and coroner: (c) a photograph, portrait or sketch shall be deemed to be a photograph, portrait or sketch taken or made in court if it is taken or made in the court — room or in the building or in the precincts of the building in which the court is held, or if it is a photograph, portrait or sketch taken or made of the person while he is entering or leaving the court — room or any such building or precincts as aforesaid.

A federal judge or magistrate will also consider the sentencing guidelines established by the United States Sentencing Commission which dictate a uniform sentencing policy for individuals and organizations convicted of federal crimes.

A federal magistrate judge, for example, doesn't need three cases to understand that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 (b) permits a party to discover «any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party's claim or defense» or information that «appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.»

The FC will take the vast majority of public and family law business and unite circuit, district and district judges (magistrates» courts) along with lay magistrates who can expect to be compensated for the large fall in their criminal work.

«I was clerking for a federal magistrate judge in Riverside, Calif., when I was watching the movie Margin Call,» she explains.

A federal prosecutor's decision to let prominent political blogger Andrew Sullivan off the hook for a marijuana bust was condemned yesterday by a federal magistrate judge as unjustified favoritism.

During the bail hearing of Julian Assange, the presiding magistrate, District Judge Howard Riddle, gave permission for journalists in attendance to use live blogging technology in reporting proceedings.

The judges, a majority of the magistrates, the barristers, solicitors, justices» clerks and two of the academic experts (Nicola Padfield and David Faulkner) were in favour of retaining the present position which requires the judge only «to have regard to» the guidelines and to give his reasons for departing from them.

The Judicial Nominating Board was created for the nomination of Supreme Court justices, superior judges, and magistrates.

Suppression remains an appropriate remedy if the magistrate or judge in issuing a warrant was misled by information in an affidavit that the affiant knew was false or would have known was false except for his reckless disregard of the truth, or if the

In this article, Judge Mulls Diversity of Law Firms (Houston Chronicle, 6/26/06), Joshua Freed reports that Minnesota federal magistrate Franklin Noel has asked those firms vying for lead counsel status in a class action against United Health to provide information on how many women and minorities the firm employees.

A. Process for the arrest of a person charged with a criminal offense may be issued by the judge, or clerk of any circuit court, any general district court, any juvenile and domestic relations district court, or any magistrate as provided for in Chapter 3 (§ 19.2 - 26 et seq.) of this title.

For the district judge (magistrates» court) competition, women accounted for 19 % of the eligible pool, 40 % of applications, and 47 % of those appointFor the district judge (magistrates» court) competition, women accounted for 19 % of the eligible pool, 40 % of applications, and 47 % of those appointfor 19 % of the eligible pool, 40 % of applications, and 47 % of those appointed.

The Ohio Judicial College has presented numerous courses for judges, magistrates, and court personnel that provide information that can be used to significantly improve jury systems and the experience of the individuals called to serve as jurors.

Another magistrate was also chided for «Judge Places Prostitute Under House Arrest — HIS House!»