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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 15, 2012

Federal criminal filings spike in Southern District

Federal criminal filings are down all over California except in the state's San Diego-based Southern District, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Federal criminal filings are down all over California except in the state's Southern District, where drug offenses and immigration enforcement are driving the docket's growth, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.


Criminal cases spiked by 14.3 percent in the Southern District from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2011, compared...

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