Law Practice
Dec. 11, 2008
L.A. Magistrates to Hear Civil Cases at Trial
Starting Jan. 2, most federal magistrate judges will be assigned certain types of civil cases as part of a two-year pilot program that some hope will help alleviate the Central District of California's massive caseload.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Starting Jan. 2, most federal magistrate judges will be assigned certain types of civil cases as part of a two-year pilot program that some hope will help alleviate the Central District of California's massive caseload. The changes in the local rules, originally intended to begin last spring, were delayed as adjustments were made to the rules. The changes, which some hope will become perman...
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