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====== Federal Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick ====== | ====== Federal Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick ====== | ||
- | **Charles F. Eick** was appointed as a Magistrate Judge for U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1988. He previously practiced civil and criminal law with Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles. He also served as a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court. | + | **Charles F. Eick** was appointed as a Magistrate Judge for U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1988. He previously practiced civil and criminal law with Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles. He also served as a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court. Judge Eick received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.(([[https:// |
- | + | ===== What's a Magistrate Judge? ===== | |
- | Judge Eick received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.(([[https:// | + | |
- | ===== What's a Magistrate Judge ===== | + | |
Magistrate judges are appointed to assist federal district court judges in the performance of their duties. While district judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate for lifetime tenure, magistrate judges are appointed by a majority vote of the federal district judges of a particular district and serve terms of eight years if full-time, or four years if part-time, and may be reappointed.(([[wp> | Magistrate judges are appointed to assist federal district court judges in the performance of their duties. While district judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate for lifetime tenure, magistrate judges are appointed by a majority vote of the federal district judges of a particular district and serve terms of eight years if full-time, or four years if part-time, and may be reappointed.(([[wp> | ||
==== Duties ==== | ==== Duties ==== | ||
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Magistrate judges generally oversee first appearances of criminal defendants, set bail, and conduct other administrative duties referred by district court judges. In civil cases, they will hear pre-trial motions, conduct settlement and pre-trial conferences, | Magistrate judges generally oversee first appearances of criminal defendants, set bail, and conduct other administrative duties referred by district court judges. In civil cases, they will hear pre-trial motions, conduct settlement and pre-trial conferences, | ||
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=== Referrals by District Court Judges === | === Referrals by District Court Judges === | ||
- | Civil cases are commonly referred to magistrate judges in two ways, called " | + | Civil cases are commonly referred to magistrate judges in two ways, called " |
For injunctive relief, for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to dismiss or quash an indictment or information made by the defendant, to suppress evidence in a criminal case, to dismiss or to permit maintenance of a class action, to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and to involuntarily dismiss an action.(([[wp> | For injunctive relief, for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to dismiss or quash an indictment or information made by the defendant, to suppress evidence in a criminal case, to dismiss or to permit maintenance of a class action, to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and to involuntarily dismiss an action.(([[wp> | ||
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Here are some of the opinions and ratings expressed by attorneys about Eick on the website, [[http:// | Here are some of the opinions and ratings expressed by attorneys about Eick on the website, [[http:// | ||
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- | > Rating: 6.2/10 \\ \\ Magistrate Eick can be a little " | + | Apart from the aggregate rating, each paragraph below is from a different commenter. \\ |
- | <-- | + | > Rating: 6.2/10 \\ \\ Magistrate Eick can be a little " |
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==== The Axanar Case ==== | ==== The Axanar Case ==== | ||
- | Though federal district court [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] oversees the [[lawsuit|Axanar copyright infringement case]], Eick was the magistrate to which Klausner | + | Though federal district court [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] oversees the [[lawsuit|Axanar copyright infringement case]], Eick was the magistrate to which the court assigned |
* [[joint_statement# | * [[joint_statement# | ||
* The [[protective order]] Eick granted regarding the treatment of confidential information requested by all parties during [[discovery]]. | * The [[protective order]] Eick granted regarding the treatment of confidential information requested by all parties during [[discovery]]. | ||
* The hearing on the defense [[compel_discovery|motion to compel]] CBS and Paramount to produce documents Axanar' | * The hearing on the defense [[compel_discovery|motion to compel]] CBS and Paramount to produce documents Axanar' | ||
- | ===== Other Copyright Cases ===== | + | ==== Other Copyright Cases ==== |
Eick has considered other copyright cases, most recently a 2014 case involving a James Bond knockoff, a 2013 case in which the frontman for the rock band Lights Over Paris was charged with fraud, and threw out a lawsuit brought by a former production assistant for director Oliver Stone who alleged the Walt Disney Co. and ABC had stolen ideas from her screenplay for the show //Ugly Betty// | Eick has considered other copyright cases, most recently a 2014 case involving a James Bond knockoff, a 2013 case in which the frontman for the rock band Lights Over Paris was charged with fraud, and threw out a lawsuit brought by a former production assistant for director Oliver Stone who alleged the Walt Disney Co. and ABC had stolen ideas from her screenplay for the show //Ugly Betty// |