General Case Assignment Information

As an Article III judge, Judge Lodge can handle Civil case filings; felony criminal matters, death penalty cases, and Class A misdemeanors where the parties choose not to consent to a magistrate judge; and bankruptcy appeals. All felony criminal matters are randomly assigned to either Judge Nye or Judge Winmill. Criminal class C misdemeanors and petty offense cases are randomly assigned to either Judge Dale and Judge Bush.

For civil cases, Judge Nye and Judge Winmill are randomly assigned approximately one-half of all civil matters. Additionally, if a party requests reassignment of a civil matter to a district judge after having been assigned a magistrate judge, the matter will be randomly assigned to either Judge Nye or Judge Winmill.   

Finally, in bankruptcy appellate matters, if a party objects to the matter being heard by the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Judge Nye and Judge Winmill are randomly assigned to hear appeals from the bankruptcy court.

Law Clerk Case Assignment

To determine the law clerk assigned to your case:

• log in to CM/ECF;
• look in the upper right hand corner of the page; and
• check the case flag
• Alternatively, review the Court's Scheduling Order.

Judge Lodge's Law Clerks

Judge Lodge has a law clerk who assists with case management, motions, and trials.