The MIA district has been one judge
short for the last several months. As a result of that absence, other judges
have been covering trials in Judge Castiello's division. I understand that this
has been frustrating to some practitioners, as they have learned the identity
of the judge who would hear their trial only shortly before trial and some pretrial procedural decisions have been made by a judge other than the one that ultimately hears the trial. We are therefore instituting a new trial coverage process effective
immediately.
Until further notice, all active GCC
division cases in District MIA will be overseen by the following judges:
Judge Almeyda - All case numbers
beginning with “14-“
Judge Medina-Shore - All case numbers
not beginning with “14-“ and ending in either “1” or “2”
Judge Kerr - All case numbers not
beginning with “14-“ and ending in either “3” or “4”
Judge Rosen - All case numbers not
beginning with “14-“ and ending in either “5” or “6”
Judge Massey - All case numbers not
beginning with “14-“ and ending in either “7” or “8”
Judge Charles Hill - All case
numbers not beginning with “14-“ and ending in either “9” or “0”
This will hopefully provide
practitioners with more predictability regarding their upcoming trials.
In situations where more than one case
number is currently active for a particular injured worker, the judge handling
the combination of the multiple cases is based upon the last digit of the
lowest of the Claimant's active case numbers. For example, if a Claimant has
case number 13-xxxxx5 and 12-xxxxx9, the case would be handled by Judge Hill
because the lower case number ends in "9."
Please direct any questions or concerns
you have to Judge Medina-Shore, Administrative Judge for the MIA district or
to Judge Langham. I appreciate your assistance and patience during Judge
Castiello's absence.
