Hon. Michael R. Wilner See Rating Details
Magistrate Judge See Comments
C.D.Cal.  
Average Rating:1.9 - 4 rating(s)
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*Temperament:   (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Scholarship:   (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Industriousness:   (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
*Ability to Handle Complex Litigation:    (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Punctuality:    (1=Chronic`y Late,10=Always on Time)
*Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation:    (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
*Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation:   (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility In Scheduling   (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Pre-Trial:   (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions:   (1=Least Involved,10=Most Involved)
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Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: 35515
Rating:2.0
Comments:
Biased toward government.
He says he doesn’t rule on matters not before him, but routinely did so in favor of government.

So happy he is leaving the bench soon. We don’t need the bias and arrogance.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 35448
Rating:1.8
Comments:
Rude rude rude.
Condescending; government-leaning biased little bully with too much power for his own good.
Lazy. After motions submitted, filed and completed he asked for unnecessary supplemental briefing to get the lawyers to do his job! Here's a CLUE: after we've submitted it, we have done our job so you do your own darn job, do-do head.

Litigant

Comment #: 33690
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Made a snap judgment of denial of a 35 page pleading in an hour. Did not read the Complaint, save for a superficial skim.

Other

Comment #: 23596
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Involved in Civil settlement talks. Magistrate favors government position. Does not question veracity of positions taken by DOJ. Likes to talk about his time prosecuting cases. Tends to use trite comments which do not lend themselves to settlement positions. I take it he is new and needs some coaching perhaps instruction to overcome this. At this point, will favor the government and appears to be pro prosecution very heavily. May mature later.