Charles S. Miller, Jr.
How Judge Miller decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He recommends denying a Rule 12(c) motion for judgment on the pleadings in a civil-rights suit where the pleadings do not entitle the movant to judgment.
“Judge Miller recommends denying defendant Kenan Kaizer's motion for judgment on the pleadings. ... the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 58) in its entirety and DENIES the defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Docket No. 44).”
Procedural preferences
On a motion for default judgment Miller recommends granting the entitlement to default but denying the specific dollar amount requested pending further proof of the sum and its collectability.
“he recommended granting in part and denying in part Travelers' motion. ... Travelers' motion (Docket No. 80) is GRANTED IN PART to the extent it seeks a default judgment and DENIED IN PART to the extent it seeks the currently requested $727,767.85.”
Cautions
On 28 U.S.C. 2254 habeas petitions he recommends granting the warden's motion to dismiss and denying the petition, with no certificate of appealability, and the district court adopts over objection.
“Judge Miller recommended Wacht's petition be dismissed, the Respondent's motion to dismiss be granted, and a certificate of appealability not be issued. ... The Court GRANTS the Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 7) and DENIES Wacht's Petition under 28 U.S.C. 2254.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“he recommended granting in part and denying in part Travelers' motion. ... Travelers' motion (Docket No. 80) is GRANTED IN PART to the extent it seeks a default judgment and DENIED IN PART to the extent it seeks the currently requested $727,767.85.”
“Judge Miller recommends denying defendant Kenan Kaizer's motion for judgment on the pleadings. ... the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 58) in its entirety and DENIES the defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Docket No. 44).”
“Judge Miller recommended Wacht's petition be dismissed, the Respondent's motion to dismiss be granted, and a certificate of appealability not be issued. ... The Court GRANTS the Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 7) and DENIES Wacht's Petition under 28 U.S.C. 2254.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median civil case duration about 389 days across N=28 terminated consent-civil cases (2016-2017 filing cohort). Many ran past a year because he carried them through to bench/jury trial or dispositive ruling rather than referring out; pro se and criminal-magistrate matters (not in this median) resolve much faster. A two-year slice of a 2004-2018 tenure, not a full count.
Put Judge Miller's record to work
Ezel drafts and answers grounded in this exact profile: how Judge Miller actually rules, not a generic AI guess.
Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Miller's own signed orders and cites them.