Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Court record, service history and public docket data for Judge Miller.
Judge Miller no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Miller
Charles S. Miller, Jr. served as a United States magistrate judge for the District of North Dakota beginning in 2004. After retiring, he continued to serve the court on recall status; Clare R. Hochhalter succeeded him in the Western Division.
How Judge Miller decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Odom v. Kaizer, Miller recommended denying Kaizer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, and Judge Hovland adopted the recommendation.
“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
In Travelers’ default judgment proceeding against Byrd Brothers and others, Miller recommended granting default judgment but withholding the requested $727,767.85 amount pending more evidence; Judge Hovland adopted the recommendation.
“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
In Wacht’s habeas case, Miller recommended granting the respondent’s dismissal motion, denying the petition and declining a certificate of appealability. The district judge adopted the recommendation over Wacht’s 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.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Miller was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2024.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 2020 | 1 | 2 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Miller no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.