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Judge Nye

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U.S. District Judge David C. Nye

Case Assignment

General Case Assignment Information

As an Article III judge, Judge Nye handles felony criminal matters, death penalty cases, and Class A misdemeanors if the parties choose not to consent to a magistrate judge. Judge Nye, Judge Brailsford, and Senior Judge Winmill are randomly assigned all felony criminal matters.

For civil cases, Judge Nye, Judge Brailsford and Senior Judge Winmill are randomly assigned 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, Judge Brailsford, 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, Judge Brailsford, and Judge Winmill are randomly assigned to hear appeals from the bankruptcy court.

Divisional Offices

Judge Nye's Chambers is in Pocatello. However, Judge Nye travels to the divisional offices on a regular basis. Two weeks of each month, Judge Nye hears matters in Pocatello. The other two weeks are spent in Boise and Coeur d'Alene. Judge Nye's regular travel schedule may be dictated, however, by trial settings, hearings, or other matters, and is subject to change.

Law Clerk/Paralegal Case Assignment

To determine the law clerk/paralegal assigned to your case:

log in to CM/ECF;
look in the upper right hand corner of the page; and
check the case flag.

Judge Nye's Chamber Staff

Judge Nye has one full-time term law clerk, one full-time career law clerk, and one full-time judicial assistant/paralegal who assist with case management, motions, and trials.