THE ROBING ROOM

I represented a plaintiff in complex securities litigation in which Magistrate Judge Roby resolved numerous complex discovery disputes. I found that while she sometimes was a bit abrupt, she generally got the right results based upon a good analysis of the procedural situation. This was true no matter which way the discovery dispute was going, as both sides had various motions to compel and motions for protective orders. I can't address the issues raised in comment #3943, but the issues raised in comment #3911 do not reflect the reality of what I saw in her performance as a federal magistrate judge. Rather, that comment seems to be motivated more by the politics of the poster than the reality in the courtroom.