11.   Magistrate judges are junior judges in the federal system who may officiate on preliminary stages of criminal cases, but not at criminal trials.

12.   Magistrate judge Alan Harvey told the two bounty hunters in the DeKalb case Friday that their job gives them the right to enter a house looking for a suspect.

13.   The magistrate judge, Tommy E. Miller, said prosecutors had failed to prove that Hajri was a danger but had proved he was a flight risk.

14.   The two sides will have an initial conference before a magistrate judge at a future date to establish guidelines for a possible trial.

15.   They appeared before a federal magistrate judge today in New York and were released on bond.

16.   They have tried suing, but on Wednesday, a federal magistrate judge in Cleveland recommended dismissal of the suit against the company and its former officials.

17.   Two earlier requests for bail were turned down by a US magistrate judge.

18.   A federal magistrate judge is expected to decide soon whether Ford can be deposed, the Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday.

19.   A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered them detained.

20.   A magistrate judge had ordered Madison held without bail and sent to New York City to stand trial.