UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  May 4, 2005 (Date of earliest event reported)

                                 MAGNETEK, INC.

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          DELAWARE                1-10233                  95-3917584
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)         File Number)           Identification No.)


                       10900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 850
                          Los Angeles, California 90024
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (310) 689-1610

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    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))





ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS.

See Press Release dated May 4, 2005 entitled "Decision Reached in Magnetek v.
Nilssen Patent Arbitration ", attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.


EXHIBIT
NUMBER          DESCRIPTION

99.1            Magnetek, Inc. Press Release dated May 4, 2005 titled "Decision
                Reached in Magnetek v. Nilssen Patent Arbitration"





                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        MAGNETEK, INC.


                                        By:/s/ David Reiland
                                           ------------------------
                                           David Reiland
                                           Executive Vice President
                                           & Chief Financial Officer

May 4, 2005





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT
NUMBER          DESCRIPTION

99.1            Magnetek, Inc. Press Release dated May 4, 2005 titled "Decision
                Reached in Magnetek v. Nilssen Patent Arbitration "