U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Civil rights, First Amendment, and consumer cases across Sacramento, Fresno, and the Central Valley.

What we handle in E.D. Cal.

We bring the same practice to every court we're admitted in. These are the cases we file for clients in Sacramento and the Central Valley.

Courthouse locations

  • Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, 501 I St., Sacramento
  • Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse, 2500 Tulare St., Fresno
  • Yosemite Ave. Courthouse, Bakersfield

Areas served

  • Sacramento & Placer Counties
  • San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties
  • Fresno & Kern Counties
  • Shasta and the northern Valley

Practicing in Sacramento and the Central Valley

  • Public-agency and school-district defendants are common here, which suits our First Amendment and student civil rights work.
  • The district's caseload per judge is among the highest in the country; early, well-pleaded complaints matter.

Other courts we're admitted in

Have a case in E.D. Cal.?

We review cases for free and will tell you honestly whether you have a claim worth filing here.