| Court Type: | district |
| Court Name: | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California |
| Abbreviation: | E.D. Cal. |
| Seal: | California-eastern.png |
| Seal Size: | 150 |
| Map Image Width: | 150 |
| Courthouse: | Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse |
| Location: | Sacramento |
| Courthouse1: | Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse |
| Location1: | Fresno |
| Location2: | Redding |
| Location3: | Bakersfield |
| Location4: | Yosemite |
| Appeals To: | Ninth Circuit |
| Established: | September 18, 1966 |
| Judges Assigned: | 6 |
| Chief: | Kimberly J. Mueller |
| Us Attorney: | Phillip Talbert |
| Us Marshal: | Lasha Boyden (acting) |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (in case citations, E.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The District was created on March 18, 1966, with the division of the Northern and Southern districts, leading to the creation of the Central and Eastern districts.[1]
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the United States attorney is Phillip Talbert.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of four federal judicial districts in California. Court for the District is held at the Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse in Fresno and Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento.
The six sitting judges and three senior judges have submitted a draft letter[2] to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from the Eastern District in which they argue that population growth in the district has necessitated an increase in the number of district judges.