United States. District Court (California : Eastern)

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. The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of February 28, 2021 the Acting United States Attorney is Phillip Talbert.