**Judge Fernando M. Olguin** was appointed to the Central District of California by President Barack Obama in 2013. He previously served as a U.S. magistrate judge in the same district for 11 years. Olguin was born in 1961 in Los Angeles. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University and earned his J.D. and M.A. from UC Berkeley (Boalt Hall). He clerked for Judge Carl S. Muecke in the District of Arizona, served as a DOJ trial attorney, worked as education program director at MALDEF, and was a partner at Traber, Voorhees & Olguin before being appointed as a magistrate judge in 2001. **Education** - University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), J.D. and M.A., 1989 - Harvard University, B.A., 1985 (cum laude) **Career** - Law clerk, Judge Carl S. Muecke, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona - Trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991–1994 - Education Program Director, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), 1994–1995 - Partner, Traber, Voorhees & Olguin, 1995–2001 - U.S. Magistrate Judge, Central District of California, 2001–2012 - U.S. District Judge, Central District of California, 2013–present
**Courthouse:** First Street U.S. Courthouse, 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 **Division:** Western Division (Los Angeles) **Chambers Staff** - Chambers Email: FMO_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov
Courtesy copies are required for proposed orders. Details: 1 copy, delivery on day of efiling, by email. A copy of the proposed order in WordPerfect or Word format must be emailed to chambers on the day of e-filing.
Judge Fernando M. Olguin's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. All motions (except preliminary injunctions, which have a separate 5-day requirement) require a pre-filing meet and confer in person, by telephone, or via video conference at least 7 days prior to filing; incarcerated pro se parties are exempt unless otherwise ordered.
Judge Fernando M. Olguin's rules include page or word limits for covered filings. Reply briefs are prohibited unless the court orders otherwise, and will be stricken if filed.
Judge Fernando M. Olguin's formatting rule includes binding three ring binder, indexed by exhibit number with tabs or dividers on the right side, spine must indicate the volume number, and spine must contain an index of each exhibit included in the volume. Trial exhibits must be bound in three-ring binders indexed by exhibit number with right-side tabs or dividers, and the binder spine must display the volume number and an index of all exhibits in the volume.
The rule requires exhibit list. Each counsel must maintain their own list of trial exhibits.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. All discovery-related documents must include the phrase 'DISCOVERY MATTER' in the caption for proper routing to the assigned magistrate judge.
Parties may contact Judge Fernando M. Olguin's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email FMO_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov. After electronically filing an application to seal (for sealing only certain documents), counsel must email chambers with specified attachments; subject line requirement is cut off in source text.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Fernando M. Olguin. Process: file redacted on ecf and file unredacted to chambers. Documents not entirely confidential or privileged must not be filed under seal if confidential portions can be reasonably redacted; parties must file both a sealed complete version and a redacted public version, omitting only court-ordered sealable portions.
Requests should be made at least 5 court days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Fernando M. Olguin. The request must include reason for request, number of previous requests, previous requests granted or denied, and proposed rescheduled date. Requests for continuance or extension must be submitted 5 court days before the scheduled date expires; stipulations must show good cause, list previous requests, and include a proposed order.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Applications to seal (for sealing only certain documents), along with the declaration giving notice and proof of service, must be electronically filed.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Plaintiff must submit four three-ring binders of trial exhibits (one original, three copies) to the CRD on the first day of trial.
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: all parties. Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve this Standing Order on all parties and their counsel; defendants that removed the case from state court must serve the Order on all other parties.
Trial exhibits must be bound in three-ring binders indexed by exhibit number with right-side tabs or dividers, and the binder spine must display the volume number and an index of all exhibits in the volume.
Plaintiff must submit four three-ring binders of trial exhibits (one original, three copies) to the CRD on the first day of trial.
Exhibit tags must be stapled to the upper right corner of each exhibit, include the case number, case name, and exhibit number, with plaintiff required to use yellow tags and defendant required to use blue tags.
Trial exhibits must be numbered sequentially (1, 2, 3, etc.), not with decimal sub-numbers, and defense exhibit numbers cannot duplicate plaintiff’s exhibit numbers.
Each counsel must maintain their own list of trial exhibits.
Blow-up enlargements of existing trial exhibits must be designated with the original exhibit number followed by an “A”.
Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve this Standing Order on all parties and their counsel; defendants that removed the case from state court must serve the Order on all other parties.
Plaintiff must promptly serve the complaint per Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and 5 and file required proofs of service per Local Rule 5-3.1.2.
All discovery-related documents must include the phrase 'DISCOVERY MATTER' in the caption for proper routing to the assigned magistrate judge.
Stipulations for continuance or extension must be lodged with a proposed order.
All motions (except preliminary injunctions, which have a separate 5-day requirement) require a pre-filing meet and confer in person, by telephone, or via video conference at least 7 days prior to filing; incarcerated pro se parties are exempt unless otherwise ordered.
Preliminary injunction motions require a pre-filing meet and confer in substantive compliance with Local Rule 7-3 at least 5 days prior to filing, notwithstanding Local Rule 7-3's exception for such motions.
Motions filed after an unsuccessful pre-filing meet and confer must include a declaration under penalty of perjury stating the conference date(s) and each party's position on the disputed issues.
A motion for review of a magistrate judge's decision must be filed and served within 14 calendar days of service of the written or oral (not to be followed by written) ruling.
A motion for review of a magistrate judge's decision must be accompanied by a memorandum of points and authorities and specify the portions of the ruling that are clearly erroneous or contrary to law.
Motions noticed more than 35 days after the filing date may be stricken or advanced to an earlier date unless otherwise ordered by the court.
Documentary evidence supporting or opposing a motion over 50 pages must be bound, tabbed, and indexed; evidence over 300 pages must be in a three-ring binder with tab dividers, and counsel must provide an OCR-scanned PDF on a flash drive with labeled bookmarks.
Filings prepared using artificial intelligence require the filing party or attorney to certify they reviewed all source material and verified the accuracy of any AI-generated content.
A proposed order detailing the requested relief and rationale with citations must be served and lodged with moving or opposition papers at the time of filing.
A copy of the proposed order in WordPerfect or Word format must be emailed to chambers on the day of e-filing.
Motions to amend pleadings must comply with Local Rule 15-1, state the amendment's effect, identify proposed changes, and the proposed amended pleading must be sequentially named.
All state court documents must be re-filed as a supplement to the notice of removal in cases removed from state court.
Counsel filing motions to amend pleadings must attach a redlined version of the proposed amended pleading as an appendix, and electronically lodge the proposed pleading separate from the motion per Local Rule 15-1.
All potentially dispositive motions must comply with the requirements specified in the Court’s Order Re: Summary Judgment Motions issued with the Case Management and Scheduling Order.
Ex parte applications must conform to Local Rules 7-19 and 7-19.1, including a statement of opposing counsel’s position, to be considered by the court.
Ex parte applications must be electronically served if possible; parties on e-service are deemed served upon e-filing, and parties set up for fax or mail service must be served by fax or personal service.
Opposition papers to ex parte applications must be filed within 24 hours (or 1 court day) of service if the opposing party previously appeared.
Opposition papers to ex parte applications must be filed within 48 hours of service if the opposing party has not previously appeared.
Parties not opposing an ex parte application must notify the CRD via email as soon as possible.
Reply briefs are prohibited unless the court orders otherwise, and will be stricken if filed.