**United States Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean** was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Fresno Division of the Eastern District of California in October 2015. She presides over a wide variety of federal matters including employment discrimination, civil rights, ADA, social security, habeas corpus, and prisoner civil rights cases, and regularly conducts settlement conferences in all types of cases. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Grosjean was a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, a litigation-only law firm, working out of its New York and Los Angeles offices. Her practice specialized in structured finance, patent infringement, contract, antitrust, misappropriation, insurance, securities, unfair competition, and constitutional law. After law school, she clerked for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals under the Honorable Herbert Y.C. Choy. She is an adjunct faculty member at San Joaquin School of Law. **Education** - Harvard Law School, J.D., 2000 (cum laude, Editor of the Harvard Law Review) - University of California at Berkeley, A.B., 1997 (with honors) **Career** - 2001–2015: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY (Partner) - 2000–2001: Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Hon. Herbert Y.C. Choy
**Division:** Fresno **Courthouse:** Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA 93721 **Chambers:** Courtroom 10, 6th Floor **Phone:** (559) 499-5960 **Fax:** (559) 499-5273 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Felicia Navarro, fnavarro@caed.uscourts.gov, (559) 499-5962
Judge Erica P. Grosjean's rule states these limits: 25 pages; 10 pages. Excludes exhibits. Civil motion papers limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).
Judge Erica P. Grosjean's rule states these limits: 3 pages. Excludes exhibits. Informal discovery dispute letter brief limited to 3 pages single-spaced plus 5 pages exhibits.
Judge Erica P. Grosjean's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. The request must include reason for request and good cause. Scheduling Order dates are firm and require good cause to modify, with affidavits/declarations needed.
Civil motion papers limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).
Informal discovery dispute letter brief limited to 3 pages single-spaced plus 5 pages exhibits.
Scheduling Order dates are firm and require good cause to modify, with affidavits/declarations needed.
Court disfavors requests to modify established dates due to impacted civil case docket.