Filing Civil Cases by Mail

Capital habeas corpus petitions, bankruptcy cases, and civil cases, except those referred to the magistrate judge, enumerated below, are deemed pending in the division where the district judge holds court. Therefore, subsequent documents for these cases must be filed at the location where the district judge is located. If the district judge is located in Los Angeles, capital habeas corpus petitions, multi-district litigation cases, and bankruptcy cases shall be addressed to:

United States District Court
312 N. Spring St.
Attention: Room G-19, Pro Se Unit
Los Angeles, CA 90012

If the district judge is located in Los Angeles, all other civil filings by mail shall be addressed to:

United States District Court
312 N. Spring St.
Attention: Room G-19, Civil Intake Section
Los Angeles, CA 90012

If the district judge is located in Santa Ana or Riverside, all civil filings by mail shall be addressed to either:

Southern Division
411 West Fourth St., Rm 1053
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4516
or
Eastern Division
3470 Twelfth St., Rm. 134
Riverside, CA 92501

Non-capital habeas corpus petitions, pro se civil rights cases, social security cases, and other matters referred to a magistrate judge are deemed pending where the magistrate judge holds court. Therefore, subsequent documents for these cases must be filed at the location where the magistrate judge is located. If the magistrate judge is located in Los Angeles, pro se non-capital habeas corpus petitions and pro se civil rights cases shall be addressed to:

United States District Court
312 N. Spring St.
Attention: Room G-19, Pro Se Unit
Los Angeles, CA 90012

If the magistrate judge is located in Los Angeles, all other civil filings by mail, including social security cases and other matters referred to a magistrate judge, shall be addressed to:

United States District Court
312 N. Spring St.
Attention: Room G-19, Civil Intake Section
Los Angeles, CA 90012

If the magistrate judge is located in Santa Ana or Riverside, all civil filings by mail shall be addressed to either:

Southern Division
411 West Fourth St., Rm 1053
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4516
or
Eastern Division
3470 Twelfth St., Rm. 134
Riverside, CA 92501

Do not put the name of the judge or magistrate judge or the name of the judge's or magistrate judge's clerk on the envelope; this causes delays and misdirection of the mail.

Please refer to How to Determine Proper Location for Civil Filings for more information.