--- title: "Frank J Iii Singer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frank-j-iii-singer-california-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Frank J Iii Singer U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California - State: California - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=91) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=91) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=91) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frank-j-iii-singer-california-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frank-j-iii-singer-california-us-magistrate", "name": "Frank J Iii Singer | KnowJudges", "description": "Frank J Iii Singer, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. 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Singer is a United States Magistrate Judge appointed to the Fresno Division of the Eastern District of California on March 19, 2026, presiding over a variety of federal cases and settlement conferences - Before joining the bench, Judge Singer served 2009–2026 as a trial attorney, senior trial attorney, and senior litigation counsel in the Natural Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment & Natural Resources Division. - Law clerk to Hon. Garland E. Burrell, Jr. (E.D. Cal.) from 2003–2005 ### Education ### Additional information - Appointment date: March 19, 2026 - General commercial litigation in Palo Alto, CA - Environmental litigation in Sacramento, CA - Fifth Amendment takings cases - Courtroom: Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA 93721, Courtroom 8, 6th floor - Judge Singer handles a broad range of federal matters and conducts settlement conferences. - Public records show he issues rulings on motions such as stays, extensions, and procedural requests, often narrowing relief to what the record supports ezel.ai. - Contact: (559) 499‐5788; evaldez@ - Administrative Procedure Act challenges He also taught civil litigation at the DOJ’s National Advocacy Center. - Active in the Court of Federal Claims’ Bar Association Board of Governors - Recognized for academic distinction and leadership in moot court and law review ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.