Jennifer E. Niemann
Court record, service history and public docket data for Judge Niemann.
About Judge Niemann
Jennifer E. Niemann has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of California since June 2020. Before taking the bench, she represented debtors, trustees, and creditors in Chapter 11 matters and clerked for three bankruptcy judges.
Judge Niemann's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Niemann, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Do not send chambers copies of law-and-motion pleadings unless the court orders otherwise.
“Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, ‘chambers copies’ of pleadings for law and motion calendar items are not to be provided to the court and will be automatically recycled (not returned to counsel) by the Clerk if submitted.”
Conferences
Judge Niemann holds hearings simultaneously in person, by Zoom, and by telephone unless otherwise ordered.
“Beginning July 20, 2022, and unless otherwise ordered, hearings in Judge Niemann’s courtroom are now simultaneously, (1) IN PERSON, (2) VIA ZOOM, and (3) VIA TELEPHONE.”
Conferences
For video hearings, Judge Niemann prefers participants to use video.
“The court prefers participation by video.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
How Judge Niemann decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In the sampled adversary docket, two successive plaintiff summary-judgment motions were denied without prejudice before trial.
“Order Denying 157 Motion/Application For Summary Judgment [WLG-4] (smis) (Entered: 06/16/2023)”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Completed-case duration is reported for 7 terminated matters in the fixed sample.
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