Tilei v. Wan et al

Filing 133

ORDER Granting Motion for Appointment of Counsel 128 , 129 ; ORDER Appointing Counsel for Plaintiff, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 11/29/11. Attorney Donald Aquinas Lancaster, Jr. appointed for Plaintiff Punaofo Tsugito Tilei. (Verduzco, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PUNAOFO TSUGITO TILEI,

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1:06-cv-00776 AWI GSA PC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
(Docs. 128, 129.)

vs.
T. WAN, et al.,

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF

Defendants.

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Punafo Tsugito Tilei (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se

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with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 4, 2011, Plaintiff filed a

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motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 129.) The Court finds that appointment of counsel for

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plaintiff is warranted. Donald A. Lancaster, Jr., has been selected from the Court’s pro bono

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attorney panel and is hereby appointed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Donald A. Lancaster, Jr. is appointed as counsel for Plaintiff in the above

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entitled matter;
2. Donald A. Lancaster, Jr. shall notify Sujean Park, at [phone] or via
email at [e-mail], if he has any questions related to the appointment; and
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3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Donald A.

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Lancaster, Jr., The Lancaster Law Group, 21900 Burbank Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Woodland Hills,

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California 91367.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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6i0kij

November 29, 2011

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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