Crayton v. Hedgpeth et al

Filing 262

ORDER APPOINTING PRO BONO COUNSEL signed by District Judge William Haskell Alsup on 12/10/2013. Attorney Jeffrey L. Bornstein and Claudia A. Quiroz for Timothy Crayton added. (Jessen, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TIMOTHY CRAYTON,
For the Eastern District of California

United States District Court

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No. C 08-00621 WHA (PR)

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Plaintiff,

ORDER APPOINTING PRO BONO
COUNSEL

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v.
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A. HEDGPETH, K. HARRINGTON,
and L. WOOD,
Defendants.
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. On August 22, 2013, the court denied defendants’ motion for summary

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judgment. After settlement proceedings proved unsuccessful, the court set this matter for trial,

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and referred the action to the Federal Pro Bono Program to locate counsel.

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The Eastern District’s Pro Bono Program has informed the court that Jeffrey L.

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Bornstein and Claudia A. Quiroz of K&L Gates LLP, 4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200, San

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Francisco, California 94111, have agreed to serve as appointed pro bono counsel for plaintiff.

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Thus, Jeffrey L. Bornstein and Claudia A. Quiroz are hereby APPOINTED as counsel for

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plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and the court’s Federal Pro Bono Project

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guidelines. The scope of this referral shall be for all purposes for the duration of the case.

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The parties are reminded that this matter is set for a final pre-trial conference on January

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22, 2014, with trial set to being on January 27, 2014. Any motion to continue trial must be

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made by December 13, 2013.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December

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, 2013.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Eastern District of California

United States District Court

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