Baltimore v. Haggins

Filing 70

ORDER GRANTING 69 Motion to Appoint Counsel Attorney signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/10/2013. Christopher Alan Nedeau for Robert Baltimore added. (Sant Agata, S)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT BALTIMORE,

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Case No. 1:10-cv-00931 LJO JLT (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
APPOINT COUNSEL

v.
(Doc. 69)

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CHRISTOPHER HAGGINS
Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding pro se with an action for violation of civil

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rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s renewed motion for appointment of

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counsel. (Doc. 69)

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On December 3, 2012, plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. 39)

On

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December 6, 2012, the court denied the motion without prejudice. (Doc. 41) On March 27, 2013,

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plaintiff filed another motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 69). At that time, the Court

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could not make a determination whether Plaintiff was likely to succeed on the merits. However,

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given the posture of the case at this time, it now appears Plaintiff has presented colorable claims

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which, if proven, may provide a successful result.

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Therefore, the Court finds that appointment of counsel for plaintiff is warranted at this

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time. Veronica L. Harris and Christoper A. Nedeau have been selected from the court’s pro bono

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attorney panel to represent plaintiff, and they have accepted the appointment.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel is granted; and

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2. Veronica L. Harris and Christoper A. Nedeau are appointed as counsel in the

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above entitled matter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

April 10, 2013

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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