Williams v. The State of California et al

Filing 53

ORDER REQUIRING Plaintiff's Attorney to Respond to 52 Plaintiff's Motion for New Counsel Within Seven (7) Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 5/21/2012. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DONALD B. WILLIAMS,

CASE NO.

O RDE R RE Q UI RING PLAINTIFF’S
ATTORNEY TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR NEW COUNSEL

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Plaintiff,
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1:11-cv-182-LJO-MJS (PC)

v.
(ECF No. 52)

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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Donald B. Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding in this civil
rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The action is proceeding against Defendants Enenmoh, Oneyeje, LeMay, Byers,
and Faria for inadequate medical care under the Eighth Amendment.

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On May 16, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for new counsel. (ECF No. 52.) In his

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motion, Plaintiff alleges that his Court appointed attorney has failed to respond to letters

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from Plaintiff regarding his case. (Id.) Counsel has filed no objections to Defendant’s

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motion to dismiss (ECF No. 45) nor objection to the Court’s Findings and

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Recommendations recommending dismissal of this action (ECF No. 50).

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s attorney, Rebecca C. Sudtell, is ORDERED to respond to
Plaintiff’s motion for new counsel within seven (7) days of entry of this Order.
In addition, the Clerk’s Office is ORDERED to send Plaintiff a copy of the docket in
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this action and a copy of every document filed in this action since December 9, 2011, the

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date on which Ms. Sudtell was appointed as Plaintiff’s attorney.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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May 21, 2012

Michael J. Seng

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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