Wheeler v. Alison et al

Filing 272

ORDER Appointing Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 2/23/2016. Attorneys Mordecai D Boone and Daniel Henry Solomon appointed for plaintiff Eric Wheeler. (Lundstrom, T)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERIC WHEELER, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 1:12-cv-00861 DAD DLB (PC) v. ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL BYRON MUI, 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Eric Wheeler (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the custody of the California 17 18 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). He is proceeding pro se and in forma 19 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. At the Telephonic Trial Confirmation Hearing held on February 8, 2016, the court found 20 21 that the appointment of counsel is warranted in this case and inquired whether or not plaintiff 22 would accept appointed counsel. Plaintiff indicated he would be interested. (ECF No. 263.) Mordecai D. Boone and Daniel H. Solomon have been selected from the court’s pro bono 23 24 attorney panel to represent plaintiff and have agreed to be appointed.1 25 /// 26 /// 27 1 28 Pertinent dates are set forth in the February 11, 2016, Pretrial Order, including a motion in limine filing date of March 1, 2016. 1 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. 3 4 entitled matter; 2. 5 6 Mordecai D. Boone and Daniel H. Solomon are appointed as counsel in the above Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at (916) 930-4278, or via email at spark@caed.uscourts.gov if they have any questions related to the appointment; 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Mordecai D. 7 Boone and Daniel H. Solomon, Dentons US LLP, 1 Market Plaza, 2400 Spear 8 Tower, San Francisco, California 94105. 9 10 11 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: /s/ Dennis February 23, 2016 L. Beck UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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