Hood v. Mims et al
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ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 60 Motion to Appoint Counsel Milton Greg Mullanax for Albert Lee Hood signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 10/16/2017. (Flores, E)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ALBERT LEE HOOD,
Plaintiff,
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v.
ADLENO CUNHA, JR.,
Defendant.
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1:13-cv-00108-BAM (PC)
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
(ECF No. 60)
Plaintiff Albert Lee Hood is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights
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action. This matter currently proceeds on Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant Correctional
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Officer Adleno Cunha, Jr., for deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs.
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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(c)(1), all parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a U.S.
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Magistrate Judge. (ECF Nos. 27, 62.)
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Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, filed on
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September 15, 2017. (ECF No. 60.) Based on the issues presented in this case and a careful
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review of the record, the Court finds the appointment of counsel warranted for Plaintiff in the
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above entitled matter. Attorney M. Greg Mullanax has been selected from the Court’s pro bono
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attorney panel to represent Plaintiff, and has agreed to be appointed.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel (ECF No. 60) is granted;
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Attorney M. Greg Mullanax is appointed as counsel in the above entitled matter;
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Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at (916) 930-4278, or via email at
spark@caed.uscourts.gov if he has any questions related to the appointment; and
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The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Attorney M.
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Greg Mullanax, Law Office of M. Greg Mullanax, 2140 N. Winery Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA
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93703.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
/s/ Barbara
October 16, 2017
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A. McAuliffe
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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