Vanderbusch v. Enenmoh et al

Filing 98

ORDER APPOINTING LIMITED PURPOSE COUNSEL FOR SETTLEMENT re 97 signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 10/24/2018. Attorney Milton Greg Mullanax for Gary Vanderbusch added. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GARY W. VANDERBUSCH,

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Case No. 1:13-cv-01422-LJO-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff,
ORDER APPOINTING LIMITED
PURPOSE COUNSEL FOR
SETTLEMENT

v.
JOHN CHOKATOS,

(ECF No. 97)
Defendant.

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Plaintiff, Gary W. Vanderbusch, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

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pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 9, 2018,

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plaintiff filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 97.) The court finds that the

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appointment of counsel for plaintiff is warranted for the limited purpose of assisting plaintiff

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prepare for and participate in a settlement conference and will partially grant plaintiff’s motion.

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M. Greg Mullanax has been selected from the Court’s Pro Bono Attorney Panel to represent

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plaintiff for this limited purpose and has agreed to be appointed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel is GRANTED in part, and M. Greg

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Mullanax is appointed as limited purpose counsel in the above entitled matter. This

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appointment is for the limited purpose of assisting plaintiff with preparing for and

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participating in a settlement conference.
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2. M. Greg Mullanax’s appointment will terminate fifteen days after completion of the

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settlement conference, or any continuation of the settlement conference. Prior to the

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termination of the appointment, the court will accord counsel the option of proceeding as

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plaintiff’s appointed counsel. If counsel does not wish to continue representation of

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plaintiff after he has carried out his limited purpose, the court will consider appointing

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new counsel for plaintiff, if deemed appropriate at that time.

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3. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at [phone], or via email at
[e-mail] if he has any questions related to the appointment.

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4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon M. Greg Mullanax,

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Law Office of M. Greg Mullanax, 2140 N. Winery Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93703.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

October 24, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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