Gentile v. U.S. Federal Marshal

Filing 9

ORDER APPOINTING Counsel for Limited Purpose of Filing Amended Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 4/19/16. Attorney Milton Greg Mullanax for Plaintiff Raymond A. Gentile Added. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAYMOND A. GENTILE

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR
LIMITED PURPOSE OF FILING AMENDED
COMPLAINT

U.S. FEDERAL MARSHAL,

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00943-DLB (PC)

Defendant.

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Plaintiff Raymond A. Gentile (“Plaintiff”), a former federal inmate at the Lerdo Pre-Trial

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Facility, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action pursuant to Bivens v. Six

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Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), which provides a

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remedy for violation of civil rights by federal actors.
The Court finds that the appointment of counsel is warranted for the limited purpose of

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drafting an amended complaint.1 M. Greg Mullanax has been selected from the Court’s pro bono

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attorney panel to represent Plaintiff, and he has accepted the appointment.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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M. Greg Mullanax is appointed as counsel in the above entitled matter for the

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limited purpose of investigating the claim, then drafting and filing an amended

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complaint pursuant to the screening order.

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The Court has screened Plaintiff’s November 24, 2015, First Amended Complaint by separate order.

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M. Greg Mullanax’s appointment will terminate when Plaintiff=s amended

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complaint is filed, or he files a notice that an amended complaint would not be

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appropriate.

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[e-mail] if he has any questions related to the appointment.

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Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at [phone], or via email at

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

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

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Fresno, California 93703.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 19, 2016

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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