Davis v. Walker et al

Filing 51

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 03/14/16 ordering Brian M. Pomerantz is appointed as counsel for plaintiff in the above entitled matters. Mr. Pomerantz shall submit his pro hac vice application to practice in this court forthw ith. Plaintiff's emergency motion for injunctive relief in case 2:08-cv-0593 KJM CKD (TEMP) 46 is denied without prejudice to refilling, as appropriate by counsel. All pending motions in case no. 2:10-cv-2139 KJM CKD (TEMP) 94 , 97 , 99 a nd 100 are denied without prejudice to refilling as appropriate by counsel. The pretrial scheduling order dates in case 2:10-cv-2139 KJM CKD (TEMP) 87 are vacated. Within 30 days of the date of this order, counsel for all parties are directed to meet and confer on agreeable dates for a status conference in these matter and contact Courtroom Deputy Kyle Owen by telephone (916) 930-4004 or via email kowen@caed.uscourts.gov for the court's availability. A status conference shall take place in these matters within 120 days. The clerk of the court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Brian M. Pomerantz, 6351 Owensmouth Avenue, Suite 203, Woodland Hills, CA 91367.. (Plummer, M)

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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 KENNARD LEE DAVIS, Plaintiff, 12 13 14 No. 2:08-cv-0593 KJM CKD (PC) (TEMP) vs. JAMES WALKER, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 ________________________________/ 17 KENNARD LEE DAVIS, Plaintiff, 18 19 20 No. 2:10-cv-2139 KJM CKD (PC) (TEMP) vs. JAMES WALKER, et al., 21 Defendants. 22 ORDER ________________________________/ 23 24 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed the above-captioned civil rights 25 actions seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 24, 2015, then-Magistrate Judge Dale A. 26 Drozd granted Attorney Ben Williams’ motions to withdraw as attorney of record in these cases. 27 Plaintiff’s legal incompetence to pursue these actions pro se and the exceptional circumstances of 28 these cases compel this court to appoint counsel for plaintiff once more. 1 1 The court has selected Attorney Brian M. Pomerantz from the pro bono attorney panel to 2 represent plaintiff, and Mr. Pomerantz has accepted the appointment. In light of this appointment 3 of counsel, the court will deny the pending motions in these cases, brought by plaintiff proceeding 4 pro se, without prejudice to refiling, as appropriate, by counsel. In addition, the court will vacate 5 the scheduling order dates in Case No. 2:10-cv-2139 KJM CKD (TEMP). Finally, the court will 6 direct counsel for all parties in these actions to contact the undersigned’s Courtroom Deputy to 7 schedule a status conference in these matters. 8 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 9 1. Brian M. Pomerantz is appointed as counsel for plaintiff in the above entitled matters. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Mr. Pomerantz shall submit his Pro Hac Vice Application to practice in this court forthwith. 2. 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. 3. Plaintiff’s emergency motion for injunctive relief in Case No. 2:08-cv-0593 KJM CKD (TEMP) (Doc. No. 46) is denied without prejudice to refiling, as appropriate, by counsel. 4. All pending motions in Case No. 2:10-cv-2139 KJM CKD (TEMP) (Doc. Nos. 94, 97, 99 & 100) are denied without prejudice to refiling, as appropriate, by counsel. 5. The pretrial scheduling order dates in Case No. 2:10-cv-2139 KJM CKD (TEMP) (Doc. No. 87) are vacated. 6. Within thirty days of the date of this order, counsel for all parties are directed to meet 20 and confer on agreeable dates for a status conference in these matters and contact Courtroom 21 Deputy Kyle Owen by telephone (916) 930-4004 or via email kowen@caed.uscourts.gov for the 22 court’s availability. A status conference shall take place in these matters within 120 days. 23 7. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Brian M. 24 Pomerantz, 6351 Owensmouth Avenue, Suite 203, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. 25 Dated: March 14, 2016 _____________________________________ CAROLYN K. DELANEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 27 28 ec davi2139.aoc 2

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