Frazier v. Redding Police Department et al

Filing 119

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 01/21/14 ordering S. Ashar Ahmed and Kurt W. Melchior are appointed as counsel in the above entitled matter. The clerk of the court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon S. Ashar Ahmed and Kurt W. Melchior, Nossaman LLP, 50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111. The 01/20/14 pretrial conference on the papers is hereby vacated. ( Status Conference set for 2/5/2014 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 26 (AC) before Magistrate Judge Allison Claire.)(Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MATTHEW LUCAS FRAZIER,

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No. 2:11-cv-1351 AC P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL

REDDING POLICE DEPARTMENT, et
al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42
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U.S.C. § 1983. Trial in this matter is currently set for March 24, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. before the
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undersigned. At this time, the court finds that the appointment of counsel is warranted. S. Ashar
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Ahmed and Kurt W. Melchior have been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to
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represent plaintiff and they have accepted the appointment. Although the parties have filed their
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separate pretrial statements and a pretrial conference on the papers had been scheduled for
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January 20, 2014, the court will vacate that date and set this matter for a status conference in light
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of the appointment of counsel for plaintiff.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. S. Ashar Ahmed and Kurt W. Melchior are appointed as counsel in the above entitled
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matter.
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2. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at [phone], or via email at
[e-mail] 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 S. Ashar Ahmed and

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Kurt W. Melchior, Nossaman LLP, 50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco,

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California 94111.

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4. The January 20, 2014 pretrial conference on the papers is hereby vacated.

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5. This matter is now set for a status conference on February 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. before the

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Honorable Allison Claire in Courtroom No. 26. Counsel shall be prepared to discuss:

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a. Whether the scheduled trial date remains feasible;

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b. Whether newly-appointed plaintiff’s counsel wishes to amend Plaintiff’s Pretrial
Statement;
c. Any other matters bearing on the scheduling of the trial and issuance of the final
pretrial order. See Local Rules 281, 282, 283.
DATED: January 21, 2014

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