Yee v. Sacramento County, Jail et al

Filing 95

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/29/2021 APPOINTING Katherine L. Katcher as counsel for plaintiff in this case for the limited purpose of briefing and presenting oral arguments on the qualified immunity question and SET TING a Status Conference for 1/13/2022 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller with a Joint Report due 7 days before the conference. Katherine L. Katcher's appointment will terminate upon the issuance of an order on summary judgment. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park via email if shehas any questions related to the appointment. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this order upon Katherine L. Katcher. (Coll, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VINCENT YEE,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-02955-KJM-DB

v.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAIL JAIL,
et al.,

ORDER APPOINTING
LIMITED PURPOSE COUNSEL

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Vincent Yee is proceeding in this action pro se. The court finds that the

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appointment of counsel for plaintiff is warranted for the limited purpose of briefing and

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presenting oral arguments on whether the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. See

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Order (Nov. 9, 2021), ECF No. 94; Hr’g Min. (Nov. 4, 2021), ECF No. 93. Katherine L. Katcher

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has been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to represent plaintiff for this limited

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purpose and has agreed to be appointed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Katherine L. Katcher is appointed as limited purpose counsel for plaintiff in the above

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titled matter. This appointment is for the limited purpose of briefing and presenting oral

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arguments on the qualified immunity question described above and in the order at ECF

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No. 94.

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2. Katherine L. Katcher’s appointment will terminate upon the issuance of an order on
summary judgment.
3. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park via email at [e-mail] if she
has any questions related to the appointment.
4. A status conference by videoconference is set for January 13, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. before

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the undersigned. The parties shall meet and confer and file a joint report no later than

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seven days before the status conference. The joint report shall include a proposed

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briefing schedule for the qualified immunity question identified above.

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5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Katherine L.
Katcher, Law Office of Katherine L. Katcher, 825 Page St., Berkeley, CA 94710.
DATED: November 29, 2021.

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