Crane v. Rodriguez et al

Filing 338

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/29/2023 PARTIALLY GRANTING plaintiff's 337 motion for counsel and APPOINTING Calvin J. Massey as limited purpose counsel for Richard Joseph Crane. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujea n Park if he has any questions related to the appointment. The parties shall contact Sujean Park within 14 days to arrange scheduling of the settlement conference. The Clerk shall serve a copy of this order upon Calvin J. Massey at Law Office of Calvin J. Massey, 5170 Golden Foothill Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (Counsel to update address in PACER). (cc: Sujean Park) (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD J. CRANE,

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Plaintiff,
v.

No. 2:15-cv-0208 TLN KJN P
ORDER APPOINTING LIMITED
PURPOSE COUNSEL FOR SETTLEMENT

RODRIGUEZ, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court finds the appointment of counsel for plaintiff is warranted for the

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limited purpose of representing plaintiff at a settlement conference and will partially grant

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plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel. (ECF No. 337.) Calvin J. Massey has been selected from

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the Court’s Pro Bono Attorney Panel to represent plaintiff for this limited purpose and has agreed

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to be appointed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel (ECF No. 337) is partially granted and Calvin J.

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Massey is appointed as limited purpose counsel for plaintiff in the above titled matter.

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This 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. Calvin J. Massey’s appointment will terminate fifteen days after completion of the
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 through trial. If counsel does not wish to continue

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representation of plaintiff after he has carried out this limited purpose appointment, the

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court will consider appointing new counsel for plaintiff, if deemed appropriate at that

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time.

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3. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park via email at [e-mail] if he
has any questions related to the appointment.
4. The parties are directed to contact Sujean Park within 14 days of the date of this order to
arrange scheduling of the settlement conference.
5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Calvin J. Massey,
Law Office of Calvin J. Massey, 5170 Golden Foothill Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762.
Dated: September 29, 2023

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