Parks v. Rolfing et al

Filing 53

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 4/19/2017 GRANTING 49 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Appointed Jeff Dominic Price for Kenneth Wayne Parks. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KENNETH WAYNE PARKS,

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No. 2:15-cv-1505 KJM CKD P

Plaintiff,
ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL
v.
JEFFREY ROLFING, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in an action brought

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

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warranted. Jeff D. Price has been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to represent

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plaintiff and has agreed to be appointed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s motion for counsel (ECF No. 49) is granted.

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2. Jeff D. Price is appointed as counsel in the above entitled matter. Counsel has prepared

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and sent an engagement letter regarding the provision of services, and his appointment as

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counsel shall be contingent on plaintiff executing the engagement letter and returning it to

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appointed counsel. Appointed counsel shall file a written notice with the court upon

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plaintiff’s satisfactory execution and return of an engagement letter to him.

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3. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at [phone], or via email at
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[e-mail] if he has any questions related to the appointment.
4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Jeff D. Price, Law
Office of Jeff D. Price, 2500 Broadway, Suite 125, Santa Monica, CA 90404.
Dated: April 19, 2017

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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