McQueen v. Brown et al.

Filing 30

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 3/22/2019 APPOINTING Jennifer Orthwein, Felicia Maria Medina and Kevin Love Hubbard for Lamar McQueen. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park if they should have any questions related to the appointment. Plaintiff may file and serve any objections and/or reply to defendants' objections to the 2/27/2019 findings and recommendations within 21 days; defendants may file a reply 7 days thereafter. (cc: ADR) (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAMAR MCQUEEN, aka
NINA SHANAY MCQUEEN,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL

v.
EDMUND BROWN, et al.,

AND EXTENDING DEADLINES

Defendants.

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No. 2:15-cv-2544 JAM AC P

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. On February 27, 2019, the court found that appointment of counsel for plaintiff is

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warranted. See ECF No. 27 at 16-9. Attorneys Jennifer Orthwein, Felicia M. Medina, and Kevin

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L. Hubbard, each with Medina Orthwein LLP, have been selected from the court’s pro bono

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attorney panel to represent plaintiff and have agreed to be appointed.

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Due to this appointment, the deadlines for objecting to the court’s findings and

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recommendations filed February 27, 2019, will be extended. Defendants filed objections on

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March 13, 2019.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Jennifer Orthwein, Felicia M. Medina, and Kevin L. Hubbard, of Medina Orthwein LLP,
are appointed as counsel in the above-entitled matter.
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2. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at [phone], or via email at

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[e-mail] if they have any questions related to the appointment.

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3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on Jennifer Orthwein,

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Felicia M. Medina, and Kevin L. Hubbard, of Medina Orthwein LLP, 1322 Webster St.,

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Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612.

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4. Plaintiff may file and serve any objections and/or a reply to defendants’ objections to the

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court’s February 27, 2019 findings and recommendations within twenty-one (21) days

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after service of this order; defendants may file a reply within seven (7) days thereafter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 22, 2019

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