Doherty v. City of Alameda et al

Filing 65

ORDER REFERRING PLAINTIFF TO PRO BONO PROJECT FOR LIMITED PURPOSE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte on 6/23/2010. (edllc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2010)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN DOHERTY Plaintiff(s), v.

09-4961 No. C-______________ ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF ASSISTING PLAINTIFF AT A COURT-SPONSORED MEDIATION

United States District Court

CITY OF ALAMEDA, et al.; Defendant(s). ___________________________________/

For the Northern District of California

Plaintiff The ____________ having requested and being in need of counsel to assist him/her in this matter and good and just cause appearing, Plaintiff John Doherty IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that ____________________ shall be referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project in the manner set forth below:
1. The clerk shall forward to the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco ("BASF")/Santa Clara County Bar Association ("SCCBA") one (1) copy of the court file with a notice of referral of the case pursuant to the guidelines of the Federal Pro Bono Project for referral to a volunteer attorney. Upon being notified by the BASF/SCCBA that an attorney has been located to Plaintiff represent the _________________, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for ____nt_ff_John______ty __________ in this matter until further order of the Court. Plai _ i _ ____ Doher__

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for the limited purpose of assisting Plaintiff at a court-sponsored mediation.

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All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed until four weeks from the date Plaintiff John Doherty an attorney is appointed to represent __________________________ in this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 23, 2010 United States District/Magistrate Judge
E X H I B I T A TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT GUIDELINES

FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT REFERRAL FORM TO:
J e n n if e r Greengold S u p e r v i s i n g Attorney F e d e r a l Legal Assistance & Pro Bono Project V o lu n t e e r Legal Services Program of BASF 4 5 0 Golden Gate Ave, 15 th Floor, rm 15-2796 S a n Francisco, CA 94102 C h r is t in e A. Burdick ( 4 0 8 ) 287-2557; fax [phone] E x e c u t iv e Director S a n t a Clara County Bar Association 4 North 2nd Street, #400 S a n Jose, CA 95113 C h r is B @ s c c b a .c o m

REFERRING JUDGE: Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

DATE: June 23, 2010 RE: Referral of Indigent Litigant for Appointment of Counsel

Please be advised that the following pro se litigant is being referred to the Bar Association of San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program/Santa Clara County Bar Association for appointment of a volunteer attorney through the Federal Pro Bono Project. The litigant has been given a copy of the instruction sheet for litigants. One copy of the court file is enclosed, or will be forwarded as soon as it is available. Name: John Doherty Address: 4701 San Leandro St., Oakland, CA 94601 Telephone #: [phone] Message Telephone #: Case Name: Doherty v. City of Alameda, et al. Status of Case: Referred for court-sponsored mediation

E X H I B I T B TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT GUIDELINES

Fed eral Pro Bono Project of the U n ited States District Court N o rthern District of California w it h T he Bar Association of San Francisco V o lu nteer Legal Services Program an d Santa Clara County Bar Association

Instruction Sheet for Litigant
T O (Name of litigant):

John Doherty Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte

F R O M (Referring judge): DA TE: RE:

June 23, 2010
R e f e r r a l to the Federal Pro Bono Project

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

Y o u are being referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project of the Bar Association of San Francisco Volunteer L e g a l Services Program ("BASF") or Santa Clara County Bar Association ("SCCBA"). This organization w i l l attempt to locate a volunteer attorney willing to be appointed to represent you in your employment d is c r im in a t io n case. There is no guarantee that the Project will be able to locate an attorney to r e p r e s e n t you. To remain eligible for this Project, it is important that you follow all of the instructions b e lo w : 1. D u r in g the time the Project is attempting to find an attorney for your case, you must n o t if y the Project staff immediately if you change your address or telephone number. W r it e to: C h r is t in e A. Burdick ( 4 0 8 ) 287-2557 E x e c u t iv e Director S a n t a Clara County Bar Association 4 North 2nd Street, #400 S a n Jose, CA 95113 C h r is B @ s c c b a .c o m

Jennifer Greengold ( 4 1 5 ) 626-6917; fax [phone] S u p e r v i s i n g Attorney F e d e r a l Legal Assistance & Pro Bono Project V o lu n t e e r Legal Services Program of BASF 4 5 0 Golden Gate Ave, 15th Floor, rm 15-2796 S a n Francisco, CA 94102 jg r e e n g o l d @ s f b a r . o r g

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D u r in g this time, one or more attorneys may want to speak with you in person or over t h e telephone to help them decide whether they will be able to represent you. This may r e q u i r e that you meet with the attorney or attorneys in their offices. You should be p r e p a r e d to attend such meetings. The attorney or attorneys may also want to speak with p o t e n t ia l witnesses. Y o u will be contacted by the Project staff if a volunteer attorney agrees to represent you. This process may take as long as several months. If you are referred to a volunteer a t t o r n e y , you will be expected to cooperate fully with that attorney. I f you are referred to a volunteer attorney, do not miss any appointments with the a t to r n e y , except in an emergency. If you miss an appointment or fail to cooperate with y o u r attorney, you may no longer be entitled to receive free legal services through the BA SF/SC CBA . E X H I B I T C TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT GUIDELINES

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