Hill v. Star et al

Filing 47

ORDER Referring Plaintiff to Federal Pro Bono Project and Staying Proceedings. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 6/11/2012. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service). (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2012)

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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 TION ALONZO HILL, SR., 9 Plaintiff, 10 ORDER REFERRING PLAINTIFF TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS v. 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court No. C-09-5434 EMC (pr) DEPUTY ARNOLD, et al., 12 Defendants. ___________________________________/ 13 14 15 Several months ago, this action was referred to the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program so 16 the parties could explore the possibility of resolving the action without need for trial. A settlement 17 conference was held, but the parties did not settle and no further settlement conference was 18 scheduled. It thus appears that a trial will be needed. Under the circumstances, the Court has 19 reconsidered its earlier order in which it denied Plaintiff's motion for appointment of counsel. 20 (Docket # 39). Plaintiff's motion for appointment of counsel (Docket # 36) is GRANTED. 21 The Plaintiff having requested and being in need of counsel to assist him in this matter, and 22 good and just cause appearing, Plaintiff is referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project in the manner set 23 forth below so that an attorney may be located for him: 24 (1) The Clerk shall forward to the Federal Pro Bono Project: (a) a copy of this order, (b) 25 a memorandum outlining the facts and procedural posture of the action, and (c) a copy of the Court 26 file. 27 28 (2) Upon an attorney being located to represent Plaintiff, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for Plaintiff in this matter until further order of the Court. 1 2 (3) All proceedings in this action are stayed until four weeks from the date an attorney is appointed to represent Plaintiff in this action. 3 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 6 Dated: June 11, 2012 7 _________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN United States District Judge 8 9 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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