Hopkins v. Contra Costa County et al

Filing 70

ORDER DENYING REFERRAL TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT; INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 3/22/13. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 12-0813 JSW (PR)

KEVIN LAMAR HOPKINS,

ORDER DENYING REFERRAL TO
FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT;
INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK

Plaintiff,
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF
14 DAVID O. LIVINGSTON, et al.,
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Defendants.

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(Docket Nos. 64, 65, 67)

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Plaintiff, an inmate in county jail, has filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed motions to be referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project for

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location of pro bono counsel to represent him. His motion for appointment of counsel was

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previously denied because there is no constitutional right to counsel in a civil case, he is

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capable of presenting his claims effectively, and the issues in the case are not complex. His

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present motions are DENIED for the same reasons. The Court has already informed him that

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the case will be referred for pro bono counsel by the Court on its own if circumstances of the

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case necessitate. This means that Plaintiff should not continue to file requests for counsel.

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Plaintiff has also filed a “motion of improper service” stating that he never received a copy

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of the order of February 8, 2013, denying Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and denying

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Defendants’ motion to dismiss in part. Plaintiff requests a copy of the order and to be given “ample

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time to appeal.” The order was not a final or appealable order, however. Plaintiff may appeal the

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court’s rulings when final judgment is entered. The Clerk shall mail Plaintiff another copy of the

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February 8, 2013, order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 22, 2013
JEFFREY S. WHITE
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEVIN LAMAR HOPKINS,

Case Number: CV12-00813 JSW

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Plaintiff,

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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v.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY et al,
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Defendant.
United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.
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13 That on March 22, 2013, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by
placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter
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inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.
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Kevin L. Hopkins CC11CZ851
17 3012 High Street
Oakland, CA 94619
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Dated: March 22, 2013
Richard W. Wieking, Clerk
By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk