Johnson v. Sunhill Enterprises, LP

Filing 54

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL. Signed by Magistrate Judge Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 2/11/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/11/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID JOHNSON,

Case No. 12-cv-01458-JSC

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL

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SUNHILL ENTERPRISES, LP,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendant.
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SUNHILL ENTERPRISES, L.P.,

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Third-Party Plaintiff,
v.

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JOANNA CHAU,
Third-Party Defendant.
Because Third-Party Defendant Joanna Chau has requested and is in need of counsel to

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assist her in this matter and a volunteer attorney is willing to be appointed to undertake this

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representation at the request of the Federal Pro Bono Project, Jeffrey Homrig, Patricia Young, and

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Lin Tzeng of Latham & Watkins LLP are hereby appointed as counsel for Ms. Chau in this matter.

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The scope of this referral shall be for:
all purposes for the duration of the case
the limited purpose of representing the litigant in the course of
mediation

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early neutral evaluation

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settlement conference

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briefing

and hearing on the following motion (e.g., motion for

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summary judgment or motion to dismiss):
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discovery as follows:
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other:
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So that Plaintiff’s counsel has adequate time to review the case, all proceedings in this

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action, including the February 25 pre-mediation phone call and the March 6 Case Management

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Conference (“CMC”), are hereby stayed until four weeks from the date of this Order. The parties

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shall contact the Court’s ADR department to reschedule the phone call for a time in March
convenient to the parties and the ADR department. The CMC is hereby rescheduled to May 15,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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2014 at 1:30 p.m. Finally, counsel shall be familiar with General Order No. 25 and the Federal Pro

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Bono Project Guidelines posted on the Court’s website.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 11, 2014
Jacqueline Scott Corley
United States Magistrate Judge

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