Bell v. Lee et al

Filing 68

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 10/24/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VINCENT KEITH BELL,

Case No. 13-cv-05820-SI

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL

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KEN LEE, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On October 12, 2016, the court referred this action to the Federal Pro Bono Project to find

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counsel interested in representing plaintiff in this action. A representative from the Federal Pro

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Bono Project has informed the court that attorneys Simona Agnolucci, Elizabeth McCloskey, and

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Matan Shacham of the law firm of Keker & Van Nest LLP, located at 633 Battery Street, San

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Francisco, CA 94111, are willing to be appointed to undertake this representation at the request of

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the Federal Pro Bono Project.

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Accordingly, attorneys Simona Agnolucci, Elizabeth McCloskey, and Matan Shacham of

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the law firm of Keker & Van Nest LLP are hereby appointed as counsel for plaintiff for all

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purposes in this action. 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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The court will hold a case management conference at 3:00 p.m. on November 18, 2016.

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The parties shall file a joint case management statement no later than one week before the case

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management conference. The court is particularly interested in setting a discovery schedule and

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trial date, and expects the joint case management statement to (a) identify the specific discovery

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that remains to be done, (b) propose a schedule for the completion of that discovery, and

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(c) propose mutually available trial dates, preferably within the next four to eight months.

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All proceedings are otherwise stayed until four weeks from the date of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 24, 3016
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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