Redfern v. Colvin

Filing 24

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS; REFERRING PLAINTIFF TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 7/12/2016. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/12/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAURA COLLEEN REDFERN,
Plaintiff,

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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED
MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS; REFERRING PLAINTIFF
TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT
AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS
PENDING APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL

v.

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Case No. 15-cv-03883-JSC

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The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff’s amended motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Dkt.

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No. 16.) The motion is unnecessary as the Court previously granted Plaintiff leave to proceed in

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forma pauperis. (Dkt. No. 3.) Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status continues and she is still

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permitted to proceed with her lawsuit without the payment of the filing fee.
Further, having considered Plaintiff’s application and Plaintiff’s need for counsel to assist
her in this matter and good and just cause appearing, the Court ORDERS that plaintiff be referred
to the Federal Pro Bono Project (“Project”) in the manner set forth below:
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The clerk shall forward the referral order to the appropriate Project office, San
Francisco or San Jose, determined by whether the referring judge is located in the
San Francisco/Oakland or San Jose division. The scope of this referral shall be for:
(X) all purposes for the duration of the case
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the limited purpose of representing the litigant in the course of
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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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B.

Upon being notified by the Project that an attorney has been located to represent

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plaintiff, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for plaintiff in this matter for
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the scope of representation described above. If the appointment of counsel is for
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limited purposes, the Court shall issue an order relieving the volunteer attorney
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from the limited representation of the litigant once those purposes have been
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fulfilled.
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C.

All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed until four weeks from the date an

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attorney is appointed to represent plaintiff in this action.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: July 12, 2016
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAURA COLLEEN REDFERN,

Case No. 15-cv-03883-JSC

Plaintiff,
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Defendant.

United States District Court
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.
District Court, Northern District of California.
That on July 12, 2016, 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 listed, by
depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery
receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

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Laura Colleen Redfern
500 Trailview Circle
Martinez, CA 94553

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Dated: July 12, 2016

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Susan Y. Soong
Clerk, United States District Court

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By:________________________
Ada Means, Deputy Clerk to the
Honorable JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
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