Lee v. California Public Utilities Commission et al

Filing 68

ORDER Referring Litigant to Federal Pro Bono Project by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. (Attachments: #1 certificate of service)(shyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/28/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALIK YUSEF LEE,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT TO
FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT

v.
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 16-cv-00983-VC (EDL)

Defendants.

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The Plaintiff being in need of counsel to assist him/her in this matter and good and just
cause appearing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiff shall 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:
all purposes for the duration of the case
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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briefing
and hearing on the following motion (e.g., motion for
summary judgment or motion to dismiss): ___________________________
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settlement conference

discovery as follows:
_____________________________________________________________
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other:
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2.

Upon being notified by the Project that an attorney has been located to represent
the Plaintiff, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for the Plaintiff in this
matter for the scope of representation described above. If the appointment of
counsel is for limited purposes, the Court shall issue an order relieving the
volunteer attorney from the limited representation of the litigant once those
purposes have been fulfilled.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 28, 2016

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ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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