Bruce, et al v. E. Ylst, et al

Filing 308

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL; ORDER REOPENING CASE; AND SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. ORDER STAYING CASE: All further proceedings will be stayed four(4) weeks from the date of this Order. Following the four week stay, Magistrate Judge Nandor Va das will set a scheduling conference to set a date for settlement proceedings. If case does not settle, parties shall appear for a Case Management Conference before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers set for Monday, 5/8/2017 02:00 PM in Courtroom 1, 4th Floor, Oakland. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 2/7/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/7/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VINCENT C. BRUCE,

Case No. 99-cv-04492-YGR (PR)

Plaintiff,
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ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL;
REOPENING ACTION; AND SETTING
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

v.
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E. YLST, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Having determined that it would be beneficial to have counsel assist Plaintiff in this matter
and having located volunteer counsel willing to represent Plaintiff, the Court orders as follows:
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Michael W. Melendez, Esq. (SBN 125895) and Theresa Mae Rutledge, Esq.

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(SBN 261229) of Cozen O’Connor is appointed as counsel for Plaintiff in this matter, pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and the Court’s Federal Pro Bono Project guidelines. The scope of this

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referral shall be for:

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X

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all purposes for the duration of the case
the limited purpose of representing the litigant in the course of
mediation
early neutral evaluation
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settlement conference
briefing
and hearing on the following motion (e.g., motion for
summary judgment or motion to dismiss):
_________________________________________________________
discovery as follows:
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other:
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(2)

The Clerk of the Court shall REOPEN this action, which had previously been

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administratively closed pending appointment of counsel.
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(3)
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All further proceedings will be stayed for four (4) weeks from the date of this

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Order. Counsel shall be familiar with General Order No. 25 and the Federal Pro Bono Project

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Guidelines posted on the Court’s website.
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Following the four-week stay, Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas will set a

scheduling conference to set a date for settlement proceedings.
(5)

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If this case does not settle, the parties shall appear for a Case Management

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Conference on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., at the United States District Court for the

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Northern District of California, Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland in Courtroom 1, 4th

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Floor.

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(6)

At least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Case Management Conference, the

parties shall file a joint case management conference statement. The statement must include all

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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elements requested in the “Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California –

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Contents of Joint Case Management Statement.” See http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders.

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As set forth in the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases, these conferences are intended to be

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substantive and productive. Accordingly, each party shall be represented at the Case Management

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Conference by counsel with authority to enter into stipulations and make admissions pursuant to

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(a) and (c), as well as fully prepared to address all of the matters referred to in

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the CAND CMC Order and Civil L.R. 16-10(b). Failure to do so may be considered grounds for

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sanctions.

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(7)

The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Mr. Melendez and Ms. Rutledge at

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Cozen O’Connor, 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400, San Francisco, California 94104. The

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Clerk shall also send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and Defendants’ counsel.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 7, 2017
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Judge

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