Harris v. Clearlake Police Department et al
Filing
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ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 7/11/2012. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/11/2012)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JAMES LA VELL HARRIS
Plaintiff,
vs.
CLEARLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT, et
al.,
Defendants.
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) Case Number: 12-cv-0864-YGR
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) ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT TO
) FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT
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The plaintiff, James La Vell Harris, having requested and being in need of counsel to
assist him in this matter and good and just cause appearing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff James La Vell Harris shall be referred to the
Federal Pro Bono Project (“Project”) in the manner set forth below:
1.
The clerk shall forward 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, a notice of referral of the case pursuant to
the Guidelines of the Project for referral to a volunteer attorney. 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
early neutral evaluation
settlement conference
briefing
and hearing on the following motion (e.g., motion for
summary judgment or motion to dismiss): ___________________________
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discovery as follows:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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 James La Vell Harris
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.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 11, 2012
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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