Stribling v. Brown et al

Filing 46

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL; REOPENING ACTION; AND SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Attorney Rye (Ryan) P. Murphy,David Blake Newdorf,Taeva Cantor Shefler for Aaron Lamont Stribling added. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/2/2017 0 2:00 PM in Courtroom 1, 4th Floor, Oakland. Further proceedings stayed four weeks from the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 7/10/17. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/10/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AARON LAMONT STRIBLING,

Case No. 15-cv-03337-YGR (PR)

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

v.
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CORRECTIONAL OFFICER S. PICAZO, 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:
(1)

David Blake Newdorf, Esq. (SBN 172960) and Ryan P. Murphy, Esq. (SBN

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289427) of Newdorf Legal, as well as Taeva Cantor Shefler, Esq. (SBN 291637) are appointed

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as counsel for Plaintiff in this matter, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and the Court’s Federal

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Pro Bono Project guidelines. The scope of this referral shall be for:

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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
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.
(4)

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Following the four-week stay, the parties shall appear for a Case Management

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Conference on Monday, October 2, 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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(5)

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

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

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elements requested in the “Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California –
Contents of Joint Case Management Statement.” See http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders. As

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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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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(6)

The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Mr. Newdorf and Mr. Murphy at

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Newdorf Legal, 630 Thomas L. Berkley Way, Ste. 103, Oakland, CA 94612 (email address:

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[e-mail]) and to Ms. Shefler at P.O. Box 40567, San Francisco, CA 94140 (email

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address: [e-mail]). The Clerk shall also send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and

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Defendants’ counsel.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 10, 2017
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Judge

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