Williams v. Horsley et al

Filing 79

ORDER Appointing Pro Bono Counsel. Attorney Maria Eurides Dryden for Plaintiff Christian R. Williams added. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 1/22/13. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CHRISTIAN R. WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
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SHERIFF DON HORSLEY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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No. C 03-5158 RMW (PR)
ORDER APPOINTING PRO
BONO COUNSEL

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a second amended pro se prisoner complaint under 42
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U.S.C. § 1983. On September 29, 2008, the court granted defendants’ motion for summary
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judgment. On July 2, 2012, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded this case.
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In its memorandum disposition, it directed this court to appoint counsel for plaintiff. On
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September 24, 2012, the court re-opened this case and referred it to the Federal Pro Bono Project
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of the Volunteer Legal Services Program (“VLSP”) to locate counsel.1

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The VLSP has informed the court that Maria Dryden of the DLA Piper LLP Global Law
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Firm, 400 Capitol Mall Suite 2400, Sacramento, California 95814, [phone], has agreed to
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serve as appointed pro bono counsel for plaintiff. Thus, Maria Dryden is hereby APPOINTED
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On December 11, 2012, plaintiff wrote a letter to the court requesting that Tai Lui Tan of Fenwick & West
LLP law firm be re-appointed in this matter to represent him. VLSP contacted counsel, who indicated that Fenwick
& West LLP was unable to take the case at this time.
Order Appointing Pro Bono Counsel
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as counsel for plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and the court’s Federal Pro Bono

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Project guidelines. The scope of this referral shall be for all purposes for the duration of the

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case.

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The clerk shall set this matter for a case management conference within 90 days of the
filing date of this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED:
RONALD M. WHYTE
United States District Judge

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Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAMS,

Case Number: CV03-05158 RMW
Plaintiff,

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

v.
HORSLEY et al,
Defendant.

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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 January 22, 2013, 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.

Christian R. Williams AT/510735
Coalinga State Hospital
RT 4234
P O Box 5003
Coalinga, CA 93210-5003

Dated: January 22, 2013
Richard W. Wieking, Clerk
By: Jackie Lynn Garcia, Deputy Clerk