Schafer v. Curry et al

Filing 65

ORDER 63 Referring Case to Federal Prisoner Pro Bono Project by Judge Ronald M. Whyte. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action. Plaintiff claimed that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, and committed medical negligence under California state law. On June 3, 2009, the court referred the instant case to the court's Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program and stayed the case pending settlement proceedings. On March 1, 2010, Judge Vadas reported that the case did not settle. As neither dispositive motions nor settlement proceedings have fully resolved the claims in this case, this matter is ready for trial. Because this matter is ready for trial, plaintiff is incarcerated, plaintiff needs the assistance of counsel, and plaintiff requests counsel, the court GRANTS plaintiff's second motion for appointment of counsel. The court further orders that:
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*E-FILED - 3/10/10*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL GENE SCHAFER, Plaintiff, vs. BEN CURRY, et al., Defendants. /

No. C 08-1881 RMW (PR) ORDER REFERRING CASE TO FEDERAL PRISONER PRO BONO PROJECT

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a. location of counsel; b.

plaintiff is hereby referred to the Federal Prisoner Pro Bono Project for

upon an attorney being located to represent plaintiff, that attorney shall be

appointed as counsel for plaintiff in this matter until further order of the court; and c. all proceedings in this action are stayed until four weeks from the date an

attorney is appointed to represent plaintiff in this action. Once an attorney is appointed, the court will schedule a status conference to set pretrial and trial dates. This order terminates docket number 63. IT IS SO ORDERED. 3/10/10 DATED: _______________ RONALD M. WHYTE United States District Judge

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