Hall v. Parese et al

Filing 55

ORDER Conditionally Appointing Counsel for Plaintiff. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
STACEY SIMEON HALL,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 18-cv-10877
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
R. PARISE, et al.,
Defendant.
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ORDER CONDITIONALLY APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF
In this action, Plaintiff Stacey Simeon Hall alleges, among other things, that
two City of Monroe police officers – Defendants Ryan Parise and Shawn Cousino –
used excessive force when arresting him. (See Compl., ECF No. 1.) On February 6,
2020, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion for summary
judgment and allowed Hall’s excessive force claim against Officers Parise and
Cousino to proceed. (See Order, ECF No. 53.)

The Court noted it would

conditionally appoint counsel for Hall and, once counsel is appointed, schedule a
settlement conference. (See id. at PageID.916.)
Accordingly, the Court hereby (1) refers this action to the Court’s Pro Bono
Committee and conditionally appoints counsel for Hall providing that the Committee
is successful in enlisting pro bono counsel on Hall’s behalf, and (2) stays this action
pending the appointment of counsel. If the Pro Bono Committee is unsuccessful in

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enlisting counsel, counsel will not be appointed and Hall will continue to proceed
pro se or retain counsel at his own expense. Upon the appointment of pro bono
counsel, the Court will schedule a telephonic status conference with all counsel to
discuss how this action should proceed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: February 20, 2020

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the
parties and/or counsel of record on February 20, 2020, by electronic means and/or
ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone]

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