Primus v. Payne

Filing 63

ORDER that Joshua D. Lanning is appointed to serve as pro bono counsel for Plaintiff in this case. The trial is set for Monday, August 27, 2018 at 10:00AM in the Charlotte Courthouse, 401 W Trade Street. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 5/3/2018. (tmg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
STATESVILLE DIVISION
5:16-cv-101-GCM
CARL BENNETT PRIMUS, JR.,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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FNU PAYNE, Correctional Officer,
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Defendant.
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ORDER

This matter is on status review. On October 30, 2017, after receiving notice from
Defendant that issues of disputed fact preclude summary judgment in this matter, this Court
entered an order stating that this matter should proceed to trial. Plaintiff has requested
appointment of counsel previously in this matter, and attorney Joshua D. Lanning of the law firm
of Moore and Van Allen has agreed to provide pro bono representation to Plaintiff in this action.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Joshua D.
Lanning is appointed to serve as counsel for Plaintiff in this case.
Furthermore, the trial in this matter is set for Monday, August 27, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.
before the Honorable Graham C. Mullen, in the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte
Courthouse, 401 W. Trade St., Charlotte, North Carolina, in Courtroom #2-2.

Signed: May 3, 2018