Wangari v. Integrated Living Services

Filing 39

ORDER denying pltf's 34 Third Motion to Appoint Counsel by Judge Richard A Jones.(RS) cc pltf

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HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MARTHA WANGARI,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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CASE NO. C12-1066 RAJ

INTEGRATED LIVING SERVICES,
Defendant.

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This matter comes before the court on plaintiff Martha Wangari’s third application

18 for court-appointed counsel. Dkt. # 34. On August 24, 2012, in response to plaintiff’s
19 first motion to appoint counsel, the court referred plaintiff’s motion to the pro bono
20 screening committee. Dkt. # 10. The screening committee recommended appointment of
21 counsel, but the court was unable to locate counsel who would agree to represent plaintiff
22 throughout the entirety of her case. However, the court believed that the interest of
23 justice would be served if pro bono counsel was appointed for the limited purpose of
24 conducting early ADR procedure, and appointed counsel for that purpose. Dkt. ## 11-12.
25 Mediation was ultimately unsuccessful, and the court terminated pro bono counsel’s
26 representation. Dkt. # 23.
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On June 5, 2013, the court denied plaintiff’s second request for pro bono counsel

2 because the court was unable to locate counsel to represent plaintiff for the entirety of her
3 case, and early ADR proceedings with representation of counsel was unsuccessful. Dkt.
4 # 29. The court makes the same finding on Ms. Wangari’s third request.
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Since plaintiff is proceeding pro se, the court refers plaintiff to the court’s website

6 that includes, among other things, a pro se guide. See
7 http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/pro-se. Also available on the court’s website is a link to
8 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and this District’s Local Rules. See
9 http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/local-rules-and-orders.
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For all the foregoing reasons, plaintiff’s third application for court-appointed

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Dated this 30th day of December, 2013.

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The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Judge

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