Chen et al v. The City of Redmond, et al
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ORDER: The Court APPOINTS Hari Kumar of Duane Morris LLP to represent J.L. The court DIRECTS Mr. Kumar to file a Notice of Appearance no later than May 12, 2023. The court ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report no later than June 30, 2023 that includes a proposal for how this matter should proceed. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (LH)
Case 2:16-cv-01877-JLR Document 320 Filed 04/26/23 Page 1 of 2
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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SUSAN CHEN, et al.,
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v.
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ORDER
NATALIE D'AMICO, et al.,
Defendants.
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Plaintiffs,
CASE NO. C16-1877JLR
On April 6, 2023, this court granted Plaintiff Susan Chen’s motion to appoint
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counsel for her minor son, J.L. (4/6/23 Order (Dkt. # 310) at 5-7.) The court concluded
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that appointment of counsel would serve the interests of justice and conditionally granted
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Ms. Chen’s motion, contingent on this District’s Pro Bono Panel’s ability to identify an
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attorney willing to represent J.L. (Id.) Pursuant to this District’s Pro Bono Plan, see
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General Order No. 16-20, Section 4(b) (Dec. 8, 2020), the court directed the Clerk of
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Court to identify an attorney from the Pro Bono Panel to represent J.L. for the duration of
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the action, (4/6/23 Order at 8). The Clerk has now identified pro bono counsel willing to
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represent J.L. Accordingly, the court ORDERS as follows:
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1. The court APPOINTS Hari Kumar of Duane Morris LLP, 701 Fifth Avenue,
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42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104, 415-957-3034, hkumar@duanemorris.com to
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represent J.L., and no other party in this litigation, for the duration of this
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action.
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2. The court DIRECTS Mr. Kumar to file a Notice of Appearance no later than
May 12, 2023.
3. If counsel is unable to assume this representation for a reason set forth in the
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Pro Bono Plan, counsel must file a motion for relief from appointment
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immediately. In the event J.L. prevails in this action, appointed counsel may
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move for an award of attorney’s fees under any applicable authority. However,
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the court is unable to assure counsel of compensation from any other source.
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4. The court ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file a Joint Status
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Report no later than June 30, 2023 that includes a proposal for how this matter
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should proceed.
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5. The court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this order to Mr. Kumar.
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Dated this 26th day of April, 2023.
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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge
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