Cline v. Arceo et al

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ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL. The Court hereby GRANTS the request for appointment of counsel and appoints Justo Gonzalez as counsel for Plaintiff Lyric Cline. Counsel is directed to file a Notice of Appearance within seven (7) days. Signed by Hon. Michelle L. Peterson. (MJV)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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LYRIC LEEYN CLINE, SR.,
Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. C24-5309-TL-MLP
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MONTANA ARCEO, et al.,
Defendants.

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This is a civil rights action proceeding under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Lyric Cline is

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currently confined at the Kitsap County Jail in Port Orchard, Washington. He alleges in this

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action that Pierce County sheriff’s deputies used excessive force against him during an encounter

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that occurred in Parkland, Washington in May 2022. (See dkt. # 5.)

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On November 4, 2024, the Court issued an Order granting Mr. Cline’s request for

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appointment of counsel, contingent upon identification of counsel willing to represent Plaintiff,

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and directing the Western District of Washington’s Pro Bono Coordinator to identify counsel to

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represent Plaintiff in accordance with the Court’s General Order 07-23 (“In re: Amended Plan

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for the Representation of Pro Se Litigants in Civil Rights Actions”), section 3 (Sept. 8, 2023).

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(Dkt. # 20.) On November 15, 2024, the Court was notified that counsel has been located.
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Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS the request for appointment of counsel and appoints

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Justo Gonzalez, Stokes Lawrence PS, 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101, as

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counsel for Plaintiff, pursuant to “The United States District Court for the Western District of

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Washington’s Plan for Pro Se Litigant Representation in Civil Rights Actions” (“the Plan”). See

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General Order No. 07-23.

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Counsel is directed to file a Notice of Appearance within seven (7) days. If counsel is

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unable for a reason set forth in the Plan to assume this representation, a motion for relief from

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appointment should immediately be filed with the assigned judge. In the event Plaintiff prevails,

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appointed counsel may move for an award of attorney’s fees under any applicable authority. The

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Court is unable to assure counsel of compensation from any other source, however.

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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to all parties, to appointed counsel, and
to the Honorable Tana Lin.
DATED this 22nd day of November, 2024.

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MICHELLE L. PETERSON
United States Magistrate Judge

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