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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JUAN F. BERMUDEZ L., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

THE WESTIN ST. FRANCIS HOTEL, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 16-cv-00257-EDL 

ORDER REFERRING PLAINTIFF TO 

FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT FOR 

LIMITED PURPOSE AND STAYING 

PROCEEDINGS PENDING 

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 

Re: Dkt. No. 21 

The Plaintiff having requested and being in need of counsel to assist him/her in this matter 

and good and just cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall be referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project 

(“Project”) in the manner set forth below: 

1. The clerk shall forward the referral order to the appropriate Project office, San 

Francisco or San Jose, determined by whether the referring judge is located in the 

San Francisco/Oakland or San Jose division. The scope of this referral shall be for: 

( ) all purposes for the duration of the case 

(X) the limited purpose of representing the litigant in the course of 

( ) mediation 

( ) early neutral evaluation 

(X) settlement conference 

( ) briefing 

( ) and hearing on the following motion (e.g., motion for summary judgment 

or motion to dismiss): 

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( ) discovery as follows: 

( ) other: 

2. Upon being notified by the Project that an attorney has been located to represent 

Plaintiff, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for Plaintiff in this matter for 

the scope of representation described above. If the appointment of counsel is for 

limited purposes, the Court shall issue an order relieving the volunteer attorney 

from the limited representation of the litigant once those purposes have been 

fulfilled. 

3. All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed until four weeks from the date an 

attorney is appointed to represent Plaintiff in this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 5, 2016 

______________________________________ 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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