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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EMIL LAWRENCE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-00820-MEJ 

ORDER REFERRING PLAINTIFF TO

FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND

STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING

EVALUATION FOR APPOINTMENT 

OF COUNSEL

Plaintiff Emil Lawrence and Defendants attended a settlement conference today before 

Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Dkt. No. 53. Although the case did not settle, the 

Parties agreed that Judge Corley could inform the undersigned of Plaintiff’s request that the Court

appoint counsel for him in this matter. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 

this case is referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project of the Volunteer Legal Services Program, 

which will attempt to find an attorney who is able to represent Plaintiff in these proceedings. 

Accordingly,

1. The Clerk of Court shall forward an electronic copy of the file in this case to the 

San Francisco Federal Pro Bono Project pursuant to the Guidelines of the Project 

for referral to a volunteer attorney. 

2. If an attorney can be found to represent Plaintiff, that attorney shall be appointed as 

counsel for Plaintiff until further order of the Court.

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, or until the Court lifts 

the stay.

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Plaintiff is reminded that referral to the Federal Pro Bono Project does not guarantee that 

pro bono counsel will be appointed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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