Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_15-cv-02811/USCOURTS-cand-3_15-cv-02811-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

QUENTIN PIERCE,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

VETERANS AFFAIRS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-02811-JSC 

ORDER REFERRING PLAINTIFF TO

FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND

STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

The Plaintiff having requested and being in need of counsel to assist him 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

☒ the limited purpose of representing the litigant in the course of

☐ mediation

☐ early neutral evaluation

☒ settlement conference

☐ briefing ☐ and hearing on the following motion (e.g., motion for 

summary judgment or motion to dismiss):

☐ discovery as follows: 

☐ other:

Case 3:15-cv-02811-JSC Document 23 Filed 11/05/15 Page 1 of 2
2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

United States District Court

Northern District of California

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 stayed until four weeks from the date an attorney 

is appointed to represent Plaintiff. Upon appointment of counsel, the parties shall 

meet and confer regarding discovery, if any, needed solely for purposes of a 

meaningful settlement conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 5, 2015

______________________________________

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:15-cv-02811-JSC Document 23 Filed 11/05/15 Page 2 of 2