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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LESTER O. TAYLOR,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN E. POTTER, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 05-04174 JSW

ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT

TO FEDERAL PRO BONO

PROJECT AND STAYING

PROCEEDINGS PENDING

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

The plaintiff Lester O. Taylor (“Taylor”) 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 Taylor shall be referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project

in the manner set forth below:

1. The Clerk of this Court shall forward to the Volunteer Legal Services Program of

the Bar Association of San Francisco (“BASF”) one (1) copy of the court file

with a notice of referral of the case pursuant to the guidelines of the Federal Pro

Bono Project for referral to a volunteer attorney.

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

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

until further order of the Court.

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

attorney is appointed to represent Taylor in this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 8, 2008 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TAYLOR,

Plaintiff,

 v.

POTTER et al,

Defendant.

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Case Number: CV05-04174 JSW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on February 8, 2008, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by

placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter

listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an

inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Joann M. Swanson

Melissa K. Brown

United States Attorney’s Office

450 Golden Gate Avenue

Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

Lester O. Taylor

407 Orange Street #412

Oakland, CA 94610

Dated: February 8, 2008

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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