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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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EXHIBIT A TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT GUIDELINES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEPHEN B. TURNER

Plaintiff,

vs.

MELODY SMITH, ET AL.,

Defendants.

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Case Number: 3:11-cv-05176-CRB

ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT TO 

FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND 

STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING 

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

The Plaintiff Stephen Turner 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 Stephen Turner 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:

X 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): ___________________________ 

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discovery as follows: 

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other: 

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

the Plaintiff, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for Stephen Turner in 

this matter for the scope of representation described above. 

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

attorney is appointed to represent Stephen Turner in this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2015

Charles R. Breyer

United States District Judge

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