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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS A. ORTEGA,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOSE VILLAGOMEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-03783-HSG (PR)

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO 

FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT

On August 8, 2014, plaintiff Carlos Armando Ortega, an insanity acquittee housed at Napa 

State Hospital, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against staff at the Santa 

Clara County Jail (“SCCJ”), where he was previously housed as a post-arraignment pretrial 

detainee. On September 3, 2015, the Court denied the parties’ cross-motions for summary 

judgment, referred this case to Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas for mediation, and administratively 

closed the file. On March 30, 2016 Judge Vadas reported that the case did not settle. 

Accordingly, good cause appearing, 

1. The Clerk shall reopen this action.

2. Plaintiff is REFERRED to the Federal Pro Bono Project for location of pro bono 

counsel. The Clerk shall forward to the Federal Pro Bono Project a copy of this order.

3. Upon an attorney being located to represent plaintiff, that attorney shall be 

appointed as counsel for plaintiff in this matter until further order of the Court. 

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4. All proceedings in this action are stayed until four weeks from the date an attorney 

is appointed. Once such attorney is appointed, the Court will schedule a case management 

conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

4/6/2016

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