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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 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

EDDIE L. YOUNG,, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

C. J. CHAPMAN, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 11-cv-01083-SBA (PR) 

ORDER REFERRING PLAINTIFF 

TO FEDERAL PRO BONO 

PROJECT; AND STAYING 

PROCEEDINGS PENDING 

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 

Having determined that it would be beneficial to have counsel assist Plaintiff in this 

matter, and good and just cause appearing, the Court hereby REFERS the action to the 

Federal Pro Bono Project (“Project”) to secure pro bono counsel to represent Plaintiff in 

this action, in the manner set forth below: 

(1) The Clerk of the Court 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): 

_________________________________________________________ 

 discovery as follows: 

_________________________________________________________ 

 other: 

_________________________________________________________ 

(2) Upon being notified by the Project that an attorney has been located to 

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represent Plaintiff, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for Plaintiff in this matter for 

the scope of representation described above. 

(3) The instant action is temporarily STAYED and administratively closed until 

the Court is informed by the Project that counsel has been secured and appointed by the 

Court. Upon the appointment of counsel, the action will be reopened, the case will 

continue to be stayed until four (4) weeks from the date an attorney is appointed to 

represent Plaintiff, and a Case Management Conference will be scheduled. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 5/13/16 ______________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

Senior United States District Judge 

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