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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JIMMY R. ST. CLAIR, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STAN SCHLACHTER, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:13-cv-0804 KJM DAD P 

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL 

Plaintiff Jimmy St. Clair, a prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action 

seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 19, 2015, the court determined that plaintiff’s 

claims and the status of the case warranted the appointment of counsel. The court referred this 

case to the ADR and Pro Bono Coordinator for identification of counsel to represent plaintiff and 

appear at the status conference. Order, ECF No. 42. Matthew J. Vanis and Edward B. Gaus have 

been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to represent plaintiff and they have agreed 

to be appointed. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Matthew J. Vanis and Edward B. Gaus are appointed as counsel in the above entitled 

matter. 

2. Appointed counsel shall notify Sujean Park at (916) 930-4278, or via email at 

spark@caed.uscourts.gov if they have any questions related to the appointment. 

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3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Matthew J. Vanis and 

Edward B. Gaus, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 2700, San 

Francisco, California 94104. 

4. A status conference has been set before the undersigned on June 25, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. 

By seven days before the status conference, the parties may file a new joint statement 

providing an update on any of the information contained in the statement filed April 27, 

2015. 

DATED: June 5, 2015. 

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