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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 

MICHAEL ROMERO,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. S. ELLERY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-01084-WHO (PR) 

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL

The Court having determined that it would be beneficial to have counsel assist 

plaintiff Michael Romero in this matter and having located volunteer counsel willing to be 

appointed to represent him, it is hereby ordered that James Isbester, Jordan Jones, and Ben 

Kleinman-Green of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP are appointed as counsel for all 

purposes for Romero in this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and the Court’s 

Federal Pro Bono Project guidelines. 

All further proceedings are STAYED for four weeks from the date of this order. A 

trial date has not yet been set in this action. Counsel is requested to file a notice of 

appearance within two weeks from the date of this order. Counsel shall be familiar with 

General Order No. 25 and the Federal Pro Bono Project Guidelines posted on the Court’s 

website. 

The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to James Isbester, Jordan Jones, and Ben 

Kleinman-Green of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Two Embarcadero Center, 

Eighth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111. The Clerk shall also send a copy of this order to 

Romero and defendants’ counsel. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 8, 2015

_________________________ 

WILLIAM H. ORRICK 

United States District Judge

Case 3:12-cv-01084-WHO Document 65 Filed 05/08/15 Page 1 of 1