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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

LLOYD M. THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

G. SWARTHOUT, ET AL.,

Defendants.

No. 2:12-cv-2412-MCE-EFB P

ORDER APPOINTING LIMITED 

PURPOSE COUNSEL FOR PURPOSES 

OF SETTLEMENT

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under

42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court found that Plaintiff meets the “exceptional circumstances” 

standard for the appointment of counsel for indigent civil litigants and referred the case 

to the Court’s Pro Bono Program Director to locate an attorney willing to accept the 

appointment. ECF No. 92. Michael E. Vinding has been selected from the Court’s Pro 

Bono Attorney Panel to represent plaintiff and has agreed to be appointed for the limited 

purpose of assisting plaintiff with preparing for and participating in a settlement 

conference. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Michael E. Vinding is appointed as limited purpose counsel in the above entitled 

matter. This appointment is for the limited purpose of assisting Plaintiff with 

preparing for and participating in a settlement conference. 

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2. Michael E. Vinding’s appointment will terminate fifteen days after completion of 

the settlement conference, or any continuation of the settlement conference. 

Prior to the termination of the appointment, the court will afford counsel the option 

of discontinuing his representation of plaintiff or, at his discretion, proceeding as 

plaintiff’s appointed counsel for trial. If counsel does not wish to continue 

representation of plaintiff after he has carried out his limited purpose, the Court’s 

order appointing counsel will remain in effect and the case will be re-referred to 

the Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Pro Bono Program Director to 

locate new counsel. 

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

spark@caed.uscourts.gov if he has any questions related to the appointment.

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Michael E. 

Vinding, Brady & Vinding, 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2640, Sacramento, California 

95814. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2016

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