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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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Order Referring Cases to Federal Pro Se Program

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY BERNARD SMITH, JR.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JIMMY CRUZEN, et al.,

Defendants. ____________________________________

AND RELATED CASES.

 

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No. C 14-4791 LHK (PR)

 C 15-1739 LHK (PR)

 C 15-1891 LHK (PR)

 C 15-2025 LHK (PR)

 C 15-2041 LHK (PR)

 C 15-2017 LHK (PR)

 C 15-2121 LHK (PR)

 C 15-2122 LHK (PR)

 C 15-2205 LHK (PR)

 C 15-2487 LHK (PR)

ORDER REFERRING CASES

TO FEDERAL PRO SE

PROGRAM

Plaintiffs, state prisoners at San Quentin State Prison proceeding pro se, each filed a civil

rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaints allege the same set of facts, and raise

the same claims. After a review of the complaints, the court has determined that these cases are

suitable for early settlement proceedings. The court believes that the parties would be best

served by having one unified settlement proceeding before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael

Cousins so that perhaps a global settlement of all the claims of all the plaintiffs against all the

defendants may be reached.

Recognizing that this might be a complicated undertaking, the court has determined that

plaintiffs could likely benefit from the appointment of counsel in the settlement proceeding. 

Thus, these cases are referred to Kevin Knestrick of the Federal Pro Se Program to find counsel. 

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Upon an attorney being located to represent plaintiffs, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel

for plaintiffs for the limited purpose of representing plaintiffs in connection with the settlement

proceeding.

All briefing schedules are vacated. These cases are stayed and administratively closed

until ordered otherwise.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: LUCY H. KOH 

United States District Judge

November 30, 2015

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