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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROMEO V. APOSTOL,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL

DISTRICT, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 09-02676 JSW

ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT

TO FEDERAL PRO BONO

PROJECT AND STAYING

PROCEEDINGS PENDING

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

The plaintiff Romeo Apostol (“Apostol”) having requested and being in need of counsel

to assist him/her in this matter and good and just cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Apostol shall be referred to the Federal Pro Bono

Project in the manner set forth below:

1. The Clerk of this Court shall forward to the Volunteer Legal Services Program of

the Bar Association of San Francisco (“BASF”) one (1) copy of the court file

with a notice of referral of the case pursuant to the guidelines of the Federal Pro

Bono Project for referral to a volunteer attorney.

2. Upon being notified by the BASF that an attorney has been located to represent

the Apostol, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for Apostol in this matter

until further order of the Court.

3. All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed for ninety days. However, if

counsel has been found for Apostol sooner, the stay will be lifted four weeks 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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from the date an attorney is appointed to represent Apostol. This stay includes

the pending motion to dismiss. Therefore, the hearing currently set for February

19, 2010 is HEREBY VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 18, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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