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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT M. GARCIA, JR.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MATTHEW M. JUAREZ, JR.,

 Defendant.

1:12-cv-00750-EPG-PC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

APPOINT COUNSEL

(ECF No. 67.)

ORDER APPOINTING LIMITED 

PURPOSE COUNSEL

Plaintiff, Roberto M. Garcia, Jr. (“Plaintiff”), is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and 

in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 22, 2016, 

Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 67.) The Court finds that the 

appointment of counsel for Plaintiff is warranted for limited purposes. 

Counsel shall be appointed to assist Plaintiff to bring a motion to compel responses and 

documents from the CDCR that the CDCR has claimed are privileged. Plaintiff was granted 

leave to file a motion to compel for this purpose, “with explanation in the motion to compel 

why Plaintiff needs those documents and which documents Plaintiff believes are not 

privileged.” (ECF No. 71 at 3 ¶C.) 

Counsel shall also be appointed to assist Plaintiff with preparing for and participating in 

the settlement conference scheduled for August 16, 2016. 

Michael G. McKneely has been selected from the Court’s pro bono attorney panel to 

represent Plaintiff for these limited purposes and has agreed to be appointed. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Michael G. McKneely is appointed as limited purpose counsel in the above 

entitled matter;

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2. This appointment is for the limited purpose of (1) assisting Plaintiff to bring a 

motion to compel responses and documents from the CDCR that the CDCR has 

claimed are privileged; and (2) assisting Plaintiff with preparing for and 

participating in the August 16, 2016 settlement conference; 

3. Michael G. McKneely is not obligated to assist with or participate in any other 

aspect of this case, unless by a further order of the Court;

4. Michael G. McKneely’s appointment will terminate fifteen days after 

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

conference, unless a further appointment is approved by the Court before that 

time;

5. 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; and

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

McKneely, Law Office of Michael G. McKneely, 334 W. Shaw Ave., Suite A, 

Fresno, California 93704. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 24, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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