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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

FEDERICO HERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. HERNANDEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01625-MJS (PC)

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court finds that the appointment 

of counsel is warranted for the limited purpose of preparing for and presenting this case 

at trial. J. Jackson Waste and J. Christopher Molina have been selected from the court’s 

pro bono attorney panel to represent plaintiff and they have agreed to be appointed. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. J. Jackson Waste and J. Christopher Molina are appointed as counsel in the 

above entitled matter. 

2. This appointment is for the limited purpose of preparing for and presenting this 

case at trial as currently scheduled. It is not for the purpose of seeking 

rescheduling or revisiting of matters already resolved. 

3. Counsels’ appointment will terminate once the jury returns a verdict.

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

spark@caed.uscourts.gov if they have any questions related to the appointment.

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5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon J. Jackson 

Waste and J. Christopher Molina, Baker Manock & Jenson PC, 5260 N. Palm 

Ave., Suite 421, Fresno, California 93704.

6. This matter is set for trial at 8:30 a.m. on August 11, 2015 before Magistrate 

Judge Michael J. Seng in Courtroom #6.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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