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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRIL HEDRICK, DALE ROBINSON,

KATHY LINDSEY, MARTIN C. CANADA,

DARRY TYRONE PARKER,

individually and on behalf of

all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

JAMES GRANT, as Sheriff of Yuba

County; Lieutenant FRED J. ASBY,

as Yuba County Jailer; JAMES

PHARRIS, ROY LANDERMAN, DOUG

WALTZ, HAROLD J. “SAM” SPERBECK,

JAMES MARTIN, as members of the

YUBA COUNTY BOARD OF

SUPERVISORS, 

 Defendants.

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2:76-cv-00162-GEB-EFB

ORDER SETTING HEARING ON

REQUEST TO WITHDRAW AS

COUNSEL AND RESCHEDULING

HEARING ON MOTION TO

TERMINATE CONSENT DECREE

On May 13, 2013, Defendant Yuba County filed a motion to

terminate the consent decree filed over thirty years ago in this class

action on behalf of incarcerated persons at Yuba County Jail. California

Rural Legal Assistance (“CRLA”), one of Plaintiffs’ attorneys, filed

what it characterizes as a “Response to Motion to Terminate Consent

Decree,” but in that response, CRLA seeks to withdraw as counsel for

Plaintiffs. (Resp. to Mot. to Terminate Consent Decree, (“Resp.”), ECF

No. 98.) CRLA explains that as a recipient of Legal Service Corporation

funding, CRLA can neither serve as counsel in class actions nor in

litigation on behalf of incarcerated persons. (Resp. 2:10—4:3 (citing 45

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C.F.R. §§ 1617.1—.4, 1637.1—.4).) Since it is unclear whether CRLA’s

response should be considered a duly noticed withdrawal motion to which

an opposition or statement of non—opposition is required, see E.D. Cal.

L.R. 230(c), CRLA’s withdrawal request is hereby noticed for hearing on

July 1, 2013, commencing at 9:00 a.m. Any opposition or statement of

non—opposition to CRLA’s withdrawal motion shall be filed no later than

June 24, 2013. Further, in light of the foregoing, the hearing set for

June 17, 2013, on the Motion to Terminate Consent Decree is rescheduled

to commence at 9:00 a.m. on July 29, 2013.

Dated: June 11, 2013

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

Senior United States District Judge

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