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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENNIS LAMAR JAMES, JR., 

Plaintiff,

v.

OAKLAND POLICE DEPT.; et al.,

Defendants.

______________________________/

DENNIS LAMAR JAMES, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

HAYWARD POLICE 

DEPARTMENT; et al., 

Defendants. /

No. C 13-011 SI (pr)

No. C 13-1092 SI

ORDER DETERMINING PLAINTIFF

MAY REPRESENT HIMSELF AND

LIFTING STAY

In January, 2015, this Court referred these pro se matters for appointment of counsel, for

the limited purpose of representing plaintiff in connection with proceedings to determine

whether to appoint a conservator/guardian ad litem to represent plaintiff pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 17. Appointed counsel have now reported to the Court that their evaluation

suggests that plaintiff is competent to proceed, and that there appears to be no need for

conservator or guardianship proceedings. Defense counsel do not disagree. Based on the

statements in the case management conference statement filed on April 24, 2015, and counsel's

representations at the case management conference, the court now determines that appointment

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of a conservator or guardian ad litem for plaintiff under Rule 17 is not necessary. Plaintiff will

be permitted to continue representing himself in this action. 

Counsel was appointed to represent plaintiff for a limited purpose that has now

concluded. The court appointed the attorneys as "counsel for plaintiff in connection with

proceedings to determine whether to appoint a conservator/guardian ad litem to represent him

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17. The appointment will terminate with the

conclusion of those proceedings unless (a) counsel is permitted to withdraw or substitute out

before the conclusion of those proceedings or (b) counsel requests appointment for further

proceedings." Docket # 36 in Case No. C 13-011 SI, and Docket # 30 in Case No. C 13-1092

SI. Those proceedings have now concluded and counsel has not requested appointment for

further proceedings. Accordingly, the representation of plaintiff by attorneys Stephen Akerley,

James Hovard and James Ragon of Dechert LLP has concluded. From this point forward,

plaintiff will be representing himself and must file all his own papers. In each action,

defense counsel must from this point forward serve all papers directly on plaintiff, rather

than on the attorneys whose representation has concluded. 

The stay of these two cases is now LIFTED. The court will set a briefing schedule in

each case, as they no longer need to be linked together. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 5, 2015 _______________________

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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