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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

SHAWN PATRICK GREENBLATT,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. I. PATEL, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:12-cv-00046-SKO PC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ASSISTANCE AND REFERRING CASE TO

PRO BONO PROGRAM FOR LIMITED

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

(Doc. 17) 

Plaintiff Shawn Patrick Greenblatt, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis,

filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on January 10, 2012. This action for

damages is proceeding against Defendants Doe 1 and Doe 2 for violating Plaintiff’s rights under the

Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. On November 21, 2012, Plaintiff filed a

motion seeking assistance in identifying the Doe defendants. 

Upon review of the record and in light of the difficulties an incarcerated pro se litigant will

likely face in attempting to ascertain the identities of the defendants, the Court deems it appropriate

to attempt to secure counsel for Plaintiff in this case, for the limited purpose of identifying the Doe

defendants. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1); Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997). 

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Accordingly, this case is HEREBY REFERRED to Sujean Park, Program Director for the

Pro Bono Program of the Eastern District of California, to seek voluntary counsel to represent

Plaintiff in this action, with the appointment to be limited to identifying the Doe defendants so that

service of process may be initiated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 6, 2012 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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