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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MATTHEW LUCAS FRAZIER, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

REDDING POLICE DEPARTMENT, et 

al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:11-cv-1351 AC P 

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Trial in this matter is currently set for March 24, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. before the 

undersigned. At this time, the court finds that the appointment of counsel is warranted. S. Ashar 

Ahmed and Kurt W. Melchior have been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to 

represent plaintiff and they have accepted the appointment. Although the parties have filed their 

separate pretrial statements and a pretrial conference on the papers had been scheduled for 

January 20, 2014, the court will vacate that date and set this matter for a status conference in light 

of the appointment of counsel for plaintiff. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. S. Ashar Ahmed and Kurt W. Melchior are appointed as counsel in the above entitled 

matter. 

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2. 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. 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon S. Ashar Ahmed and 

Kurt W. Melchior, Nossaman LLP, 50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, 

California 94111. 

4. The January 20, 2014 pretrial conference on the papers is hereby vacated. 

5. This matter is now set for a status conference on February 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. before the 

 Honorable Allison Claire in Courtroom No. 26. Counsel shall be prepared to discuss: 

a. Whether the scheduled trial date remains feasible; 

b. Whether newly-appointed plaintiff’s counsel wishes to amend Plaintiff’s Pretrial 

Statement; 

c. Any other matters bearing on the scheduling of the trial and issuance of the final 

pretrial order. See Local Rules 281, 282, 283. 

DATED: January 21, 2014 

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