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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 

LUIS VALENZUELA RODRIGUEZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES TILTON, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:08-cv-01028 GEB AC P 

ORDER 

 

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

U.S.C. § 1983. On March 3, 2014, the court determined that a limited purpose appointment of 

counsel for plaintiff was warranted, and issued an order granting plaintiff’s motion for the 

appointment of pro bono counsel. ECF No. 204. On June 30, 2015, plaintiff’s pro bono counsel 

moved to withdraw as plaintiff’s attorney of record (ECF No. 220) and after a hearing on the 

matter, the motion was granted (ECF Nos. 223, 224). The court has managed to locate substitute 

pro bono counsel to represent plaintiff. Thomas Woods has been selected from the court’s pro 

bono attorney panel to take over the representation of plaintiff and he has accepted this limited 

purpose appointment. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Thomas Woods is appointed as limited purpose counsel in the above entitled matter. 

This appointment is for the limited purpose of: (1) reviewing the present case and record; (2) 

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filing an amended complaint, if appropriate; and (3) responding to any renewed motion for 

summary judgment. 

 2. This limited purpose appointment will terminate upon adjudication of any renewed 

motion for summary judgment or the expiration of the time for filing such motion. 

 3. Thomas Woods shall notify Sujean Park, at (916) 930-4278, or via email at 

spark@caed.uscourts.gov, if he has any questions related to the appointment. 

 4. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Thomas Woods, Stoel 

Rives LLP, 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

 5. The Clerk of Court shall also serve a copy of this order on plaintiff, Luis Rodriguez, 

CDCR #C-33000, at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, 480 Alta Road, San Diego, CA 92179, 

and a courtesy copy upon plaintiff’s previous pro bono counsel, Kresta Daly at Barth Daly LLP, 

431 I Street, Suite 201, Sacramento CA 95814. 

 6. Within thirty days of the filing of this order, counsel for the parties shall submit a joint 

status report containing proposed deadlines for filing a motion to amend the complaint 

accompanied by a proposed amended complaint and for filing a renewed motion for summary 

judgment. 

DATED: November 3, 2015 

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