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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 

KENNARD LEE DAVIS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES WALKER, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:08-cv-0593 KJM DB P 

KENNARD LEE DAVIS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES WALKER, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:10-cv-2139 KJM DB P 

ORDER APPOINTING LIMITED PURPOSE 

COUNSEL 

 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding in forma pauperis with the above civil 

rights actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is proceeding in both actions through a newly 

appointed guardian ad litem, Jennifer Brown. See ECF Nos. 184; 255.1 In light of the recent 

 

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 Citations to documents filed in the court’s Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system are first to the 

record in Case No. 2:08-cv-0593 KJM DB and second to the record in Case No. 2:10-cv-2139 

KJM DB. 

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order appointing a new guardian ad litem for plaintiff, the undersigned finds that the appointment 

of counsel is warranted for an initial limited representation of the guardian ad litem, Ms. Brown, 

for the purposes of advising her regarding the posture of this case and possible steps going 

forward, including but not limited to participation in a court-convened settlement conference. 

Donald Aquinas Lancaster, Jr. has been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to 

represent Ms. Brown for such limited purpose, and the attorney has agreed to be appointed. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Donald Aquinas Lancaster, Jr. is appointed as limited purpose counsel on 

behalf of plaintiff’s guardian ad litem in the above-entitled matters. Such appointment is for the 

limited purpose of advising the guardian ad litem regarding the posture of this case and possible 

steps going forward, including but not limited to participation in a telephonic status conference to 

be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. 

 2. Appointed counsel 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. 

 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on: 

A. Donald Aquinas Lancaster , Jr. The Lancaster Law Group, A 

Professional Corporation, 1101 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 201, 

Alameda, CA 94501; Email: dlancaster@thelancasterlawgroup.com; and 

 B. Jennifer Brown, 2494 East Del Rio Court, Gilbert, AZ 85295; 

 4. The Clerk of the Court shall take all steps necessary to make the record in the 

above actions available to Mr. Lancaster. Any documents filed under seal shall be produced to 

Mr. Lancaster subject to a protective order which shall limit the use of those documents to 

attorneys-eyes only absent further order of court. 

DATED: October 2, 2018. 

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