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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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The court also notes that plaintiff asks that, “[i]f appointment of counsel is unavailable,”

that she be “referred to clinic available to receive assistance.” In fact, the court has already

granted this relief in its order dated November 7, 2014, in which it “refer[red] plaintiff to the

Legal Help Center, which provides free limited-scope assistance from an attorney to litigants

with matters pending in this district,” and informed plaintiff that “[i]nformation on how to contact

the Legal Help Center is attached to this order.” See Dkt. 46. The court also continued the

hearing on the then-pending motion to dismiss for sixty days, to allow plaintiff an opportunity

to obtain counsel. Id. 

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMILAH ABDUL-HAQQ,

Plaintiff, No. C 14-4140 PJH

v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, 

et al.,

Defendants.

_______________________________/

On April 10, 2015, this court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s second

amended complaint, without further leave to amend. On April 13, 2015, plaintiff filed a

notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit, and the next day, the Ninth Circuit assigned a case

number and set a briefing schedule for plaintiff’s appeal.

Then, on April 19, 2015, plaintiff filed a “motion for appointment of counsel” in this

court. However, after plaintiff filed her notice of appeal, this court no longer has jurisdiction

over plaintiff’s case, and thus has no power to appoint counsel for plaintiff. See, e.g.,

Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982) (“The filing of a notice

of appeal is an event of jurisdictional significance—it confers jurisdiction on the court of

appeals and divests the district court of its control over those aspects of the case involved

in the appeal.”). For that reason, plaintiff’s motion is DENIED.1

Case 4:14-cv-04140-PJH Document 73 Filed 04/24/15 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 24, 2015 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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