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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARCHIE LEE GATES,

Plaintiff(s),

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CARQUEST CORPORATION,

Defendant(s).

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No. C10-0972 BZ 

ORDER REFERRING LITIGANT TO

FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND

STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

The Plaintiff having requested and being in need of

counsel to assist him in this matter and good and just cause

appearing; IT IS ORDERED THAT Plaintiff shall be referred to

the Federal Pro Bono Project in the manner set forth below:

1. The clerk shall forward to the Volunteer Legal

Services Program of The Bar Association of San Francisco

("BASF") / Santa Clara County Bar Association ("SCCBA") one

(1) copy of the court file with a notice of referral of the

case pursuant to the guidelines of the Federal Pro Bono

Project for referral to a volunteer attorney. 

2. Upon being notified by the BASF/SCCBA that an

attorney has been located to represent the Plaintiff, that

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attorney shall be appointed as counsel for the Plaintiff in

this matter until further order of the Court. 

3. All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed

until four weeks from the date an attorney is appointed to

represent the Plaintiff in this action. All pending motions

are taken off calendar, to be renoticed by the Court once

counsel for plaintiff appears.

Dated: May 25, 2010 

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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