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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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FILED 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IO DAVID GOODEN, 

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No. C I3-0352 LHK (PR) 

ORDER APPOINTING 

COUNSEL 

I6 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding prose, filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. 

I7 § I983, arguing that defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights. On August I2, 2014, the 

I8 court denied defendants' motion for summary judgment and referred the matter to Magistrate 

I9 Judge Vadas for settlement proceedings. On December 2, 2014, Magistrate Judge Vadas 

20 informed the court that the parties were unable to reach a settlement. After settlement 

21 proceedings proved unsuccessful, the court granted plaintiffs motion to appoint counsel and 

22 referred this matter to the Federal Pro Bono Project of the Volunteer Legal Services Program 

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24 The VLSP has informed the court that Jeffrey M. Davidson of Covington & Burling LLP, 

25 located at One Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94III, has agreed to serve as appointed pro bono 

26 counsel for plaintiff. Thus, Jeffrey M. Davidson is hereby APPOINTED as counsel for plaintiff 

27 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § I9I5(e)(l) and the court's Federal Pro Bono Project guidelines. The 

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scope of this referral shall be for all purposes for the duration of the case. 

2 The Clerk shall set this matter for a case management conference within 90 days of the 

3 filing date of this order. At that time, the administrative stay of this case shall be lifted. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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