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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

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of California

JEFFREY W. TAM, 

Plaintiff in Propia Persona,

v.

JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER

GENERAL,

Defendant(s).

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No. C 07-2747 SI

ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL

ASSISTED SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE COUNSEL

The court having ordered that this case be assigned to the Assisted Settlement Conference

Program, and plaintiff having requested and being in need of counsel to assist him in the settlement

conference, and a volunteer attorney willing to be appointed for the limited purpose of representing

plaintiff in the settlement conference having been located by the court,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

Gregory Charles

Campeau Goodsell Smith

440 North 1st Street

San Jose, CA 95112

is appointed as Special Assisted Settlement Conference Counsel. This appointment shall be

pursuant to the following terms and conditions:

1. PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT. The assistance of special counsel is being provided to

help plaintiff in pro per Jeffrey W. Tam prepare for, participate in, and pursue follow-up to, a 

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settlement conference before a magistrate judge. The role of special counsel is only to educate and

assist my preparation for, participation in and follow-up to the settlement conference.

2. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LIMITED ROLE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. Plaintiff

understands that special counsel may only assist his participation in a settlement conference by

educating and assisting him. Specifically:

a. Special counsel will provide no other service of any kind in this case, without

prior written authorization by the court to do so.

b. The scope of special counsel’s duties to plaintiff will extend no further than is

necessary to educate and assist him to prepare for, participate in, and follow

up on the court-annexed settlement conference.

c. Special counsel’s responsibility to help educate plaintiff about the process

will not involve any control of the case or the settlement conference.

d. Special counsel will not analyze plaintiff’s overall legal needs, conduct

independent investigation of this case, or represent plaintiff in this matter.

e. Special counsel will not advise plaintiff about the need to contact other

counsel for purposes of obtaining legal advice.

3. PRO SE STATUS. Plaintiff continues to provide his own representation in this case and

in the settlement conference.

4. NO CONTRACT. Plaintiff understands and agrees that he has no contractual relationship

with special counsel for legal or other services, and undertakes that he will enter no contract with

special counsel during the time this case is in the Assisted Settlement Conference Program, absent a

written order by the court permitting such a contract.

7. NO FORESEEABLE HARM. Plaintiff has assessed the prospect of participating in a

settlement conference and acknowledged that there is no foreseeable harm that he will suffer in the 

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failure of the settlement conference to resolve the case, improve case management, enhance party 

satisfaction or understanding of the case, or to achieve any other goals of the settlement conference.

8. EVALUATION. Plaintiff agrees to participate in the evaluation of the Assisted

Settlement Conference Program, and to allow any person authorized by the Court to evaluate the

Program to attend the settlement conference, all court proceedings concerning the Assisted

Settlement Conference Program, and any preparatory or follow-up meetings for the settlement

conference. Plaintiff further consents to special counsel’s responding to any inquiries about the

case from any such person authorized by the Court to evaluate the Program.

This appointment and limited representation shall end upon the completion of 

the settlement conference and any follow-up activities agreed upon by the parties and the magistrate

judge conducting the settlement conference, unless terminated earlier by the court.

Special Assisted Settlement Conference Counsel shall notify the court promptly upon the 

completion of the settlement conference and any follow-up activities. The court shall then issue an

order relieving the Special Settlement Conference Counsel from his limited representation of the

plaintiff. Thereafter, the attorney who has served as Special Settlement Conference Counsel will

only be permitted to represent the plaintiff upon order of the court if there is a signed written

agreement under which the attorney agrees to provide such legal services.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

By:

Dated Susan Illston

United States District Judge

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