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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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Case No. 15-CV-04787-LHK 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

LISA FRANCESCA FERRARI, et al.,

Plaintiffs, 

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NATURAL PARTNER, INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-CV-04787-LHK 

ORDER APPOINTING PRO BONO 

COUNSEL FOR LIMITED-SCOPE 

REPRESENTATION 

Re: Dkt. No. 54 

Plaintiffs Lisa Francesca Ferrari and Joseph LaBrash (“Plaintiffs”), proceeding pro se, filed 

a Motion to Appoint Counsel, seeking limited scope representation at an upcoming court-ordered 

settlement conference. ECF No. 54. On May 31, 2016, the Court referred the case to the Federal 

Pro Bono Program to locate pro bono counsel for Plaintiffs. 

The Federal Pro Bono Program has informed the Court that Darcy Jones, Jonathan K. 

Waldrop, John Downing, Heather Kim, and Marcus Barber, all of the law firm Kasowitz Benson 

Torres Freidman, LLP, located at 333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 200, Redwood Shores, 

California 94065, have agreed to serve as appointed pro bono counsel for Plaintiffs. Thus, Darcy 

Jones, Jonathan K. Waldrop, John Downing, Heather Kim, and Marcus Barber are hereby 

APPOINTED as counsel for Plaintiffs pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and the Court’s Federal 

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Pro Bono Project guidelines for the limited scope of representing Plaintiffs at the court-ordered 

settlement conference currently scheduled to be held on June 14, 2016. Appointed counsels’ 

representation of Plaintiffs shall cease upon completion of the settlement conference proceeding. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 06/03/2016 

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LUCY H. KOH 

United States District Judge 

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