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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VINCENT C. BRUCE,

Plaintiff,

v.

E. YLST, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 99-cv-04492-YGR (PR)

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL; 

REOPENING ACTION; AND SETTING 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Having determined that it would be beneficial to have counsel assist Plaintiff in this matter 

and having located volunteer counsel willing to represent Plaintiff, the Court orders as follows:

(1) Michael W. Melendez, Esq. (SBN 125895) and Theresa Mae Rutledge, Esq. 

(SBN 261229) of Cozen O’Connor is appointed as counsel for Plaintiff in this matter, pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and the Court’s Federal Pro Bono Project guidelines. The scope of this 

referral shall be for:

all purposes for the duration of the case 

X the limited purpose of representing the litigant in the course of

mediation

early neutral evaluation

X settlement conference

briefing and hearing on the following motion (e.g., motion for 

summary judgment or motion to dismiss): 

_________________________________________________________

discovery as follows: 

_________________________________________________________

other: 

 _______________________________________________

(2) The Clerk of the Court shall REOPEN this action, which had previously been 

administratively closed pending appointment of counsel. 

(3) All further proceedings will be stayed for four (4) weeks from the date of this 

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Order. Counsel shall be familiar with General Order No. 25 and the Federal Pro Bono Project 

Guidelines posted on the Court’s website.

(4) Following the four-week stay, Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas will set a 

scheduling conference to set a date for settlement proceedings.

(5) If this case does not settle, the parties shall appear for a Case Management 

Conference on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., at the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland in Courtroom 1, 4th 

Floor. 

(6) At least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Case Management Conference, the 

parties shall file a joint case management conference statement. The statement must include all 

elements requested in the “Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California –

Contents of Joint Case Management Statement.” See http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders. 

As set forth in the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases, these conferences are intended to be 

substantive and productive. Accordingly, each party shall be represented at the Case Management 

Conference by counsel with authority to enter into stipulations and make admissions pursuant to 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(a) and (c), as well as fully prepared to address all of the matters referred to in 

the CAND CMC Order and Civil L.R. 16-10(b). Failure to do so may be considered grounds for 

sanctions.

(7) The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Mr. Melendez and Ms. Rutledge at

Cozen O’Connor, 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400, San Francisco, California 94104. The 

Clerk shall also send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and Defendants’ counsel.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

United States District Judge

February 7, 2017

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