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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

H.P.D. CONSOLIDATION, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v.

JOSE PINA, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-05309-EMC

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL 

Because the Defendant Edwin Whitefield has requested and is in need of counsel to assist 

him/her in this matter and a volunteer attorney is willing to be appointed to undertake this 

representation at the request of the Federal Pro Bono Project, Jennifer Briggs Fisher and Brendan 

Ruddy of Duane Morris LLP are hereby appointed as counsel for Mr. Whitefield in this matter. 

The scope of this referral shall be for: 

( X ) all purposes for the duration of the case 

( ) the limited purpose of representing the litigant in the course of 

( ) mediation 

( ) early neutral evaluation 

( ) settlement conference 

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

summary judgment or motion to dismiss): 

( ) discovery as follows: 

( ) other: 

All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed until four weeks from the date of this 

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

Guidelines posted on the Court’s website. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 6, 2016 

EDWARD M. CHEN 

United States District Judge 

Case 3:15-cv-05309-EMC Document 125 Filed 07/07/16 Page 1 of 1