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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LUIS VALENZUELA RODRIGUEZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES TILTON, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:08-cv-1028 GEB AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 

1983. Counsel was appointed for the limited purpose of reviewing the case and record, seeking 

any additional discovery necessary to oppose summary judgment, and responding to any renewed 

motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 206. Counsel now seeks to withdraw from representing 

plaintiff and requests that the court appoint another attorney to represent plaintiff. ECF No. 220. 

Counsel cites irreconcilable differences that prevent her from ethically continuing representation. 

Id. Plaintiff also appears to seek appointment of different counsel. ECF No. 220-1. 

 A closed, ex-parte hearing on this matter will be set before the undersigned for July 22, 

2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse, 501 I Street, Courtroom 26, 

Sacramento, CA 95814. A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue 

concurrently to provide for plaintiff’s telephonic attendance at the hearing. Because this matter 

deals with representation of counsel and defendants have no standing on the matter, they shall not 

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respond to the motion and need not appear. It is unnecessary for plaintiff or plaintiff’s counsel to 

provide further briefing prior to the hearing. 

 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The motion to withdraw from representation is set for closed, ex-parte hearing before 

the undersigned on July 22, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse, 501 

I Street, Courtroom 26, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

2. Plaintiff shall appear at the hearing telephonically. 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to fax a courtesy copy of this order to the Litigation 

Coordinator at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility at (619) 671-7566. 

DATED: July 2, 2015 

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