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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 

MILTON SYKES 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ATHANNASIOUS, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:12-cv-2570 TLN KJN P 

ORDER APPOINTING 

LIMITED PURPOSE CO-COUNSEL

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding through counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C § 1983. On March 3, 2016, a hearing on counsel for plaintiff’s motion to withdraw 

as attorney of record was held before the undersigned. (ECF No. 132.) Thereafter, the court 

issued an order denying the motion. (ECF No. 133.) Counsel for plaintiff was directed to contact 

the ADR and Pro Bono Program Coordinator if she would like to have co-counsel appointed to 

assist her in opposing defendants’ summary judgment motions. (ECF No. 133.) Plaintiff’s 

counsel has now contacted the ADR and Pro Bono Program Coordinator and requested cocounsel to oppose the summary judgment motions filed by defendants. Rebecca A. WeinsteinHamilton has been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel as co-counsel to represent 

plaintiff for the limited purpose of opposing defendants’ motions for summary judgment, and she 

has accepted the appointment. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Rebecca A. Weinstein-Hamilton is appointed as co-counsel in the above entitled matter 

for the limited purpose of opposing defendants’ motions for summary judgment. 

2. Rebecca A. Weinstein-Hamilton’s appointment will terminate when the order ruling on 

the summary judgment motions has been filed. 

3. Appointed co-counsel shall notify Sujean Park at (916) 930-4278, or via email at 

spark@caed.uscourts.gov if she has any questions related to the appointment. 

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order upon Rebecca A. 

Weinstein-Hamilton, Law Office of Rebecca Weinstein-Hamilton, 4034 Prairie Falcon 

Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. 

Dated: May 20, 2016 

TS/syke2750.31(c) 

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