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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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FILED 

JUN 02 2015 

RICHA~w. WIEKitL u .. DISIRJcrco 

D 1R'ifsrCAU 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARK ROBERT QUIROZ, ) No. C 11-0016 LHK (PR) 

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Plaintiff, ) ORDER 

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D. BARNEBURG, et al., ) 

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Defendants. ) 

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding prose, filed a third amended civil rights case against 

defendants. On March 31, 2015, the court granted in part and denied in part defendants' motions 

for summary judgment. The court referred the case to Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins for 

settlement proceedings. The court also referred the case to the Federal Pro Bono Project to find 

counsel to represent plaintiff pro bono during the settlement proceedings and for trial. However, 

after an extensive search, the Federal Pro Bono Project informed the court that it has been unable 

to locate counsel willing to represent plaintiff at this juncture in the proceeding. 

The court is aware that normally, in prisoner cases in which the plaintiff is proceeding 

prose, the court will not locate counsel for pro bono appointment unless and until settlement 

proceedings are unsuccessful and trial is set to occur. Thus, despite the Federal Pro Bono 

Project's attempts to locate counsel to represent plaintiff at the settlement proceeding, no pro 

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bono counsel has been identified as willing to do so at this time. 

2 In light of these circumstances, plaintiff shall proceed pro se at settlement proceedings. 

3 Judge Cousins shall coordinate a time and date for a settlement conference with all interested 

4 parties or their representatives. If these settlement proceedings do not resolve this matter, 

5 plaintiff may file a renewed motion for appointment of counsel, and the court will set this matter 

6 for trial. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: to /I I 20 {) 

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