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Parties Involved:
Albert Billinger
Plaintiff
Yates
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALBERT BILLINGER

Plaintiff,

v.

YATES,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:14-cv-02031-BAM (PC)

ORDER APPOINTING

LIMITED PURPOSE COUNSEL

Plaintiff Albert Billinger (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1983. The court finds that the appointment of 

counsel is warranted for the limited purpose of drafting an amended complaint. Rebecca A. 

Weinstein-Hamilton has been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to represent 

plaintiff and she has accepted the appointment.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

the limited purpose of investigating the claim, then drafting and filing an amended 

complaint. The amended complaint will be due 90 days from the date of this order.

2. Rebecca A. Weinstein-Hamilton’s appointment will terminate when plaintiff=s amended 

complaint is filed, or files a notice that an amended complaint would not be appropriate. 

Prior to the termination of the appointment, the court will accord counsel the option of 

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discontinuing her representation of plaintiff or, at her discretion, proceeding as plaintiff’s 

appointed counsel for purposes of discovery, settlement and/or trial. If counsel does not 

wish to continue representation of plaintiff after she has carried out her limited purpose, 

the court will consider appointing new counsel for plaintiff, if deemed appropriate at that 

time.

3. Appointed 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, 3276 Amethyst Dr., 

Cameron Park, California 95682. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 20, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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