Opinion
Case No. 10-CV-04760-LHK
11-09-2011
CAROLINA MEDINA Plaintiff, v. PATRICK R. DONAHOE, UNITED STATES POSTMASTER GENERAL Defendant.
ORDER REFERRING PLAINTIFF TO FEDERAL PRO BONO PROJECT AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
The Plaintiff having requested and being in need of counsel to assist him/her in this matter and good and just cause appearing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall be referred to the Federal Pro Bono Project in the manner set forth below:
1. The clerk shall forward to the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco ("BASF") or Pro Bono Project Silicon Valley ("PBPSV"), to be determined by whether the referring judge is located in the San Francisco/Oakland or San Jose division, one (1) copy of the court file with a notice of referral of the case pursuant to the guidelines of the Federal Pro Bono Project for referral to a volunteer attorney.
2. Upon being notified by the BASF/PBPSV that an attorney has been located to represent the _Plaintiff _, that attorney shall be appointed as counsel for _ Plaintiff _ in this matter until the case is closed .
3. All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed until four weeks from the date an attorney is appointed to represent Plaintiff in this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lucy H. Koh
United States Distict Judge