Opinion
Civil Action No. 08-CV-01681-CMA-BNB.
December 1, 2009
ORDER
The parties appeared this morning pursuant to my minute order [Doc. # 12] as amended [Doc. # 14] for a hearing on the issue of whether the plaintiff should be afforded the procedural advantages and leniency normally afforded to pro se litigants in view of allegations that a lawyer was ghost writing the plaintiff's pleadings. At the hearing, Michael J. Tarutis, a lawyer and a member of the bar of this court, stated that he will enter an appearance on behalf of the plaintiff.
IT IS ORDERED that Michael J. Tarutis shall enter his appearance as plaintiff's counsel by December 1, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the plaintiff shall file a motion to amend the complaint, if at all, on or before December 18, 2009.