Mata
(PC) Johnson v. Mata
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MICHAEL JOHNSON, No. 2:22-cv-0613 KJM KJN P
Plaintiff, v. ORDER APPOINTING
LIMITED PURPOSE COUNSEL
LT. J. MATA, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, a federal inmate formerly housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in 16 Herlong, California (“FCI Herlong”), filed this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six 17 Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). The court finds the 18 appointment of counsel for plaintiff is warranted for the limited purpose of drafting and filing an 19 amended complaint, if possible, taking account of the court’s order filed on April 10, 2023. See 20 ECF No. 61. Laura A. Neacato has been selected from the court’s pro bono attorney panel to 21 represent plaintiff for this limited purpose and has agreed to be appointed. 22 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 23 1. Laura A. Neacato is appointed as limited purpose counsel for plaintiff in the above titled 24 matter. This appointment is for the limited…