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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 THOMAS LEE GLEASON, JR., No. 2:20-cv-00775-KJM-CKD Plaintiff,

ORDER

v. J. ROMARY, ET AL., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner who, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court found appointment of counsel for plaintiff was warranted for the limited purpose of representing plaintiff at a settlement conference. The court selected Calvin J. Massey from the Court’s Pro Bono Attorney Panel to represent plaintiff for this limited purpose. See ECF No. 85. The case did not settle. See Mins., ECF No. 90. The court finds exceptional circumstances exist to warrant the appointment of counsel during the pendency of the remaining proceedings in this court. See Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009). Attorney Massey has agreed to continue representation of plaintiff in this case. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The appointment of Calvin J. Massey as pro bono counsel for…