Bennett
Bennett v. Prop. 47 Public Defenders Deaprtment
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DAVID BENNETT,
Case No. 19-08166 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER LIFTING STAY; DENYING v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM;
DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE
PROP. 47 PUBLIC DEFENDER, et al., AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendants. (Docket No. 15)
17 18 Plaintiff, a California inmate, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 19 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking money damages for unlawful confinement. Dkt. No. 1. The 20 Court referred this matter to the Federal Pro Se Program to find counsel for the limited 21 purpose of conducting a competency hearing because there was a substantial questions 22 regarding his mental incompetence based on an order from the Superior Court of Butte 23 County finding him incompetent to stand trial. Dkt. No. 16. The Court found this 24 document triggered its duty was inquiry under Rule 17(c) of the Federal Rules of…