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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AND THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COMPOSED OF THREE JUDGES 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2284, TITLE 28 UNITED STATES CODE

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P

THREE-JUDGE COURT

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

THREE-JUDGE COURT

ORDER RE: DEPOSITION

EXCERPTS AT TRIAL

Pursuant to court order, this matter came on for pretrial conference on November 10,

2008. At the time of the conference, questions arose concerning the designation of witnesses

and deposition excerpts. 

1. It appears from the joint pretrial statement and representations made in court at the

time of the pretrial conference that plaintiffs propose to tender in deposition form so-called

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admissions of approximately thirty-three witnesses who may be called to testify by

defendants or intervenors. Ordinarily, trial witnesses are subject to examination using

deposition testimony where their trial testimony deviates from testimony given in deposition. 

The parties, including intervenors, shall inform the court in writing what justification there is,

if any, for departure from the standard practice and what authority, if any, there is for

proceeding in the manner proposed by plaintiffs. If any of the witnesses whose deposition

testimony will be offered is a witness in the first phase of the now-bifurcated trial, responses

to this order shall be filed electronically in each of the above-captioned actions and served

not later than 5:00 PM on Sunday, November 16, 2008. On the first morning of trial, the

court will rule on which, if any, deposition excerpts will be admitted as proposed by the

parties. The parties will have five days thereafter to file and serve objections to any

deposition excerpts so admitted and any counter designations thereto.

2. Plaintiffs have also identified deposition excerpts for approximately eleven

individuals who are not otherwise identified as witnesses for trial, and defendants propose

two or three witnesses in the same manner. If any of the deposition testimony is relevant to

the first phase, objections to this deposition testimony and counter designations thereto shall

be filed electronically in each of the above-captioned actions and served not later than

5:00 PM on Sunday, November 16, 2008.

3. The California Correctional Peace Officers’ Association intervenors (CCPOA)

apparently propose to offer deposition testimony of their own witnesses. CCPOA shall

inform the court in writing what authority, if any, there is for offering the deposition

testimony of their own witnesses. The CCPOA’s response to this order shall be filed

electronically in each of the above-captioned actions and served not later than 5:00 PM on

Sunday, November 16, 2008. On the first morning of trial, the court will rule on which, if

any, deposition excerpts will be admitted. The parties will have five days thereafter to file

and serve objections to any deposition excerpts so admitted and any counter designations

thereto.

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4. The deadlines set forth in this order supercede those set in paragraph 3.d of the

court’s November 10, 2008 bifurcation order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 11/12/08 /s/ 

STEPHEN REINHARDT

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

Dated: 11/12/08 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: 11/12/08 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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