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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, No. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P

vs. THREE-JUDGE COURT

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

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MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C01-1351 TEH

vs. THREE-JUDGE COURT 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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By order filed July 26, 2007, the Honorable Mary M. Schroeder, Chief Judge of

the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, designated and appointed the

Honorable Stephen Reinhardt, United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit to sit with the

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Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of

California, and the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson, United States District Judge for the

Northern District of California, as a three-judge district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284 and

18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(3). 

In accordance with that order, the above-captioned actions are consolidated for

the limited purpose of proceedings before the three-judge court. The three-judge court shall sit

as a combined court of the Eastern and Northern Districts of California. All documents related

to proceedings before the three-judge court, and only documents related to proceedings before

the three-judge court, shall bear the heading and captions as set forth on page one of this order. 

All other documents to be filed in either the Coleman case or the Plata case which are unrelated

to proceedings before the three-judge court shall bear the heading and caption of the individual

case only and shall be filed only in the appropriate case.

All documents related to proceedings before the three-judge court shall be filed in

both the Coleman case and the Plata case. In addition, a hard copy of all documents so filed

shall be sent by overnight mail to the chambers of each judge assigned to the three-judge court at

the following addresses:

Honorable Stephen Reinhardt

United States Courthouse

312 North Spring Street, Suite 1747

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton

Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse

501 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

Honorable Thelton E. Henderson

United States District Court

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

Within fifteen calendar days from the date of this order, the parties shall file and

serve status reports setting forth their respective views on what proceedings are appropriate to

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the resolution of the issues before the three-judge court. In addition to any other matters, the

parties shall address: 

1. Whether a period of discovery is appropriate or necessary and, if so, the

scheduling thereof;

2. Anticipated motions and the scheduling thereof;

3. The need for an evidentiary hearing and the scheduling thereof;

4. The feasibility of settlement discussions, including but not limited to reference

of this matter to a court-appointed mediator; and

 5. Any other matters that may add to the just and expeditious disposition of this

matter. 

The status reports will be reviewed by the undersigned and it is anticipated that

this matter will be set for a hearing regarding the conduct of future proceedings shortly

thereafter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 07/31/07

 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DATED: 07/31/07

 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DATED: 07/31/07

 /s/ 

STEPHEN REINHARDT

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

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