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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

ORDER GRANTING

RECEIVER’S SUPPLEMENTAL

APPLICATION NO. 7 FOR

ORDER WAIVING STATE

CONTRACTING STATUTES,

ETC.

On June 4, 2007, this Court approved the Receiver’s Master Application for Order

Waiving State Contracting Statutes, Regulations, and Procedures and authorized three

alternative substitute procedures for the bidding and award of contracts: expedited formal

bidding, urgent informal bidding, and sole-source bidding. On September 2, 2008, the

Receiver filed his Supplemental Application No. 7 for an Order Waiving State Contracting

Statutes, Regulations, and Procedures and Authorizing the Receiver to Enter into Contract

for Quality Measurement Technical Assistance.

After complying with the urgent informal bidding process previously approved by the

Court, the Receiver now seeks authorization to execute a contract with RAND Corporation

for technical assistance regarding quality measurement. The Receiver’s request for offers,

including the proposed scope of work, is attached as Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Terry

Hill submitted in support of the application, and RAND Corporation’s proposal in response

to the request for offers is attached as Exhibit 2 to the same declaration.

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Pursuant to the Court’s June 13, 2008 order setting a standard briefing schedule for

the Receiver’s applications for waivers of state law, any objections were due on

September 16, 2008. Neither Plaintiffs nor Defendants filed objections, thus indicating that

they do not oppose the Receiver’s application.

Having carefully considered the Receiver’s application and the record in this case, the

Court finds good cause to GRANT the Receiver’s Supplemental Application No. 7. The

Court agrees with the Receiver that the quality measurement tasks identified in the

application are critical to establishing a constitutional system of medical care delivery in

California’s prisons, and that failure to obtain a waiver of state law would prevent the

Receiver from achieving that goal in a timely fashion. Moreover, no party has identified any

alternatives to the requested waiver that would achieve a constitutional remedy in this

instance, nor does any party oppose the requested waiver. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. The following state statutes, regulations, and procedures shall be waived with

respect to the quality measurement tasks described more fully in the Receiver’s Supplemental

Application No. 7:

• California Government Code (“Gov’t Code”) sections 14825-14828 and State

Contracting Manual (“SCM”) sections 5.10A, 5.75, and 5.80 (governing

advertisement of state contracts);

• California Public Contract Code (“PCC”) sections 10290-10295, 10297, 10333,

10335, 10351, and 10420-10425; Gov’t Code section 14616; and SCM sections

4.00-4.11 (governing approval of contracts by Department of General Services

(“DGS”) and exemption from and consequences of failure to obtain DGS

approval);

• PCC sections 10308, 10309, and 10314; SCM, volume 2; and State

Administrative Manual (“SAM”) sections 3500-3696.3 (governing procurement

of goods);

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• PCC sections 6106, 10109-10126, 10129, 10140, 10141, 10180-10185, 10220,

10301-10306, 10340-10345, 10351, 10367, and 10369; Gov’t Code sections 

4525-4529.20, 4530-4535.3, 7070-7086, 7105-7118, and 14835-14837;

California Military and Veterans Code sections 999-999.13; California Code of

Regulations (“CCR”), title 2, sections 1195-1195.6; SCM sections 5.00-6.40; and

Management Memo (“MM”) 03-10 (governing competitive bidding, required

language in bid packages, non-competitive bid (“NCB”) procedures, preferential

selection criteria, contractor evaluations and notice, contract award and protest

procedures for service, consulting services, construction project management,

and public works contracts);

• PCC sections 10314 and 10346 (governing progress payments);

• Gov’t Code section 13332.09 and MM 06-03 (governing vehicle purchases);

• PCC sections 12100-12113, 12120-12121, and 12125-12128; SCM, volume 3;

and SAM sections 4800-4989.3 and 5200-5291 (governing procurement of

information technology, telecommunications, and data processing goods and

services and applicable alternate protest procedures);

• Gov’t Code sections 13332.10, 14660, 14669, and 15853 (governing acquisition

and leasing of real property);

• Gov’t Code sections 13332.19, and 15815 (governing plans, specifications, and

procedures for major capital projects); and

• PCC sections 10365.5 and 10371; and SCM section 3.02.4 (governing

restrictions on and approval for multiple contracts with the same contractor).

2. The Receiver is authorized to enter into the proposed contract with RAND

Corporation for completion of the quality measurement tasks described more fully in the

Declaration of Terry Hill and attached exhibits submitted in support of Supplemental

Application No. 7.

3. The Receiver is authorized to publish provisions requiring contractor

certifications of compliance with state laws (e.g., nondiscrimination) on his website and

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include a single representation in the contracts he awards to the effect that the contractor has

read, and attests that he/she/it is in compliance with, the required provisions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 09/18/08 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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