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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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17 On March 1, 2024, as required by court order, Feb. 26, 2024 Minute Order, ECF No. 

18 8137, the Special Master filed his Report on his Expert’s Sixth Re-Audit Report of Suicide 

19 Prevention Practices in the Prisons of the California Department of Corrections and 

20 Rehabilitation and Re-Audit of Suicide Prevention Practices in the Psychiatric Inpatient 

21 Programs, together with the Expert’s Sixth Re-Audit Report, ECF Nos. 8143, 8143-1, “directly 

22 and without circulation of a draft report to the parties,” ECF No. 8137. As authorized by the 

23 court, ECF No. 8137, on April 1, 2024, defendants filed objections to the Sixth Re-Audit Report. 

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25 On April 3, 2024, plaintiffs filed a Request for Leave to Respond to Defendants’ 

26 Objections to Special Master’s Sixth Re-Audit Report and for Order Requesting Special Master to 

27 Respond to Objections.” ECF No. 8185. On April 4, 2024, defendants filed an opposition to 

28 plaintiffs’ request, contending plaintiffs improperly seek relief from the court’s February 26, 2024 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB 

ORDER 

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1 minute order without complying with the requirements of the court’s December 24, 2020 order, 

2 ECF No. 7003, specifically the requirement that 

3 any party seeking relief from this court, including from any existing order of this 

4 court, must first file a request for leave to file a motion, describing with particularity 

5 the relief to be sought and the steps the party has taken to exhaust meet and confer 

6 efforts with all opposing counsel. The request also should describe communications 

7 with the Special Master regarding the proposed motion as part of the requester’s due 

8 diligence in determining whether the parties are at impasse. Any such request must 

9 not exceed five (5) pages. The court will not entertain any motion unless a request 

10 for leave to file that complies with this order is first filed and then the court grants 

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12 Dec. 24, 2020 Order at 2, ECF No. 7003. 

13 On April 8, 2024, the court granted plaintiffs’ request in part and directed the parties to 

14 file, sequentially, focused briefing on Section III of defendants’ General Objections. See 

15 generally Apr. 8, 2024 Order, ECF No. 8192. In their responsive brief, ECF No. 8198, and at a 

16 status conference on April 26, 2024, plaintiffs requested an opportunity to provide a more 

17 comprehensive response to all of defendants objections, including those raised in Section III. The 

18 court now makes express what was implicit in the April 8, 2024 order. Plaintiffs’ April 3, 2024 

19 request does not fall within the category of requests for relief from this court for which 

20 compliance with the December 24, 2020 order is required. In accordance with longstanding 

21 practice in this action, any party who seeks to file a response to briefing filed by an opposing 

22 party where such a response is not explicitly authorized by court order must seek leave of court to 

23 file the response, but is not required to comply with the December 24, 2020 order before filing 

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25 Good cause appearing, plaintiffs will be granted fourteen days from the date of this order 

26 in which to file a full response to Section III of defendants’ objections to the Sixth Re-Audit 

27 Report. Defendants will be granted seven days thereafter to file a reply to plaintiffs’ response. 

28 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

29 DATED: May 2, 2024. 

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