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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.

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

ORDER DENYING

PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR

ORDER DIRECTING COURT

EXPERTS TO ASSESS

RECEIVER’S PEER REVIEW

PROCESSES

The Court has carefully considered the papers submitted in connection with Plaintiffs’

request for an order directing the court experts to assess the peer review processes developed

by the Receiver, including as they relate to death reviews. The Court has also discussed this

request with both the Receiver and the court experts.

Although the Court agrees with Plaintiffs that peer and death reviews are important

components of a medical care delivery system, the experts’ review of individual prisons

appears to provide a sufficient mechanism for assessing those processes. If, while examining

the adequacy of care at an individual institution, the experts identify issues related to peer or

death reviews (or any other process) that rise to the headquarters level, they are able to speak

with headquarters staff and examine records so that they can make a full report as to that

institution. Thus, the experts already have the ability to review any centralized process that

they believe is having a demonstrable impact on the quality of care being provided to

inmates. Plaintiffs’ request is therefore DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 07/15/13 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Case 3:01-cv-01351-JST Document 2675 Filed 07/15/13 Page 1 of 1