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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 

9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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17 On January 6, 2023, the court invited the United States Attorney General to once again 

18 participate in this case to address two ongoing serious constitutional violations, mental health 

19 staffing levels and suicide prevention, as well as any other issues identified by the court or 

20 implicated by this action. See generally, January 6, 2023 Order, ECF No. 7699. The Attorney 

21 General accepted the court’s invitation and appeared in this action through Deputy Chief Kerry K. 

22 Dean. See ECF Nos. 7723, 7713. The court has issued three enforcement orders and served 

23 courtesy copies of all those orders on Deputy Chief Dean. On April 17, 2023, plaintiffs filed two 

24 motions regarding staffing levels and minimum treatment standards in the California Department 

25 of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Psychiatric Inpatient Programs (PIPs). ECF Nos. 

26 7812, 7813. The court has approved the briefing schedule for those motions as stipulated to by 

27 the parties, ECF No. 7758. See March 17, 2023 Order, ECF No. 7765. 

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RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB P 

ORDER 

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1 This action is at a critical juncture and the court continues to invite such additional 

2 participation as the United States Attorney General may deem warranted in the interests of the 

3 United States. See ECF No. 7699 at 4-5. To that end, the court will by this order set 

4 requirements for service of certain pleadings on the United States and time frames for briefing by 

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6 1. Plaintiffs shall forthwith serve courtesy copies of their April 17, 2023 motions, ECF 

7 Nos. 7812 and 7813, and their replies for said motions on the United States Attorney 

8 General. Defendants shall serve courtesy copies of their oppositions to plaintiffs’ 

9 motions on the United States Attorney General. Any response by the United States to 

10 those motions shall be filed by May 23, 2023, one week after the deadline for 

11 submission of plaintiffs’ reply brief. 

12 2. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a courtesy copy of the court’s March 27, 2023 

13 order, ECF No. 7786, on the United States Attorney General. The United States is 

14 invited to file briefing as it deems warranted. Any opening brief on issues related to 

15 contempt proceedings related to compliance with inpatient transfer timelines will be 

16 most helpful to the court if filed on or before September 22, 2023, and any closing 

17 brief if filed thirty-one days after the close of the proceedings. 

18 All documents required to be served on the United States shall be served on: 

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20 United States Department of Justice 

21 Civil Rights Division 

22 Special Litigation Section 

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26 DATED: April 19, 2023. 

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