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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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AMENDED Stip. and Order Mod. Feb. 3, 2015 Order Re: Security/Welfare Checks at Pelican Bay SHU

(2:90-cv-00520 KJM-DB (PC))

KAMALA D. HARRIS 

Attorney General of California 

JAY C. RUSSELL

DANIELLE F. O'BANNON

Supervising Deputy Attorneys General 

ELISE OWENS THORN, State Bar No. 145931 

MANEESH SHARMA, State Bar No. 280084 

CHRISTINE M. CICCOTTI, State Bar No. 238695 

Deputy Attorneys General 

1300 I Street, Suite 125 

P.O. Box 944255 

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 

Telephone: (916) 323-4025 

Fax: (916) 324-5205 

E-mail: Christine.Ciccotti@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

v. 

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., et al., 

Defendants.

2:90-cv-00520 KJM-DB (PC) 

AMENDED STIPULATION AND ORDER 

MODIFYING FEBRUARY 3, 2015 

ORDER REGARDING FIRST WATCH 

SECURITY/WELFARE CHECKS AT 

PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON 

SECURITY HOUSING UNIT 

Judge Kimberly J. Mueller 

AS ATTACHED 

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AMENDED Stip. and Order Mod. Feb. 3, 2015 Order Re: Security/Welfare Checks at Pelican Bay SHU

(2:90-cv-00520 KJM-DB (PC))

The parties, with the concurrence of the Special Master, stipulate as follows: 

On February 3, 2015, the Court entered an order adopting the Special Master’s expert’s 

recommendations on suicide prevention (ECF No. 5271), including the recommendation that 

CDCR continue to implement and monitor the May 9, 2014 directive for twice-hourly 

Security/Welfare Checks at the Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit (SHU). 

In response to concerns and suggestions raised by Plaintiffs’ counsel and the Special Master 

that the welfare checks were disturbing inmates’ sleep, the parties agreed to assess the noise 

levels at the Pelican Bay SHU. On December 28, 2015, this Court approved the parties’ 

stipulation that Security/Welfare checks utilizing Guard One at the Pelican Bay SHU temporarily 

be conducted only once per hour during First Watch (2200 hours to 0600 hours), while 

Defendants worked to assess and possibly reduce the noise caused by the opening and closing of 

the Unit’s pod doors. Order, Dec. 28, 2015, ECF No. 5393. That stipulation expired by its terms 

on May 1, 2016, but was extended by further stipulations of the parties and orders of the Court 

until August 31, 2016. Id.; Stipulation Extending Order Modifying Security/Welfare Checks at 

Pelican Bay SHU, Apr. 29, 2016, ECF No. 5437; Order, May 3, 2016, ECF No. 5438; Stipulation 

Extending Order Modifying Security/Welfare Checks at Pelican Bay SHU, June 29, 2016, ECF 

No. 5465; Order, June 30, 2016, ECF No. 5467. 

CDCR completed its assessment of the noise issues raised by Plaintiffs and submitted a 

report to the Special Master and Plaintiffs on July 1, 2016. In response to allegations raised by 

plaintiffs’ counsel, CDCR instituted several measures to reduce the noise generated by the 

security/welfare checks. Without agreeing that the Security/Welfare checks utilizing Guard One 

at the Pelican Bay SHU create excessive noise levels or cause any harm to inmates, CDCR has 

agreed to conduct Security/Welfare checks utilizing Guard One at the Pelican Bay SHU only 

once per hour during First Watch (2200 hours to 0600 hours) on a permanent basis. 

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AMENDED Stip. and Order Mod. Feb. 3, 2015 Order Re: Security/Welfare Checks at Pelican Bay SHU

(2:90-cv-00520 KJM-DB (PC))

Therefore, the parties seek a permanent modification of the Court’s February 3, 2015 Order 

to provide for the Security/Welfare checks utilizing Guard One to be conducted only once per 

hour during First Watch (2200 hours to 0600) hours at the Pelican Bay SHU. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 30, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California 

DANIELLE F. O'BANNON

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

/s/ Christine M. Ciccotti 

CHRISTINE M. CICCOTTI

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendants 

/s/ Michael W. Bien 

MICHAEL W. BIEN

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

ORDER 

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and to address the concerns and suggestions raised by 

Plaintiffs’ counsel and the Special Master, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 1, 2016 

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