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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP

GEOFFREY HOLTZ – 191370

KRISTEN A. PALUMBO – 215857

BRIANA LYNN MORGAN – 239977

Three Embarcadero Center

San Francisco, CA 94111-4067

Telephone: (415) 393-2000

Facsimile: (415) 393-2286

PRISON LAW OFFICE

DONALD SPECTER – 83925

General Delivery

San Quentin, CA 94964

Telephone: (415) 457-9144

ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP

MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891

GAY CROSTHWAIT GRUNFELD – 121944

MEGHAN R. LANG – 221156

MARIA MORRIS – 223903

SARAH LAUBACH – 240526

315 Montgomery Street, Tenth Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 433-6830

YOUTH LAW CENTER

SUSAN L. BURRELL – 074204

CAROLE SHAUFFER – 100226

CORENE KENDRICK – 226642

200 Pine Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 543-3379

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of all

other similarly situated juvenile parolees in California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

L.H., A.Z., D.K., and D.R., on behalf of

themselves and all other similarly situated

juvenile parolees in California,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:06-CV-02042-LKK-GGH

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

RE REQUEST FOR INSPECTION

Date: April 26, 2007

Time: 10:00am

Courtroom: 24

Before: Hon. Gregory G. Hollows

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WHEREAS, on February 22, 2007, Plaintiffs served their First Request for

Inspection, requesting observations and videotaping of and relevant documents relating to DJJ

parole revocation proceedings; and

WHEREAS, on March 28, 2007, Plaintiffs received Defendants’ Response to

Plaintiffs’ First Request for Inspection, in which Defendants objected to Plaintiffs’ request; and

WHEREAS, on March 29, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a motion to compel, noticing the

hearing for April 19, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the parties agreed to continue the hearing pending negotiation of the

issues in dispute, and met and conferred on April 5, April 17, April 18, and April 19, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the parties seek to resolve this dispute informally; 

THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their counsel, agree as follows:

1. For the purpose of this Joint Stipulation and Order re Request for Inspection (“Inspection

Order”), the term “parole proceeding” includes:

a. Proceedings in which DJJ parolees detained on alleged parole violations receive

an initial advisement of rights by a parole agent, are interviewed by a parole

agent, and/or are served the “Notice of a Parolee Awaiting Revocation Hearing”

form;

b. Proceedings during which DJJ parolees detained on alleged parole violations are

served notice of their rights and/or charges;

c. Preliminary revocation hearings and/or “probable cause” hearings of DJJ

parolees; and

d. Parole revocation hearings of DJJ parolees.

2. By May 3, 2007, Defendants will produce the hearing calendar from the Juvenile Parole

Board for one year listing rough numbers of all revocation and preliminary hearings, a

list from the parole units of all locations where the initial service of notice takes place

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with an indicator of low, medium, or high volume at each location, and a list from the

Board Coordination Parole Agents of all locations where the notice of charges and rights,

preliminary hearings and revocations hearings take place with an indicator of low,

medium, or high volume at each location.

3. Defendants will produce the following information on or before June 22, 2007:

a. The locations where each type of parole proceeding occurs;

b. The number of parole proceedings at each location;

c. The schedule, if any, of each type of parole proceeding at each location;

d. The number of each type of parole proceeding that occurs annually, broken down

by male and female wards.

4. Without agreeing to or limiting the total number or percent of parole proceedings to be

observed and/or videotaped, the parties agree to the initial observation and videotaping of

ten (10) full days of parole proceedings, to commence no later than May 14, 2007. By

April 30, 2007, Defendants shall provide Plaintiffs with a schedule of preliminary

hearings and revocation hearings that will be conducted by Juvenile Parole Board

throughout the State for the period from May 14, 2007 to May 31, 2007. By May 23,

2007, Defendants shall provide Plaintiffs with a schedule of preliminary hearings and

revocation hearings that will be conducted by Juvenile Parole Board throughout the State

for the period from June 1, 2007 to June 15, 2007. Defendants agree to provide updated

information regarding all parole proceedings as it becomes available to facilitate

Plaintiffs’ observations and/or videotaping. Plaintiffs will promptly notify Defendants of

the dates and locations of up to ten days of parole proceedings that Plaintiffs will initially

attend and videotape. If ten days of parole proceedings are not observed before June 15,

2007, Defendants will continue to provide schedules of proceedings for the purpose of

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completing these ten days of observations. In no event, however, will observations or

videotaping of parole proceedings occur before a protective order has been executed by

the parties.

5. No later than June 29, 2007, the parties will meet and confer and agree on the total

number or percentage of each type of parole proceeding to be videotaped and observed,

as well as any remaining issues that must be resolved to complete the observations and/or

videotaping. Should the parties fail to agree after conferring in good faith, Plaintiffs

reserve the right to take the matter up with the Court. 

6. Plaintiffs shall receive photocopies of all documents available for use at each parole

proceeding observed and/or videotaped, regardless of whether the documents were

actually relied on or consulted during the proceeding ("Observation Documents"). 

Defendants shall provide copies of all Observation Documents to Plaintiffs within a

reasonable time of the proceeding that was observed and/or videotaped, unless the parties

make other arrangements to copy and/or scan the Observation Documents. After the

parole proceedings observed and/or videotaped, Observation Documents shall be

maintained and produced in the same order as at the parole proceedings. The parties will

meet and confer and agree on a certain time period after the observed and/or videotaped

parole proceedings by which production of the Observation Documents must occur. 

Should the parties fail to agree on this time period after conferring in good faith,

Plaintiffs reserve the right to take the matter up with the Court. 

7. Within a reasonable time of the proceedings observed and/or videotaped, Defendants will

produce copies of the complete master/central, medical, psychiatric, educational, living

unit, and parole field files of each DJJ parolee whose parole proceedings are observed

and/or videotaped (“Ward Files”), pursuant to the protective order which is to be filed in

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this case. The parties will meet and confer and agree on a certain time period after the

observed and/or videotaped parole proceedings by which production of the Ward Files

must occur. Should the parties fail to agree on this time period after conferring in good

faith, Plaintiffs reserve the right to take the matter up with the Court. 

8. Plaintiffs will provide Defendants with copies of all video recordings made during

observations, subject to agreement by the parties regarding costs.

9. All documents and recordings provided or obtained as a result of observations and/or

videotaping under this Inspection Order are subject to the protective order which is to be

filed in this case. 

10. The selection of the location of the parole proceedings to be observed and videotaped is

at the sole discretion of Plaintiffs. The parties will meet and confer to allow Defendants

sufficient notice to assist in the facilitation of the videotaping and/or observations. 

11. Plaintiffs, at their discretion, will direct the placement of the video camera during parole

proceedings being observed. In the event that an articulated threat to safety and security

arises, the CDCR may direct an alternative placement which ensures that the faces of the

hearing officer, parolee, parole officer, and all CDCR staff members can be seen. 

12. Defendants will ensure that logistical arrangements are in place for Plaintiffs’

observations and videotaping of parole proceedings at CDCR and non-CDCR facilities. 

Additionally, Defendants will facilitate arrangements by (1) informing all facilities at

which observations of parole proceedings are to take place of the date Plaintiffs will be

attending; (2) providing Plaintiffs the name of one or more contact persons at each

facility; and (3) informing the facility of the Plaintiffs’ rights to videotape and observe

parole proceedings under this Inspection Order.

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13. All persons attending a parole proceeding must be cleared for access to all CDCR and

non-CDCR facilities at which parole proceeding observations and/or videotaping are

scheduled. Defendants shall facilitate these clearance procedures. Plaintiffs will provide

Defendants with the required information to assist Defendants in facilitating these

clearance procedures. 

14. Persons observing and/or videotaping parole proceedings will not participate in those

proceedings. Plaintiffs shall refrain from questioning staff members. 

15. All videotaping must be uninterrupted while the parole proceedings are ongoing. 

Videotaping may be interrupted if parole proceedings are interrupted for safety and

security reasons, but in no event shall videotaping be stopped while parole proceedings

are ongoing.

16. Defendants will allow observation and videotaping of parole proceedings of wards under

the age of 18 without parental or guardian consent.

17. The parties agree that a neutral, prepared statement will be read at the beginning of each 

videotaped parole proceeding. Plaintiffs will provide a proposal of the content of this

statement by May 1, 2007. No later than May 7, 2007, the parties will meet and confer

and agree on the content of the statement, as well as any remaining issues that must be

resolved to complete the observations and videotaping. Should the parties fail to agree

after conferring in good faith on these remaining issues, Plaintiffs reserve the right to

take the matters up with the Court.

18. The parties will agree on a case by case basis regarding the number of persons attending

videotaping and/or observations.

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19. Following the entry of this Inspection Order by the Court, Plaintiffs will withdraw their

Motion to Compel Inspection, filed with this Court on March 29, 2007 and set for

hearing on April 26, 2007.

DATED: April 20, 2007

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP

By: /s/ Briana Lynn Morgan

Briana Lynn Morgan

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, individually

and on behalf of all other similarly situated

juvenile parolees in California

DATED: April 20, 2007 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

/s/ Katherine Nelson

By: (as authorized on April 20, 2007)

Katherine Kylin Nelson

Deputy Attorney Genera

l Attorneys for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 4/23/07 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

_______________________________

Honorable Gregory G. Hollows

Magistrate Judge

LHinspect.ord

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