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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Plaintiff,

v.

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

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

ORDER

On May 7, 2019, the court received the neutral expert’s monthly invoice for 

services rendered through April 30, 2019. In accordance with the district court’s January 8, 2019 

order, ECF No. 6064 at 5, the court reviewed the invoice. On May 17, 2019, the neutral expert’s 

proposed summary invoice was distributed to the parties. See ECF No. 6064 at 5. A copy of that 

summary invoice is filed concurrently with this order, along with the detailed billing summary 

provided for the court’s review, under seal.1 Attachment A, Invoice dated May 7, 2019 (filed 

under seal). On May 24, 2019, defendants submitted objections to the proposed final invoice. 

See Attachment B, May 24, 2019 Letter from Supervising Deputy Attorney General Adriano 

 

1 The detailed billing statements of the neutral expert will be maintained under seal pending 

completion of his work to protect the integrity of his investigation. See ECF No. 6083 at 2.

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Hrvatin to Honorable Deborah Barnes. The neutral expert has not responded to defendants’ 

objections. Cf. ECF No. 6064 at 5-6.

The court has reviewed defendants’ objections. Defendants renew their request for 

itemized billing records, which is pending before the district court. See ECF No. 6160. Defendants 

again preserve “their objection to payment of this and future invoices pending resolution of 

Defendants’ pending motion requesting leave to deposit any remaining funds deemed payable” to 

the neutral expert and they request “that this Court defer ordering payment of the current invoice

directly to Gibson Dunn until the Court resolves Defendants’ pending motion.” Attachment B at 

2. As the court noted in its prior order, ECF No. 6155, the latter request is controlled by the district 

court’s order denying defendants’ request for stay pending ruling on their motion, ECF No. 6121, 

and is denied. 

Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to maintain Attachment A to this order under 

seal until further order of court; and

2. Within ten business days from the date of this order defendants shall pay to the 

neutral expert the amount of $389,913.14 as reflected in the invoice for services rendered through 

April 2019. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 7, 2019

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