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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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Stip. and Order Extending Order Modifying Security/Welfare Checks at Pelican Bay SHU

(2:90-cv-00520 KJM-KJN (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 Attorney 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-KJN (PC) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING ORDER MODIFYING 

FEBRUARY 3, 2015 ORDER 

REGARDING FIRST WATCH 

SECURITY/WELFARE CHECKS AT 

PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON 

SECURITY HOUSING UNIT 

Judge Kimberly J. Mueller 

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

On December 28, 2015, this Court approved the parties’ stipulation that Security/Welfare 

checks utilizing Guard One at the Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit (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 expires by its terms on May 1, 2016. Id. 

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Stip. and Order Extending Order Modifying Security/Welfare Checks at Pelican Bay SHU

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

The parties continue to discuss this issue and assess whether any additional reasonable steps 

can be considered that may address Plaintiffs’ concerns regarding the pod door noise at the 

Pelican Bay SHU. Defendants anticipate receiving a report from an acoustical consultant within 

the next approximately two weeks, and Defendants will provide a copy of that report to Plaintiffs 

and the Special Master promptly after receipt. No later than June 3, 2016, Defendants will 

provide a written report to Plaintiffs and the Special Master addressing recommendations or any 

further follow-up steps based on the report, if any. 

Therefore, the parties seek a 60 day extension of the Court’s December 28, 2015 order 

modifying its February 3, 2015 Order allowing Defendants to temporarily conduct 

Security/Welfare checks utilizing Guard One at the Pelican Bay SHU once per hour during First 

Watch (2200 hours to 0600) hours. This stipulation will expire on June 30, 2016, and may be 

continued by further Stipulation and concurrence of the Special Master. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: April 28, 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/ Steven Fama 

STEVEN FAMA

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

CF1997CS0003 

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Stip. and Order Extending Order Modifying Security/Welfare Checks at Pelican Bay SHU

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

ORDER 

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 2, 2016. 

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