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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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 STIPULATION AND ORDER PURSUANT TO MAY 7, 2020 ORDER CONTINUING DSH EVIDENTIARY 

HEARING 

DONALD SPECTER – 083925 

STEVEN FAMA – 099641 

MARGOT MENDELSON – 268583 

PRISON LAW OFFICE 

1917 Fifth Street 

Berkeley, California 94710-1916 

Telephone: (510) 280-2621 

CLAUDIA CENTER – 158255 

DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION 

AND DEFENSE FUND, INC. 

Ed Roberts Campus 

3075 Adeline Street, Suite 210 

Berkeley, California 94703-2578 

Telephone: (510) 644-2555 

MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891 

JEFFREY L. BORNSTEIN – 099358 

ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 

THOMAS NOLAN – 169692 

LISA ELLS – 243657 

JENNY S. YELIN – 273601 

MICHAEL S. NUNEZ – 280535 

JESSICA WINTER – 294237 

MARC J. SHINN-KRANTZ – 312968 

CARA E. TRAPANI – 313411 

ALEXANDER GOURSE – 321631 

ROSEN BIEN 

GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP 

101 Mission Street, Sixth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105-1738 

Telephone: (415) 433-6830 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 2:90-CV-00520-KJM-DB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

PURSUANT TO MAY 7, 2020 ORDER 

CONTINUING DSH EVIDENTIARY 

HEARING 

Judge: Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller 

Date: May 19, 2020 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER PURSUANT TO MAY 7, 2020 ORDER CONTINUING DSH EVIDENTIARY 

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On April 10, 2020, after holding an ongoing series of status conferences addressing 

the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Coleman class and Program Guide 

compliance, this Court set an evidentiary hearing for April 21, 2020 to address the issue of 

class member access to DSH inpatient hospital care. ECF No. 6600 at 4. On April 15, 

2020, Defendants filed a motion for reconsideration or clarification of the order setting the 

evidentiary hearing. See ECF No. 6612. 

On April 17, 2020, the Court continued the evidentiary hearing to May 19, 2020, in 

light of the parties’ stipulation to continue the hearing subject to close monitoring in the 

interim by the Special Master of all referrals, rejections and completed transfers to and 

from the DSH inpatient programs. ECF No. 6622 at 3. 

On April 24, 2020, the Court confirmed the May 19, 2020 evidentiary hearing. 

ECF No. 6639 at 11. In doing so, it “clarified that, with the exception of a temporary 

modification to include COVID-19 screening, the Coleman Program Guide requirements 

for transfer of class members to inpatient DSH hospital beds are in full force and effect 

unless and until they are modified by order of this court.” ECF No. 6639 at 6. The Court 

accordingly ordered that: 

 1. Program Guide requirements for transfer of class members to 

DSH inpatient hospital beds are temporarily modified to include COVID-19 

screening in accordance with the protocols presented to this court and agreed 

upon by the parties as cited above. 

 2. In all other respects, the Program Guide requirements for 

transfer to DSH inpatient hospital beds remain in full force and effect unless 

and until modified by order of this court. 

 3. Defendants shall cooperate fully in the Special Master’s close 

monitoring of transfers to DSH inpatient programs until May 19, 2020, so 

that he is able to fully advise the court and the parties whether defendants are 

in compliance with this order and applicable provisions of the Program 

Guide. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER PURSUANT TO MAY 7, 2020 ORDER CONTINUING DSH EVIDENTIARY 

HEARING 

ECF No. 6639 at 11. 

On May 7, 2020, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion 

for reconsideration or clarification. In doing so, the Court stated that it would entertain a 

stipulation of the parties, approved by the Special Master, to continue the hearing for an 

additional period not to exceed thirty days “[i]f the parties agree that defendants are 

following the requirements of the court’s April 24, 2020 order.” Id. In the event of such 

an agreement, the ensuing 30-day period would be utilized to permit the Special Master “to 

monitor whether the necessary compliance has taken hold under the current 

circumstances.” Id. 

In recent weeks, the parties have met and conferred on a number of occasions under 

the supervision of the Special Master and exchanged documents and information related to 

DSH access in light of the coronavirus pandemic, including information from the Special 

Master’s experts overseeing monitoring of the issues pursuant to the Court’s April 24, 

2020 Order. 

Plaintiffs agree that Defendants’ current processes for transferring class members to 

DSH hospital beds are consistent with Program Guide requirements, subject to temporary 

modifications to permit COVID-19 screening consistent with this Court’s April 24, 2020 

Order. The parties further agree that the current procedures, while adequate in practice, 

are not now fully captured in Defendants’ written guidelines. Defendants have agreed, 

under the supervision of the Special Master, to update their guidelines to make clear that 

no additional clinical criteria will be imposed on top of existing Program Guide 

requirements aside from COVID-19 screening and consideration of individualized 

COVID-19 risk factors affecting potential patient transfers to DSH. 

Accordingly, the parties agree that the May 19, 2020 evidentiary hearing should be 

continued for 30 days, subject to close monitoring by the Special Master of all referrals, 

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rejections, and completed transfers to and from DSH inpatient programs to ensure 

necessary compliance. See ECF No. 6638 at 11; ECF No. 6660 at 2. 

The Special Master has reviewed and approves this stipulation. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: May 13, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 

ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP 

By: /s/ Lisa Ells 

 Lisa Ells 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: May 13, 2020 XAVIER BECERRA 

Attorney General of California 

By: /s/ Kyle Lewis 

 Kyle Lewis 

Deputy Attorney General 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

ORDER 

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The stipulation of the parties is approved, with the understanding defendants are 

working, under the supervision of the Special Master, to promptly update their 

guidelines to make clear no additional clinical criteria will be imposed on top of 

existing Program Guide requirements aside from COVID-19 screening and 

consideration of individualized COVID-19 risk factors affecting potential 

patient transfers to DSH. 

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2. The evidentiary hearing set for May 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. is CONTINUED to 

June 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. 

3. The Special Master shall continue his close monitoring of all referrals, 

rejections, and completed transfers to and from DSH inpatient programs to 

ensure compliance with this court’s April 24, 2020 order. See ECF No. 66391

 at 

11; ECF No. 6660 at 2. 

4. The court will entertain a stipulation of the parties, approved by the Special 

Master, to continue the hearing for an additional period not to exceed thirty days 

if the parties agree defendants are continuing to follow the requirements of the 

court’s April 24, 2020 order. 

DATED: May 18, 2020. 

 

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 The typographical error in the citation to the April 24, 2020 order at 4:2 of the stipulation 

is corrected from ECF No. 6638 to ECF No. 6639. 

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