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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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STIPULATION OF PARTIES AND PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING INTERVENORS

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STEVEN S. KAUFHOLD (SBN 157195) skaufhold@akingump.com 

CHAD A. STEGEMAN (SBN 225745) cstegeman@akingump.com 

TERESA WANG (SBN 252961) twang@akingump.com 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 

580 California, 15th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-1036 

Telephone: 415-765-9500 

Facsimile: 415-765-9501 

Attorneys for Republican Assembly and Senate 

Intervenors 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AND THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COMPOSED OF THREE JUDGES 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2284, TITLE 28 UNITED STATES CODE 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., 

Defendants. 

 Case No.: CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P 

THREE-JUDGE COURT

 

MARCIANO PLATA, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., 

Defendants. 

 Case No.: C01-1351 TEH 

THREE-JUDGE COURT

STIPULATION OF PARTIES AND 

PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING BOB 

MARGETT AND RICHARD ACKERMAN 

AS INTERVENORS 

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1. This Court granted Senators Bob Margett and Richard Ackerman 

intervening party status for purposes of opposing the issuance of a prisoner 

release order under consideration by this Three-Judge Court pursuant to the 

Prison Litigation Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. 3626 et seq.; and, 

2. Senators Bob Margett and Richard Ackerman have evaluated whether their 

continued participation as Legislator Intervenors is necessary given the 

current posture of the case and the participation of numerous other 

Legislator Intervenors. 

3. Senators Bob Margett and Richard Ackerman, through their counsel, have 

contacted legal counsel for Plaintiffs, Defendants, and Intervenor 

representatives as of March 23, 2009, to obtain consent to their withdrawal; 

and, 

4. Plaintiffs, Defendants and Intervenor representatives have stipulated to 

dismissing Senators Bob Margett and Richard Ackerman as intervenors in 

the proceedings now before this Three-Judge Court; and, 

5. Senators Bob Margett and Richard Ackerman request this Three-Judge 

Court order them dismissed, with prejudice, as intervenors in CIV 5-90-

0520 LKK JFM P and No. C01-1341 TEH, as those cases are now pending 

before this Three-Judge Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 23, 2009 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

By: /s/ CHAD STEGEMAN 

Attorneys for Assembly and Senate 

Republican Intervenors 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ ANNE L. KECK 

Deputy County Counsel 

Attorney for Sonoma County Intervenors 

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Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ THERESA J. FUENTES 

Deputy County Counsel 

Attorneys for County Intervenors 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ WILLIAM MITCHELL 

Assistant District Attorney 

Attorneys for District Attorney Intervenors 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ KIMBERLY HALL-BARLOW 

Attorneys for Sheriff Intervenors, 

Probation Intervenors, and 

Chief of Correction Intervenors 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ NATALIE LEONARD 

Attorneys for Intervenor 

California Correctional Peace Officer's 

Association 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ MICHAEL BIEN 

Attorneys for Coleman Plaintiffs 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ DONALD SPECTER 

Attorneys for Plata Plaintiffs 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ LISA TILLMAN 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorney for Coleman Defendants 

Dated: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ PAUL MELLO 

Attorney for Plata Defendants 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, and 

pursuant to General Order 45(x)(B), that I obtained approval of this Stipulation from 

each signatory listed above. Executed on this 23rd day of March, 2009 at San 

Francisco, California. 

Dated: March 23, 2009 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

By: /s/ CHAD STEGEMAN 

Attorneys for Assembly and Senate 

Republican Intervenors 

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 Pursuant to Stipulation, Legislator Intervenors Bob Margett and Richard 

Ackerman are dismissed from CIV 5-90-0520 LKK JFM P and No. C01-1341 TEH with 

prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

STEPHEN REINHARDT 

UNTIED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE 

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS 

Dated: 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Dated: 

THELTON E. HENDERSON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Thelton E. Henderson

03/24/09 /s/ /s/ 03/24/09 03/24/09

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