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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AND THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM

(E.D. Cal.)

ORDER REQUESTING

ADDITIONAL BRIEFING ON

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO

CONVENE THREE-JUDGE

COURT

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

(N.D. Cal.)

Plaintiffs in the above-captioned cases filed in each action a motion to convene a

three-judge court to consider issuing a prisoner release order pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

§ 3626(a)(3). A joint hearing on the matter was held on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in

Sacramento, California. The Honorables Lawrence K. Karlton and Thelton E. Henderson

presided.

Subsequent to the hearing, Defendants in both cases filed a request for judicial notice

of a report recently issued to the California State Legislature by the California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Expert Panel on Adult Offender Reentry and Recidivism

Reduction Programs. See July 2, 2007 Requests for Judicial Notice. The report is entitled,

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“Report to the California State Legislature: A Roadmap for Effective Offender Programming

in California.” 

The report is over 200 pages long and addresses many of the issues discussed at the

June 27, 2007 hearing. While it may be more appropriate for a three-judge court to consider

the impact of this report on overcrowding, in an abundance of caution, the undersigned seek

input from the parties. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall file additional briefing

that addresses how, if at all, the courts should consider the expert panel’s report in resolving

the pending motions to convene a three-judge court, in accordance with the following

schedule:

1. Defendants in both cases shall file additional briefing no later than July 11,

2007.

2. Plaintiffs in both cases shall file a reply no later than July 18, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 07/03/07 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Dated: 07/03/07 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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