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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, No. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P (E.D. Cal.)

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

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MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C 01-1351 TEH (N.D. Cal.)

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

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CARLOS PEREZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C 05-5241 JSW (N.D. Cal.)

v.

MATTHEW CATE, et al.,

Defendants.

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JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C 94-2307 CW (N.D. Cal.) 

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

et al.,

Defendants.

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The Receiver in Plata, the Special Master in Coleman, and the Court Representatives in

Perez and Armstrong have presented to the judges in the above-captioned cases an agreement

that they have reached during the coordination meetings that they have held to date. The

agreement, which is attached to this order, is presented to the undersigned for review and

approval.

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties in the abovecaptioned cases are granted until January 30, 2009, to show cause why the attached agreement

should not be adopted as an order of the court. Any response to this order to show cause shall be

filed in each of the above-captioned cases and served on all of the parties to all of the cases and

on the Receiver, the Special Master, and the Court Representatives. Thereafter, the request for 

approval of the agreement will be taken under submission for individual and joint consideration

by the undersigned. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 01/15/09 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Dated: 01/15/09 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: 01/15/09 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: 01/15/09 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Transcription and Dictation Coordination Agreement

Transcription and Dictation process is defined as the management of the staff who

perform the tasks of transcribing and correcting medical dictation including, but not limited to,

management and creation of positions, hiring of staff, and procurement and management of

everything required to effectively operate a centralized transcription and dictation office,

including transcription and dictation equipment and technologies. 

The Office of the Receiver needs to work in coordination with the California Department

of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Division of Correctional Health Care Services

(DCHCS), which is responsible for the mental health, dental, and the Americans with

Disabilities Act remedial infrastructure, to achieve the respective visions, missions, and goals of

the Armstrong, Coleman, Perez, and Plata class actions. Based upon previously approved

coordination agreements, the Receiver is responsible for Information Technology, Telemedicine,

Construction (including new health care facility construction and upgrade construction), Space

Coordination, the Pilot Program for Chief Executive Officer, CIM-GACH, Contracts,

Credentialing, Hiring, and Pharmacy. A coordinated transcription and dictation agreement would

ensure that required transcription and dictation services will be available to support the execution

of these agreements. 

Currently, the transcription and dictation process is managed separately by the Receiver

or by DCHCS, depending on which program area the established positions serve. Management

and handling of this process by a single unit would be more practical and efficient. The Court

representatives in the Armstrong, Coleman, Perez, and Plata class actions propose that the

Receiver assume responsibility, in coordination with DCHCS and subject to the oversight of the

Court representatives in Armstrong, Coleman, Perez, and Plata cases, for all statewide

operations of transcription and dictation for medical, mental health, and dental programs. Placing

this responsibility and the resources, including all filled and vacant positions for transcription

and dictation, under a single unit would support the Receiver’s objectives and the requirements

of the mental health and dental programs in a cost efficient manner. 

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