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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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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,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P

THREE-JUDGE COURT

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

THREE-JUDGE COURT

ORDER

Pursuant to court order, this matter came on for discovery hearing by telephone

conference on August 13, 2008. Maria Morris, Esq. and Lori Rifkin, Esq. participated as

counsel for plaintiffs. Samantha Tama, Esq., Renju Jacob, Esq., Danielle O’Bannon, Deputy

Attorney General, and Charles Antonen, Deputy Attorney General, participated as counsel

for defendants.

On August 12, 2008, plaintiffs filed an ex parte application for an order shortening

time for hearing on a motion for discovery sanctions. The motion for discovery sanctions

raises two separate issues. The first concerns the format in which documents ordered

produced by this court’s April 14, 2008 and May 29, 2008 were produced to plaintiffs. The

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 These documents were initially presented for in camera review in an electronic 1

format. Thereafter, the court requested that defendants submit these documents in paper. The

court notes that defendants were able to comply with this request in a very short period of

time.

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second concerns claims of privilege raised in privilege logs served on June 10, 2008 and

August 5, 2008.

At the time of the telephonic hearing, the parties announced a tentative agreement for

briefing and hearing of the second issue, subject to approval by this court. The parties agree

that defendants’ response to this aspect of plaintiffs’ motion shall be filed and served on or

before 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, and that the matter shall be heard on

Wednesday, August 20, 2008. That will be the order of the court. Plaintiffs’ request to file a

supplemental brief by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, in the event that the parties’

meet and confer process narrows that dispute will be granted.

The court heard argument from the parties concerning the first issue. As noted above,

the documents in question were ordered produced by orders of this court filed April 14, 2008

and May 29, 2008. It is undisputed that defendants did not timely comply with those orders,

and that the documents were not produced to plaintiffs until August 11, 2008 at

approximately 11:50 a.m. The documents that are listed in Attachments A, B and C to this

court’s April 14, 2008 order were provided to the court in paper format for in camera

review. The documents listed in Attachments A and C shall forthwith be available to 1

plaintiffs’ counsel for inspection and copying in the chambers of the undersigned. Counsel

may contact chambers to arrange for such inspection and copying. Counsel for defendants

may be present during said inspection and copying.

Defendants represent that the documents that were to be produced pursuant to this

court’s May 29, 2008 order have been produced to plaintiffs in the same format that they

were produced to the court for in camera review. Defendants further represent that the

universe of documents presented to the court for in camera review exceeds the universe of

documents ordered produced pursuant to either order. Good cause appearing, the court will

hear further argument on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 on plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions

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concerning the format in which the documents that were the subject of the May 29, 2008

order, with the exception of those documents identified in Attachment C to the court’s April

14, 2008 order, were produced to plaintiffs. Defendants may, but are not required to, file a

responsive brief on this issue not later than 3:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2008. The

parties may notify the court at any time up to and including the time set for hearing that they

have resolved this dispute.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiffs’ August 12, 2008 application for order shortening time for hearing is

granted in part.

2. The documents listed in Attachments A and C to this court’s April 14, 2008 order

shall forthwith be available to plaintiffs’ counsel for inspection and copying in the chambers

of the undersigned. Counsel for plaintiffs may contact chambers to arrange for such

inspection and copying. Counsel for defendants may be present during said inspection and

copying.

3. On or before 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, defendants shall file an

opposition to plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions concerning claims of privilege raised in

privilege logs served June 10, 2008 and August 5, 2008.

4. On or before 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, plaintiffs may file a

supplemental brief concerning their motion for sanctions concerning claims of privilege

raised in privilege logs served on June 10, 2008 and August 5, in the event that the parties’

meet and confer process narrows that dispute.

5. This matter is set for hearing on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. on

plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions concerning claims of privilege raised in privilege logs served

June 10, 2008 and August 5, 2008 and for further hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions

concerning the format in which the documents that were the subject of the May 29, 2008

order, with the exception of those documents identified in Attachment C to the court’s April

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14, 2008 order, were produced to plaintiffs. Defendants may, but are not required to, file a

responsive brief on this issue not later than 3:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2008. 

Dated: August 14, 2008.

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