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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 COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. 2:90-cv-0520 LKK JFM P

vs.

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Pursuant to court order, this matter came on for status conference on May 23,

2013 to address issues related to evidentiary hearings required by issues raised in plaintiffs’

motions to enforce orders entered in this action and for affirmative relief. Michael Bien, Esq.,

appeared as counsel for plaintiffs. Debbie Vorous, Deputy Attorney General, appeared as

counsel for defendants.

Plaintiffs have two pending motions and intend to file a third within the next

week. Plaintiffs’ first motion, filed April 11, 2013 (ECF No. 4543) concerns access to

intermediate inpatient hospital care for condemned inmates at San Quentin State Prison as well

as issues related to inpatient care at the Department of State Hospital (DSH) programs for CDCR

inmates. At the status conference, the court set June 19, 2013 as the date for an evidentiary

hearing on the DSH issues raised by plaintiffs’ April 11, 2013 motion. Said hearing will be held

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at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom # 4 before the undersigned. Hearing on that aspect of plaintiffs’

motion that concerns access to intermediate inpatient hospital care for condemned inmates will

be consolidated with the evidentiary hearing to be set on plaintiffs’ other two motions.

Plaintiffs’ second motion, filed May 6, 2013 (ECF No. 4580), concerns issues

related to placement and treatment of mentally ill inmates in administrative segregation units. 

Plaintiffs represent that their third motion will raise issues concerning use of force and

disciplinary proceedings against mentally ill inmates. At the status conference, the court

directed the parties to brief both motions pursuant to Local Rule 230. While acknowledging the

court’s order, defendants orally reserved their right to seek an extension of time to file an

opposition to plaintiffs’ May 6, 2013 motion, and shortly after the hearing they filed a motion for

a forty-five day extension of time to respond to said motion.

The court is not inclined to introduce into these proceedings the delay that would

be caused by granting defendants the full extension that they seek. In particular, it appears to the

court that the parties are very familiar with the issues raised by plaintiffs’ motions. At the same

time, however, it also appears that at least some discovery, primarily in the form of one or more

expert depositions, should be authorized in connection with plaintiffs’ motions and that the

parties are in a better position than the court to propose, as an initial matter, the time required for

such discovery. For that reason, the court will direct the parties forthwith to meet and confer in

good faith and to file within seven days a proposed schedule for completion of discovery and

briefing plaintiffs’ motions. In proposing a schedule, the parties are informed that the court

intends to hold one consolidated hearing on all issues except the issues to be heard on June 19,

2013, and that the court intends to proceed expeditiously to hearing those remaining issues.

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

1. Defendants’ May 23, 2013 motion for extension of time (ECF No. 4630) is

denied without prejudice; and

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2. On or before May 30, 2013, the parties shall meet and confer in good faith and

they shall on or before May 31, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. file with the court a proposed schedule for

completion of discovery and briefing plaintiffs’ motions concerning administrative segregation

and use of force/disciplinary proceedings.

DATED: May 24, 2013.

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