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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENNEGER, et al.,

 Defendants

 

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al., 

 Defendants. 

 

CARLOS PEREZ, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v. 

JAMES TILTON, et al., 

 

 Defendants

 

NO. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P (E.D. 

 Cal.)

NO. C01-1351 TEH (N.D. Cal.)

NO. C05-05241 JSW (N.D. Cal.)

 

ORDER APPROVING

COORDINATION AGREEMENTS

ATTACHED TO JOINT MAY 29, 2007

ORDER

The undersigned have carefully considered the six proposed coordination agreements 

(attached to the May 29, 2007 Order filed jointly in the above-captioned cases), and the

responses thereto, filed by Plaintiffs and Defendants on June 15, 2007. We conclude that the

six proposed coordination agreements will assist the remedial process in all three cases by

avoiding inefficiencies and duplication of effort. The Court does not disagree with the points

identified by the parties. Except as expressly ordered herein, however, these are matters that

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 Judge Henderson notes that the Union of American Physicians and Dentists

(“UAPD”), which represents physicians employed by the California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), has filed an application for leave to file an amicus

curiae brief with respect to the credentialing agreement. Judge Henderson grants this request

and directs that the Clerk of the Northern District of California permit the filing of the

UAPD’s “Amicus Curiae Brief on Proposed Agreement to Assign Credentialing to

Receiver,” which is attached to its request. In its brief, the UAPD states that it supports

reassigning credentialing to the Receiver but raises concerns to the extent that some future

action by the Receiver in this area might implicate the UAPD collective bargaining

agreement with respect to the rights of physicians already employed. The Receiver shall file

a response to this concern, in Plata v. Schwarzenegger C01-1351, within 7 days from the

date of this Order. 

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the undersigned intend to take into account, and revisit if necessary, as the remedial process

moves forward.

The proposed coordination agreements call for the Plata Receiver to assume

responsibility for (1) direct oversight of contracting functions for medical, dental, and mental

health care; (2) implementation of the long-term information technology program to include

the medical, dental, and mental health programs; and (3) oversight of pharmacy operations

serving the medical, dental, and mental health programs. The assumption of these

responsibilities by the Plata Receiver will be approved subject to the reporting requirements

set forth in this order, which follow the order appointing the Receiver filed February 14,

2006 in Plata. See Order filed February 14, 2006, at I (D). 

Accordingly, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The undersigned HEREBY APPROVE the above-identified six

coordination agreements.1

2. The Receiver shall henceforth file in Coleman quarterly progress reports

which shall address: (a) all tasks and metrics necessary to the contracting functions,

implementation of long-term information technology, and pharmacy services for mental

health care, with degree of completion and date of anticipated completion for each task and

metric; (b) particular problems being faced by the Receiver in connection with the

contracting functions, implementation of long-term information technology, and pharmacy

services for mental health care; and (c) particular successes achieved by the Receiver in

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connection with the contracting functions, implementation of long-term information

technology, and pharmacy services for mental health care. The first report shall be due on

October 1, 2007.

3. The Receiver shall henceforth file in Perez quarterly progress reports which

shall address: (a) all tasks and metrics necessary to the contracting functions,

implementation of long-term information technology, and pharmacy services for dental care,

with degree of completion and date of anticipated completion for each task and metric; (b)

particular problems being faced by the Receiver in connection with the contracting functions,

implementation of long-term information technology, and pharmacy services for dental care;

and (c) particular successes achieved by the Receiver in connection with the contracting

functions, implementation of long-term information technology, and pharmacy services for

dental care. The first report shall be due on October 1, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 28, 2007 /s/ 

 LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

 SENIOR JUDGE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DATED: June 28, 2007 

 THELTON E. HENDERSON

 SENIOR JUDGE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DATED: June 28, 2007 /s/ 

 JEFFREY S. WHITE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

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