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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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Aaron J. Fischer (SBN 247391)

 Aaron.Fischer@disabilityrightsca.org

Anne Hadreas (SBN 253377)

 anne.hadreas@disabilityrightsca.org

DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA

1330 Broadway, Suite 500

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 267-1200

Fax: (510) 267-1201

Donald Specter (SBN 83925)

 dspecter@prisonlaw.com

Margot Mendelson (SBN 268583)

 mmendelson@prisonlaw.com

Sophie Hart (SBN 321663)

 sophieh@prisonlaw.coom

PRISON LAW OFFICE

1917 Fifth Street

Berkeley, California 94710

Telephone: (510) 280-2621

Fax: (510) 280-2704

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria (SBN 220934)

 jvs@cooley.com

Mark A. Zambarda (SBN 314808)

 mzambarda@cooley.com

Addison M. Litton (SBN 305374)

 alitton@cooley.com

COOLEY LLP 

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130

Telephone: (650) 843-5000

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

LORENZO MAYS, RICKY 

RICHARDSON, JENNIFER 

BOTHUN, ARMANI LEE, and 

LEERTESE BEIRGE on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly 

situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO,

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:18-cv-02081 TLN KJN

CLASS ACTION

[PROPOSED] ORDER ON 

APPOINTMENT OF COURT 

EXPERTS 

Judge: Hon. Kendall J. Newman

Complaint Filed: July 31, 2018

The Consent Decree, Doc. No. 85-1, approved by the Court on January 13, 

2020, Doc. No. 110, provides for the appointment of Court Experts to carry out certain 

enumerated duties. The duties of the Court Experts are set forth in Paragraphs 13 

through 20 and in Exhibit B of the Consent Decree. Doc. No. 85-1 at 5-6; 98-100. 

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In accordance with the Consent Decree and its remedial purposes, and pursuant 

to the Court’s inherent power, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following 

individuals are appointed as Court Experts, to be compensated by Defendant at the 

rates set forth below:

The Court approves the appointment of Michael B. Rowe, M.D., as Court 

Expert regarding Medical policies, procedures, and practices to be paid by Defendant 

in the amount of $350 per hour for work performed and $175 per hour for time spent 

traveling, and to be reimbursed by Defendant for reasonable associated costs of 

professional services, including travel expenses. 

The Court approves the appointment of Madeleine LaMarre, MN, FNP-BC, as 

Court Expert regarding Medical policies, procedures, and practices to be paid by 

Defendant in the amount of $250 per hour for work performed and $125 per hour for 

time spent traveling, and to be reimbursed by Defendant for reasonable associated 

costs of professional services, including travel expenses. 

The Court approves the appointment of Dr. Mary Perrien as Court Expert 

regarding Mental Health policies, procedures, and practices, to be paid by Defendant 

in the amount of $250 per hour for work performed, and to be reimbursed by 

Defendant for reasonable associated costs of professional services, including travel 

expenses.

The Court approves the appointment of Lindsay Hayes as Court Expert 

regarding Suicide Prevention policies, procedures, and practices to be paid by 

Defendant in the amount of $250 per hour for work performed, and to be reimbursed 

by Defendant for reasonable associated costs of professional services, including travel 

expenses.

The Court Experts shall provide Defendant with a written itemization of the 

claimed fees and costs, itemized by date, amount of time spent, and task, as well as 

records and bills evidencing the costs claimed, on a quarterly basis or at an alternative 

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interval as agreed upon by Defendant and the Court Expert. Invoices will be provided 

to all parties for their review before payment.

Rule 706(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence requires the Court to “inform the 

expert of the expert’s duties.” IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court Experts 

shall have the responsibilities, powers, and protections set forth in the Consent Decree 

and in this Order, including as follows:

1. Pursuant to Rule 706 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Court Experts 

shall advise the parties and the Court on Defendant’s compliance or non-compliance 

with each material component of the Remedial Plan within their respective area of 

expertise, will assist with dispute resolution matters, and will provide testimony, if 

required, in any proceedings before the Court.

2. Within 180 days from the Court’s entry of the Consent Decree, and then 

every 180 days thereafter, during the term of the Consent Decree, the Court Experts 

shall each complete a comprehensive review and report (“180-Day Report”) to advise 

the parties and the Court on Defendant’s compliance or non-compliance with each 

material component of the Remedial Plan within the expert’s subject matter area.

3. In each 180-Day Report, the Court Experts shall state their opinion as to 

whether Defendant is or is not in substantial compliance with each material 

component of the Remedial Plan within their area of expertise (i.e., “Substantial 

Compliance Determinations”). The 180-Day Reports shall be considered separate and 

apart from any evaluations and reports prepared as part of the dispute resolution 

process set forth in the Consent Decree and shall be admissible in evidence in any 

proceedings before the Court.

4. Each Court Expert will prepare a draft written report on Defendant’s efforts 

to meet the terms of the Consent Decree within thirty (30) days of the later of the 

expert’s site inspection and the expert’s receipt of all requested documents and 

information, and in no case later than forty-five (45) days after the inspection. The 

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draft report will be delivered to all parties. If the Court Expert concludes that 

Defendant has not substantially complied with any provision or provisions of the 

Consent Decree, the Court Expert shall make recommendations as to actions they 

believe to be necessary to achieve substantial compliance. 

5. The parties will have thirty (30) days to provide written comments or 

objections, or to cure identified issues, and seven (7) days to reply. The Court Expert 

may re-inspect facilities or documents, or conduct additional interviews, before 

issuing a final report. Final reports shall be due twenty (20) days after the later of the 

Court Expert’s receipt of any comments, objections or replies, or any additional 

assessments.

6. In preparing reports, the Court Experts shall identify all sources of 

information relied upon for facts and recommendations. If the source of information 

is an interview or conversation, whether with staff, another Court Expert, or any other 

person, the Court Expert shall identify the person who is the source of the 

information. If the source of information is a class member, the Court Expert shall 

identify the class member in a separate confidential document that is provided to 

counsel for the parties. If the source of the information is a document, the Court 

Expert shall make the document(s) available to counsel for all parties, or identify the 

document(s) in a manner that makes it accessible to all parties.

7. With appropriate notice, the Court Experts shall have reasonable access to 

all parts of any Sacramento County jail facility. Access to the facilities will not be 

unreasonably restricted. The Court Experts shall have access to custody and health 

care staff and people incarcerated in the jails, including confidential and voluntary 

interviews as they deem appropriate. The Court Experts shall also have access to 

documents, including budgetary, custody, and health care documents, and institutional 

meetings, proceedings, and programs to the extent the Court Experts determine such 

access is needed to fulfill their obligations. The Court Experts’ tours shall be 

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undertaken in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with jail operations as 

reasonably determined by jail administrators.

8. The Court Experts shall have reasonable access to individual health records, 

including mental health records, and custody records.

9. If the Court Experts request to review any documents in conjunction with a 

site visit, Defendant will provide these documents to the extent feasible no later than 

twenty (20) days prior to the visit.

10. During each Court’s Expert’s first site inspection of the Jail, the parties 

shall have the right to have counsel present during the tour. All subsequent tours 

conducted by the Court Experts shall be conducted without counsel present, unless the 

parties agree good cause exists for counsel to observe the subsequent tours. If the 

parties cannot agree on the necessity for counsel to be present on subsequent tours by 

the Court Experts, they shall submit the matter to Magistrate Judge Cousins (or his 

designee) for decision.

11. The Court Experts shall be provided with and agree to be bound by any 

protective or Court orders entered in this case.

12. The Court Experts may engage in ex parte communications with the parties. 

However, all of the Court Experts’ findings and recommendations shall be set forth in 

writing in their reports.

13. The Court Experts may engage in ex parte communications with each other. 

The Court Experts may engage in ex parte communications with the designated 

dispute resolution judge, Magistrate Judge Cousins, or his designee if he is not 

available. The Court Experts shall not engage in ex parte communications with the 

Court.

14. Pursuant to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in the Consent 

Decree, either party may request that the relevant Court Expert evaluate an issue in 

dispute and prepare a report. The expert must provide the report regarding the area of 

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disagreement to the parties and Magistrate Judge Cousins (or his designee) within 

forty-five (45) days of the request. Defendant will pay the Court Expert’s reasonable 

fees for any reports prepared at the request of a party about a disputed issue.

15. The Court Experts shall be available to meet jointly with the parties in 

person or by telephone in a manner that is reasonable and convenient for the purpose 

of resolving disputes between the parties.

16. At the request of the Court, the Court Experts shall attend any negotiations, 

mediation sessions, or court hearings. 

17. If a Court Expert becomes unavailable to fulfill the duties set forth in this 

Order, the parties will meet and confer, and propose to the Court a new expert to 

monitor compliance with the Consent Decree for the respective areas of expertise. 

The parties may agree at any time to remove and replace a Court Expert.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 9, 2020

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