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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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STIPULATION, ORDER RE. AD SEG PLAN

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BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

JAMES M. HUMES

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

ROCHELLE C. EAST

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

LISA A. TILLMAN, State Bar No. 126424

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 327-7872

Fax: (916) 324-5205

Attorneys for Defendants 

CF1997CS0003

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. CIV S-90-0520 LKK

JFM P

STIPULATION AND ORDER

RE: DEADLINE FOR

DEFENDANTS’ SUBMISSION

OF PLAN TO ADDRESS

SUICIDE TRENDS IN

ADMINISTRATIVE

SEGREGATION UNITS 

I.

INTRODUCTION

On or about June 8, 2006, this Court ordered Defendants to develop a plan for dealing

with the escalating percentage of suicides occurring in administrative segregation units, with the

plan due on August 31, 2006. The court order further stated that the plan shall include, as

appropriate, a budget and implementation schedule for any policy and procedure changes,

staffing or budget augmentation, and, if necessary, include a mechanism for obtaining mid-year

funding on or before September 30, 2006. 

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On July 14, 2006, the Special Master, certain court-appointed experts, the parties and

their experts met and discussed the issues surrounding suicides in administrative segregation

units. 

Defendants work on this plan is underway. However, additional time is necessary to

fully develop and finalize certain aspects of the plan. Defendants understand Plaintiffs desire an

opportunity to review a draft of the plan before it is submitted to the Court. 

II.

STIPULATION

The parties, by and through their counsels, hereby agree:

1. The due date for the final plan addressing suicide trends in the administrative

segregation units may be extended from August 31, 2006 to October 2, 2006.

2. The plan will still include, as appropriate, a budget and implementation schedule

for any policy and procedure changes, staffing or budget augmentation, and, if necessary, include

a mechanism for obtaining mid-year funding. The date for obtaining mid-year funding will be

extended from on or before September 30, 2006 to October 2, 2006. 

3. Defendants agree to provide Plaintiffs’ counsel and Special Master Keating a copy 

of the draft plan addressing suicide trends in the administrative segregation units on or before

September 5, 2006.

4. Defendants agree to arrange a teleconference on or about September 12, 2006 or

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another mutually convenient date with Plaintiffs’ counsel, Plaintiffs’ experts, Defendants’

experts, and Special Master Keating and his experts to discuss any comments to the draft plan. 

Dated: August 17, 2006 / s / Lisa A. Tillman 

 Lisa A. Tillman, Esq.

 Deputy Attorney General

 Attorney for Defendants

Dated: August 17, 2006 / s / Michael W. Bien 

Michael W. Bien, Esq. 

Rosen, Bien & Asaro, LLP

Attorney for Plaintiffs

ORDER

This Court has reviewed the above stipulation of the parties concerning the extension 

of the due date for Defendants’ plan to address suicide trends in administrative segregation units. 

The Court hereby approves the stipulation and so orders: 

1. The due date for the final plan addressing suicide trends in the administrative

segregation units may be extended from August 31, 2006 to October 2, 2006.

2. The plan will still include, as appropriate, a budget and implementation schedule

for any policy and procedure changes, staffing or budget augmentation, and, if necessary, include

a mechanism for obtaining mid-year funding. The date for obtaining mid-year funding will be

extended from on or before September 30, 2006 to October 2, 2006. 

3. Defendants will provide Plaintiffs’ counsel and Special Master Keating a copy 

of the draft plan addressing suicide trends in the administrative segregation units on or before

September 5, 2006.

4. Defendants will arrange a teleconference on or about September 12, 2006 or

another mutually convenient date with Plaintiffs’ counsel, Plaintiffs’ experts, Defendants’

experts, and Special Master Keating and his experts to discuss any comments to the draft plan. 

Dated: September 8, 2006. 

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