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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB P 

ORDER 

 On December 11, 1995, the court entered an order referring this matter to a special 

master and directing that the special master’s fees and expenses be borne by the defendants as 

part of the costs of this action. A significant amount of work remains to be done by the special 

master and additional funds are required to pay his fees and expenses. 

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

 1. Within thirty days from the date of this order, defendants shall deposit with the 

Clerk of the Court a one hundred and thirty-second interim payment of costs in the amount of 

$950,000.001

 which amount shall be invested in the interest-bearing account previously opened 

for this action; and 

 

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 Over the past year, the Special Master’s workload and staff have both increased, with the addition of headquarters 

monitoring and Golding Report-related work, resulting in higher monthly bills. The court has determined this 

increase to the next periodic deposit is necessary to ensure timely payment of the Special Master’s fees and expenses. 

As discussed at the recent status conference, the court is directing the Special Master to submit a proposal for the 

resources he believes he needs to address the current status of this case; the court expects to receive that proposal in 

January and it is likely to further impact the amount of periodic deposits ordered by the court. 

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 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial 

Department of this Court. 

DATED: December 16, 2019. 

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