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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 OF PARTIES AND PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING INTERVENORS

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STEVEN S. KAUFHOLD (SBN 157195) skaufhold@akingump.com 

CHAD A. STEGEMAN (SBN 225745) cstegeman@akingump.com 

TERESA WANG (SBN 252961) twang@akingump.com 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 

580 California, 15th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-1036 

Telephone: 415-765-9500 

Facsimile: 415-765-9501 

Attorneys for Republican Assembly and Senate 

Intervenors 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AND THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COMPOSED OF THREE JUDGES 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2284, TITLE 28 UNITED STATES CODE 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., 

Defendants. 

 Case No.: CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P 

THREE-JUDGE COURT

 

MARCIANO PLATA, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., 

Defendants. 

 Case No.: C01-1351 TEH 

THREE-JUDGE COURT

STIPULATION OF PARTIES AND 

PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING 

NATHAN FLETCHER, JOHN J. BENOIT, 

AND DAVID COGDILL AS 

INTERVENORS 

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1. This Court granted California Assemblymembers Nathan Fletcher and John J. Benoit 

and California Senator David Cogdill intervening party status for purposes of opposing 

the issuance of a prisoner release order under consideration by this Three-Judge Court 

pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. 3626 et seq.; and, 

2. Assemblymembers Nathan Fletcher and John J. Benoit and Senator David Cogdill have 

evaluated whether their continued participation as Legislator Intervenors is necessary 

given the current posture of the case and the participation of numerous other Legislator 

Intervenors. 

3. Assemblymembers Nathan Fletcher and John J. Benoit and Senator David Cogdill, 

through their counsel, have contacted legal counsel for Plaintiffs, Defendants, and 

Intervenor representatives as of February 18, 2010, to obtain consent to their 

withdrawal; and, 

4. Plaintiffs, Defendants and Intervenor representatives have stipulated to dismissing 

Assemblymembers Nathan Fletcher and John J. Benoit and Senator David Cogdill as 

intervenors in the proceedings now before this Three-Judge Court; and, 

5. Assemblymembers Nathan Fletcher and John J. Benoit and Senator David Cogdill 

request this Three-Judge Court order them dismissed, with prejudice, as intervenors in 

CIV 5-90-0520 LKK JFM P and No. C01-1341 TEH, as those cases are now pending 

before this Three-Judge Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 22, 2010 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

By: /s/ 

CHAD STEGEMAN 

Attorneys for Assembly and Senate 

Republican Intervenors 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

ANNE L. KECK 

Deputy County Counsel 

Attorney for Sonoma County Intervenors 

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Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

THERESA J. FUENTES 

Deputy County Counsel 

Attorneys for County Intervenors 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

WILLIAM MITCHELL 

Assistant District Attorney 

Attorneys for District Attorney Intervenors 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

MARTIN J. MAYER 

Attorneys for Sheriff Intervenors, 

Probation Intervenors, and 

Chief of Correction Intervenors 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

NATALIE LEONARD 

Attorneys for Intervenor 

California Correctional Peace Officer's Association 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

MICHAEL BIEN 

Attorneys for Coleman Plaintiffs 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

DONALD SPECTER 

Attorneys for Plata Plaintiffs 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

KYLE LEWIS 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorney for Coleman Defendants 

Dated: February 22, 2010 By: /s/ 

PAUL MELLO 

Attorney for Plata Defendants 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, and pursuant to 

General Order 45(x)(B), that I obtained approval of this Stipulation from each signatory listed above. 

Executed on this 22nd day of February, 2010 at San Francisco, California. 

Dated: February 22, 2010 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

By: /s/ 

TERESA W. WANG 

Attorneys for Assembly and Senate 

Republican Intervenors 

 

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 Pursuant to Stipulation, Legislator Intervenors Nathan Fletcher, John J. Benoit, 

and David Cogdill are dismissed from CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P and No. C01-1351

TEH with prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 02/22/10 

STEPHEN REINHARDT 

UNTIED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE 

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS 

Dated: 02/22/10 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Dated: 02/22/10 

THELTON E. HENDERSON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

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