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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. 

 The court must take all steps necessary to ensure timely payment of the Special 

Master’s fees and expenses. On February 4, 2020, June 5, 2020, and July 23, 2020 the court 

increased the required deposits in light of the increase in both the Special Master’s workload and 

his staff. See ECF Nos. 6455, 6703, 6784. Exigent circumstances presented by the novel 

coronavirus pandemic and ongoing outstanding remedial issues require an additional deposit of 

funds within the next thirty days.1 

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 The uncertainties regarding the remedial path of this action in view of the issues that remain outstanding, and the 

ongoing impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has required formation of a special task force supervised 

by the Special Master, require a substantial increase in the deposit required by this order. 

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 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-seventh interim payment of costs in the amount of 

$3,000,000.00, which amount shall be invested in the interest-bearing account previously opened 

for this action; and 

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

Department of this Court. 

DATED: December 9, 2020. 

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