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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RIANA BUFFIN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, et al.,

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-04959-YGR 

ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL 

SUBMISSIONS; CONTINUING HEARING

Re: Dkt. Nos. 76, 77, 81 

The Court has learned that defendant City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) may be 

implementing a pilot program that uses a computer-based algorithm to recommend whether pretrial 

release is appropriate for arrestees. The Court understands that the algorithm takes various 

circumstances into account, including level of education and prior offenses, rather than wealth 

status. (Compare Dkt. No. 71 ¶ 5 [“Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting 

Defendants’ wealth-based detention scheme and requiring that pretrial release or detention 

decisions be based on factors other than wealth status.”]) 

By no later than August 16, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., the City shall file a supplemental brief 

indicating whether such a program exists, and if so, the City shall also provide a summary of the 

nature of the program, including any documents related thereto. 

In light of the foregoing, the hearing on the pending motions (Dkt. Nos. 76, 77, 81) 

currently set on August 16, 2016, is CONTINUED as set forth below: 

If the City indicates that no such program has been implemented, then the hearing shall take 

place on August 23, 2016 on the Court’s 2:00 p.m. calendar. 

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United States District Court 

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By contrast, if the City confirms that such a program has been implemented, then the 

hearing shall take place on September 13, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., and the parties shall file 

supplemental briefs addressing whether: 

(1) amendment of the operative complaint is necessary; 

(2) any arguments made in the parties’ briefing on the motions to dismiss are impacted and 

must be modified; and 

(3) this action is moot, in part or in whole, as a result of the City’s implementation of the 

program. 

The City, defendant Sheriff Hennessy, and defendant Attorney General Harris, collectively, and 

plaintiffs shall file supplemental briefs, if necessary, not to exceed ten (10) pages each, no later than 

August 24, 2016. Responses thereto, not to exceed seven (7) pages each, shall be filed no later 

than August 31, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: August 11, 2016 

 

 _______________________________________ 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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