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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 

Defendants. 

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

ORDER 

 As requested by the court, the parties have submitted a copy of the deposition of 

Dr. Kevin Kuich conducted on September 19, 2019. The parties annotated the copy to reflect 

their designations and counter designations by each party, as well as objections to portions of 

testimony. With their submission, the parties request rulings on each objection. By this order, 

the court sets forth each objection that is sustained. Any objection not specifically referenced in 

this order is overruled. 

1. Objection by Ms. Thorn at 25:25 to question by Ms. Ells at 25:22-24 as leading is 

sustained. Answer at 26:1 is disregarded. 

2. Objection by Ms. Thorn at 43:22-25 to question by Ms. Ells at 43:14-21 for lack of 

foundation is sustained. Designation from 44:1- 10 (first complete sentence) is 

disregarded. 

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3. Objection by Ms. Thorn at 45:3 to question by Ms. Ells at 44:25-45:2 for lack of 

foundation is sustained. Answer at 45:4-10 is disregarded. 

4. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 67:20-21 and 67:24 to questions by Ms. Ells at 67:16-

19 and 67:22-23. The objection that the question misstates the testimony is 

deemed mooted by the clarification at 67:22-23. The objection that the questions 

are leading is sustained. Answer at 67:25-68:8 is disregarded.

5. Objection by Ms. Thorn at 74:25 to question by Ms. Ells at 74:18-24 for lack of 

foundation is sustained. No response is included in the parties’ designations or 

counter designations. 

6. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 76:1, 5, and 9, to questions by Ms. Ells at 75:23-35, 

76:3, and 76:7-8 on the ground of lack of foundation are sustained. All question 

and response designations on page 76 are disregarded. 

7. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 101:16-17 to question by Ms. Ells at 101:14-15 for 

lack of foundation and calling for speculation are sustained. The objections are 

mooted by the pivot in questioning that follows the objections.

8. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 140:8-9 to question by Ms. Ells at 140:4-7 as vague 

and ambiguous and calling for speculation are sustained. Answer at 140:10-18 is 

disregarded. 

9. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 151:11-12 to question by Ms. Ells at 151:5-10 for lack 

of foundation and calling for speculation are sustained. Answer at 151:13-15 is 

disregarded. 

10. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 180:5-6 to question by Ms. Ells at 179:21-180:3 for 

lack of foundation and calling for speculation are sustained. Answer at 180:7-9 is 

disregarded. 

11. Objection by Ms. Thorn at 182:15 to question by Ms. Ells at 182:11-13 for lack of 

foundation is sustained. Designation at 182:16-23 is disregarded. 

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12. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 193:2-3 to question by Ms. Ells at 192:21-25 for lack 

of foundation and calling for speculation are sustained. Answer at 193:4-5 is 

disregarded. 

13. Objection by Ms. Ells at 201:9-10 to question by Ms. Thorn at 201:8 on the 

ground that question misstates testimony is sustained. Designation at 201:8-19 is 

disregarded. 

14. Objection by Ms. Ells at 236:3-5 to question by Ms. Thorn at 235:24-236:1 is 

sustained. Designation at 236:3-13 is disregarded. 

15. Objections by Ms. Thorn at 245:2-6 to question by Ms. Ells at 244:21-245:1 are 

sustained. Objections are mooted by pivot in questions that follow. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 21, 2019. 

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