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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. 

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al.,

Defendants. 

No. CIV. S-90-520 LKK/DAD (PC) 

ORDER 

On May 29, 2013, plaintiffs filed a motion for enforcement 

of court orders and affirmative relief related to use of force 

and disciplinary measures against members of the plaintiff class. 

(ECF No. 4638) Evidentiary hearing on plaintiffs’ motion was 

conducted over a period which commenced on October 1, 2013 and 

continued over fourteen court days, concluding on November 6, 

2013.1

 Following filing of closing briefs by the parties, the 

matter was submitted for decision. 

On January 17, 2014, plaintiffs filed a request for a status 

conference to address issues arising from the death of a member 

 

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 Approximately five of those days were spent on testimony related to 

plaintiffs’ motion concerning access to inpatient hospital care for inmates on 

death row (ECF No. 4543). That motion has been resolved by separate order. 

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of the plaintiff class on September 7, 2013 (ECF No. 4982). 

Plaintiffs’ request for status conference was granted by order 

filed January 22, 2014 (ECF No. 4992) and the matter is set for 

status conference on January 30, 2014. 

In view of plaintiffs’ request and matters raised therein, 

and good cause appearing, the submission of plaintiffs’ May 29, 

2013 motion (ECF No. 4638) is hereby VACATED pending resolution 

of whether, and if so how if at all, issues presented by the 

death of this class member bear on the use of force questions 

presented by plaintiffs’ May 29, 2013 motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 23, 2014. 

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