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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 set by court order, the court held an In Camera Midlitigation Status 

(Scheduling) Conference on July 20, 2021. Good cause appearing, the court by this order 

memorializes the following next steps based on the discussion at the July 20, 2021 conference. 

I. THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT MODULES 

The dispute between the parties concerning the use of therapeutic treatment 

modules (TTMs) in inpatient settings, see ECF No. 6214 at 18,1 will be set for a settlement 

conference to be held over one half day. The settlement conference will be conducted in time for 

the parties to know by the date of the October 1, 2021 status conference, see ECF No. 7220, 

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 Consistent with the court’s July 9, 2019 order, ECF No. 6214, the dispute over TTMs is 

limited to their use in inpatient settings. Otherwise, remedial planning over the use of TTMs “is 

complete.” Id. at 18. 

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whether their current impasse can be broken or, instead, whether the court needs to set a briefing 

schedule to resolve this dispute. Within fourteen days from the date of this order, the parties shall 

file a joint statement outlining the issues in dispute with respect to the use of TTMs in inpatient 

settings and identifying representatives of each party who are the key problem solvers with most 

knowledge of the substance of issues related to the use TTMs in inpatient settings as well as those 

individuals with final authority to sign off on any settlement, all of whom will need to be present 

at the settlement conference. The court will assign a settlement judge to convene the settlement 

conference and following receipt of the parties’ joint statement will order the attendance of those 

required to ensure a meaningful settlement conference. 

II. SUICIDE PREVENTION 

In January 2022, a settlement conference will be held on the following four topics 

related to suicide prevention: (1) foreseeability/preventability analyses; (2) compliance with 

Special Master’s expert’s recommendations; (3) enforcement of activation schedules; and (4) 

schedule for delegation of monitoring to CDCR. On or before September 17, 2021, the parties 

shall file a joint statement outlining the issues in dispute with respect to each of these topics and 

identifying representatives of each party who are the key problem solvers with most knowledge 

of the substance of each of the topics as well as those individuals with final authority to sign off 

on any settlement, all of whom will need to be present at the settlement conference. The court 

will set the date for this settlement conference and order attendance as required in separate orders 

to follow. 

III. CULTURAL COLLABORATION 

The parties shall include in the September 17, 2021 joint statement required by this 

order a complete explanation of their positions, jointly or separately, of the subject matter a 

settlement conference on Cultural Collaboration should cover and which problem solvers and 

decision makers should be present. The court anticipates setting this settlement conference to 

occur in March 2022. 

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IV. ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES 

At the October 1, 2021 status conference, the court will discuss with the parties a 

schedule for additional settlement conferences on (1) management of the Enhanced Outpatient 

Program (EOP) population, including possibilities for targeted population reduction and 

centralized locations for continuity of mental health care; (2) patient care, including treatment 

delivery, access to higher levels of care, and staffing, including issues related to telepsychiatry 

and vacancies; (3) bed planning, including timing of achievement of a full complement of 

licensed inpatient beds, including mental health crisis beds (MHCBs); decommissioning of all 

temporary and/or unlicensed inpatient beds and MHCBs; and development of activation 

schedules for the same; and (4) the continuous quality improvement tool (CQIT), including the 

refinement of indicators and establishment of compliance rate(s) for the indicators. 

The Special Master will attend each settlement conference identified above with 

 the members of his team who have the most knowledge of the subject matter to be covered. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 26, 2021. 

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