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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AND THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COMPOSED OF THREE JUDGES 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2284, TITLE 28 UNITED STATES CODE

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P

THREE-JUDGE COURT

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

THREE-JUDGE COURT

ORDER REQUIRING FURTHER

BRIEFING

On or before February 18, 2009, the parties and intervenors shall file briefs, not

exceeding fifteen pages, on the following questions:

1. Does the Court have the authority to order the expenditure of funds for purposes of

implementing any prisoner release order that it may issue?

2. Does the Court have the authority to order the State to divert funds from the prison

budget to community programming or other local programs designed to facilitate the re-entry

into society of prisoners released pursuant to the entry of a prisoner release order?

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3. Would the answer to either of the above questions be different if the funds at issue

consisted of savings to the State resulting from the issuance of a prisoner release order?

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 02/04/09 /s/ 

STEPHEN REINHARDT

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

Dated: 02/04/09 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: 02/04/09 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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