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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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Order Appointing Experts Under FRE 706 Perez, et al., v. Tilton, et al.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS PEREZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JAMES TILTON, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. C-05-5241 JSW

ORDER APPOINTING

EXPERTS UNDER RULE 706

At the request of the parties and for good cause, the Court appoints, with their consent, court

experts under Rule 706 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Compensation for these experts shall

be approved by the Court and paid by the California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation.

Pursuant to Rule 706(a) the Court informs the experts that their duties shall be as follows:

1. At the request of any party or the Court, the experts shall evaluate Defendants’ Dental

Implementation Plan and their Dental Policies and Procedures, to advise the Court and the parties

whether they are sufficient to satisfy Defendants’ obligations as set forth in the Stipulation filed

concurrently with this Order.

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2. At the request of any party or the Court, the experts shall evaluate Defendants’

compliance with the Dental Implementation Plan and the Dental Policies and Procedures, to

advise the Court and the parties whether Defendants’ level of compliance satisfies their

obligations as set forth in the Stipulation.

3. At the request of any party or the Court the experts shall evaluate any modifications

proposed by Defendants to determine whether those modifications in combination with the

Implementation Plan, Dental Policies and Procedures, and the Audit Instrument are sufficient to

satisfy Defendants’ obligations set forth in the Stipulation. 

4. At the request of any party or the Court, the experts shall evaluate any modifications

proposed by Plaintiffs to determine whether those modifications are necessary to satisfy

Defendants’ obligations set forth in the Stipulation.

5. At Defendants’ request, the experts shall estimate their projected fees and expenses

related to their expert duties under this Order for a specified period of time. Any such estimation

shall not be binding upon the experts, nor may it be used by Defendants to limit the experts in

executing their duties under this Order.

6. The parties have the right to discuss with the experts their methodology for evaluating

Defendants’ compliance with the Implementation Plan and the Dental Policies and Procedures.

7. When Defendants indicate they have conducted an audit using the Audit Tool and

found an institution to be in compliance with its Dental Policies and Procedures, the experts shall

be available to conduct a separate audit, using the same Audit Tool, within 30 days of notice by

Defendants. The experts’ written report on their audit shall be transmitted to the parties within 30

days of the experts’ audit.

8. In fulfilling their duties, the experts shall address systemic deficiencies in CDCR’s

delivery of dental care. The experts shall review the care provided to individual class members

to determine whether systemic deficiencies exist.

9. Any evaluations by the experts shall be transmitted to the parties in a written reports. 

Such reports shall contain the experts’ conclusions and shall specify the information upon which

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any conclusions are based. The experts’ reports shall be admissible in any judicial proceeding in

this case.

10. At the request of any party or the Court, the experts shall attend any negotiations,

mediation sessions, or court hearings.

11. The experts shall be available to meet with the parties in person or by telephone in a

manner that is reasonable and convenient. The experts may communicate with the parties jointly

or separately. Information communicated by the experts separately to one party may not be used

by that party when that party communicates or files a motion with the Court, unless that party

provides the other party with advance notice of the intended disclosure.

12. In fulfilling their duties under this order, the experts shall have access to all parts of

any institution, all relevant documents, all individuals (including interviews with staff or

inmates), dental meetings, dental proceedings, and dental programs to the extent that such access

is reasonably needed to fulfill their obligations.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

May 1, 2006

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