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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P

vs.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

 O R D E R

Defendants.

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The court is in receipt of the defendants’ untimely request

to delay response to the court’s February 17, 2009 order to file

a statement concerning its bed plan by March 4, 2009, as well as

the plaintiffs’ response thereto.

To say the least, the court is deeply disappointed and

distressed with the State’s response. This court has been

engaged in the process of attempting to bring the State in

conformance with the Constitution of the United States for

roughly fourteen years. To say now that the State has no current

viable bed plan, is uncertain as to when it can be developed in

light of changing circumstances, and needs at least ninety (90)

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days to develop such a plan, seems to demonstrate an unacceptable

lack of commitment to its constitutional duty, much less to the

orders of this court. Moreover, as the plaintiffs’ response

notes, with anguish, further delay may mean once again being out

of step with the budget process. The State’s response is simply

unacceptable.

The defendants are directed to work immediately and with

full dispatch on the development of a plan, so the financial

aspects thereof can be included in the upcoming budget process if

necessary. Diversion of attention to other tasks will not be

tolerated. The defendants are to provide a written report on

progress within ten (10) days. The report shall specify the

names of each person who is responsible for development of the

plan, and exactly what they have been doing from the date of

receipt of this order. The response shall also include the

address of each such person, as well as their title. In the

report, the defendants shall also inform the court of the status

of the 50-bed Mental Health Crisis Bed unit at California Men’s

Colony. See Order, March 27, 2007; Order, Feb. 26, 2008; Order,

April 16, 2008. The hearing set for March 24, 2009 will now be

for the purpose of considering what further steps are required to

insure timely compliance. The defendants will have present the

leading persons specified in the report.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 5, 2009.

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