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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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All filings in this Court are included in the individual docket sheets of both Plata v.

Brown, No. C01-1351 TEH (N.D. Cal.), and Coleman v. Brown, No. 90-cv-520-LKK (E.D.

Cal.). Our citations include the docket number in Plata first, then Coleman. When we cite to

filings in the individual cases, we include the docket number and specify whether the filing is

from Plata or Coleman.

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.

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., et al.,

Defendants.

NO. 2:90-cv-0520 LKK DAD (PC)

THREE-JUDGE COURT

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

THREE-JUDGE COURT

ORDER EXTENDING

DEADLINE TO ACHIEVE 143%

BENCHMARK

In our order denying plaintiffs’ motion regarding how to count design capacity at the

California Health Care Facility (“CHCF”) in Stockton, we ordered that defendants could not

count CHCF’s full design capacity while medical admissions to CHCF remained closed by

the Plata Receiver. June 23, 2014 Order at 9 (ECF No. 2796/5174).1

 We recognized that

our order was filed one week prior to the 143% benchmark deadline and provided that,

because defendants may have reasonably relied on our prior

orders indicating that CHCF design capacity could be included, 

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and because we have only now, for the first time, ordered that it

may not be counted in full, we will, if requested, grant defendants

an extension of no more than two months to achieve the 143%

benchmark if they are unable to do so, despite their best efforts,

by June 30, 2014.

Id. at 9-10 (ECF No. 2796/5174). We now GRANT defendants’ request (ECF No.

2797/5175) to extend the 143% benchmark deadline to August 31, 2014.

We also make clear three additional points. First, although defendants anticipate that

the Plata Receiver will re-open medical admissions at CHCF prior to the new August 31,

2014 deadline, the Court’s extension is independent of the Receiver’s decision. Thus, even if

medical admissions are not re-opened by that date, defendants must achieve the 143%

benchmark without further extension.

Second, this extension does not extend the deadlines to achieve the other benchmarks

as set forth in our February 10, 2014 order.

Third, the Court understands that, once the Receiver re-opens medical admissions, he

intends to move inmates into CHCF on a rolling basis. The Court expects these admissions

to be done expeditiously, such that there will not be a long delay between the re-opening of

admissions and the filling of beds at CHCF. Accordingly, defendants may count CHCF’s

full design capacity – 2,951 inmates – as soon as medical admissions are re-opened.

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The Court may re-visit this conclusion if plaintiffs present evidence that inmates are not

being transferred to CHCF expeditiously, or if the Receiver declares that a portion of the

facility cannot be filled (for example, due to staff shortages) or subsequently re-closes

medical admissions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 07/03/14 

STEPHEN REINHARDT

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

Dated: 07/03/14 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: 07/03/14 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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