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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 RE: ROLE OF

RECEIVER AND SPECIAL

MASTER REGARDING PRISON

POPULATION ADVISORY

GROUP

At the status conference conducted in the above-captioned proceedings on May 30,

2008, there was a discussion concerning the membership of an advisory group that will 

perform a detailed analysis of the operational capacity of each California prison facility in an

effort to arrive at an agreement on a prison population cap. See also Confidential Status

Report, filed June 2, 2008, at 8-9. 

A question arose concerning what role, if any, the Plata Receiver and the Coleman

Special Master might have in connection with that advisory group. As the Court noted in its

November 29, 2007 order, both the Plata Receiver and the Coleman Special Master have

assumed duties and obligations of a judicial officer and are acting as surrogates of the Plata

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and Coleman courts, respectively. See Nov. 29, 2008 Order at 2. For that reason, it would

not be appropriate for either the Plata Receiver or the Coleman Special Master, or any of

their staff members, to serve on the advisory group. By this order, both the Receiver and the

Special Master will be authorized to provide, in their discretion, on an informal basis such

information as the advisory group may seek from them that may be helpful to the goals of

said group. Nothing in this order shall be construed to permit any member of the advisory

group to request preparation of written reports by the Receiver or the Special Master or any

of their staff members, or to permit any party to these proceedings to request formal

testimony from the Receiver or the Special Master or any of their staff members at any stage

of these proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 06/05/08 /s/ 

STEPHEN REINHARDT

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

Dated: 06/05/08 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: 06/05/08 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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