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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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Parties’ Suppl. Stip. Request to Extend Addendum Deadline and Cont. Hearing (2:90-cv-00520 KJM-DB (PC)) 

XAVIER BECERRA

Attorney General of California 

WILLIAM C. KWONG

Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General 

DANIELLE F. O’BANNON

JAY C. RUSSELL

Supervising Deputy Attorneys General 

ELISE OWENS THORN, State Bar No. 145931 

CHRISTINE M. CICCOTTI, State Bar No. 238695 

CHAD A. STEGEMAN, State Bar No. 225745 

TYLER V. HEATH, State Bar No. 271478 

Deputy Attorneys General 

1300 I Street, Suite 125 

P.O. Box 944255 

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 

Telephone: (916) 324-4921 

Fax: (916) 324-5205 

E-mail: Elise.Thorn@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

v. 

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., et al., 

Defendants.

2:90-cv-00520 KJM-DB (PC) 

PARTIES’ SUPPLEMENTAL 

STIPULATION AMENDING THE 

REQUEST TO EXTEND THE 

DEADLINE TO FILE AN ADDENDUM 

TO THE PROGRAM GUIDE 

REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH 

CRISIS BED TIMELINE EXCEPTIONS 

AND TO CONTINUE THE AUGUST 29, 

2017 EVIDENTIARY HEARING AND 

RELATED DEADLINES 

On July 27, 2017, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order requesting an extension 

of the deadlines set in the Court’s April 19, 2017 order, ECF No. 5610. (ECF No. 5653.) On 

August 1, 2017, the Court extended the deadline for the parties’ joint report and continued the 

August 29, 2017 hearing. (ECF No. 5656.) With respect to the parties’ request to continue the 

deadline to file an addendum to the Program Guide identifying exceptions, if any, to the Program 

Guide timelines for transfer to Mental Health Crisis Bed care until January 31, 2018, the Court 

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ordered the parties to file a supplemental stipulation clarifying the basis for the request. (Id. at 2.) 

 Upon receipt of the Court’s August 1, 2017 order, the parties conferred and agree that a 

shorter period of time should be sufficient to discuss the scope and contours of the categories for 

the addendum to the Program Guide. As contemplated by the Court’s August 1 order, the parties 

hereby modify their July 27 request for a six-month extension to now request a four-month 

extension up to and including November 30, 2017, to allow them time to work toward an 

agreement on the exceptions and complete an addendum to the Program Guide using Defendants’ 

real-time crisis bed data in the context of the weekly workgroups described in the July 27 

stipulation. This request is in line with the Court’s June 8, 2017 order approving the parties’ 

request to extend the time for the parties to complete and submit a joint proposal for an addendum 

to the Program Guide that identifies exceptions to the Program Guide timeline for transfers to 

acute and intermediate levels of care. (ECF No. 5631.) 

 After receiving the order, Plaintiffs’ counsel identified a conflict with the September 29, 

2017 hearing date (Yom Kippur begins that evening), and the parties request the Court reschedule 

the hearing date. 

 Accordingly, the parties stipulate as follows: 

1. The parties shall continue to meet and confer weekly, either in-person or through 

teleconferences, under the guidance of the Special Master, to (a) review and discuss data 

presented by Defendants regarding potential obstacles to compliance with the 24-hour transfer 

timeframe; (b) review Defendants’ application of the individual inmate exceptions and to refine 

the precise contours of the three (or more) enumerated exceptions to the 24-hour timeframe; and 

(c) develop solutions to address issues related to referral, treatment, and discharge of inmatepatients to Mental Health Crisis Bed level of care. As part of the process for developing the 

addendum, the parties will also develop, with the guidance of the Special Master, a process to 

exchange written materials, including individual patient-level data, to discuss on a monthly basis 

any Mental Health Crisis Bed transfer that may qualify for an exception to the Program Guide 

timelines. 

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2. No later than November 30, 2017, the parties will complete and submit an addendum 

to the Program Guide that identifies exceptions to the Program Guide timeline for transfers to 

Mental Health Crisis Beds for review and final approval. 

3. The parties request that the Court reschedule the September 29, 2017 hearing. For the 

Court’s convenience, the parties have confirmed they are available on the following dates close to 

September 29: September 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2017. If the Court is amenable to rescheduling the 

September 29 hearing but the dates listed by the parties are not convenient, the parties request a 

phone conference with the Court to set a new date for the hearing. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 8, 2017 /s/ Elise Owens Thorn 

ELISE OWENS THORN 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendants 

/s/ Lisa Ells 

LISA ELLS 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

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ORDER 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that: 

1. The parties shall continue to meet and confer weekly, either in-person or through 

 teleconferences, under the guidance of the Special Master for the purposes outlined in 

 paragraph 1 of the foregoing stipulation. 

2. On or before November 30, 2017, the parties shall submit an addendum to the 

 Program Guide that identifies exceptions to the Program Guide timeline for transfers 

 to Mental Health Crisis Beds for review and final approval. 

3. The hearing set for September 29, 2017 is VACATED and RESET for September 28, 

 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 3. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 14, 2017. 

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