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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH COLEMAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

EDMUND J. BROWN, JR., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB P 

ORDER 

 This court is in receipt of a request from Wendy Musell, Esq., counsel for Dr. 

Michael Golding, concerning another whistleblower complaint that has been provided to the 

Receiver in Plata v. Brown, Case No. 01-cv-01351 JST (N.D. Cal.). Ms. Musell also is counsel 

for the second whistleblower, Dr. Melanie Gonzalez, and she requests that this court’s orders 

prohibiting defendants from retaliating against Dr. Golding be expanded to prohibit retaliation 

against Dr. Gonzalez. See ECF Nos. 5949, 5973. Good cause appearing, the request will be 

granted. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Paragraph 2 of this court’s October 12, 2018 order, ECF No. 5949, is modified 

to provide as follows: Defendants shall not retaliate against Dr. Golding or Dr. Melanie Gonzalez 

or any person who assisted Dr. Golding in preparing his report. 

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward a copy of Dr. Gonzalez’s 

whistleblower complaint to counsel for plaintiffs and defendants in this action, without filing of 

the complaint at this time. 

DATED: November 6, 2018. 

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