Caruso v. Johnson et al

Filing 90

ORDER Re: Request for Confidential Phone Calls, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 8/21/2018. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GINA CARUSO,
Plaintiff,

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v.
OFFICER G. SOLORIO, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00780-AWI-EPG (PC)
ORDER RE: REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL
PHONE CALLS
Date: Friday, August 10, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Judge: Hon. Erica P. Grosjean

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For the reasons discussed on the record at the hearing conducted on August 10, 2018, the

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oral request by Plaintiff’s counsel for confidential phone calls with plaintiff Gina Caruso is

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GRANTED in part. The Court finds that the two calls listed below are necessary to allow for

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attorney-client communication and coordination of legal strategy and are the most efficient way

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to accomplish those goals. However, the Court will not allow a third proposed call because two

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calls are sufficient to coordinate legal strategy and additional calls unnecessarily burden

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Plaintiff’s institution of confinement.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the California Institution for Women

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(“CIW”) shall arrange for two confidential phone calls between Gina Caruso and her counsel,

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prior to the settlement conference that is scheduled for October 22, 2018, as follows:

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1. September 4, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE CALLS
CARUSO V. SOLORIO,, ET AL., CASE NO. 1:15-CV-00780-AWI-EPG
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2. October 16, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

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The phone calls shall last for no more than one hour each, shall be placed from a non-

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recorded and unmonitored phone line, and shall be placed regardless of whether Gina Caruso is

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in administrative segregation at the time of the scheduled phone calls. Correctional staff shall

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initiate the telephone call by calling the office phone number for Plaintiff’s counsel at (510)

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628-0695, or as agreed to between CIW and Plaintiff’s counsel. Correctional staff may keep

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Plaintiff under visual surveillance during the telephone conversations.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 21, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE CALLS
CARUSO V. SOLORIO,, ET AL., CASE NO. 1:15-CV-00780-AWI-EPG
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