Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al

Filing 3720

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 11/02/09 ORDERING that The Department of Mental Health shall have until 12/31/09 to comply with the Court's 06/18/09 Order that it fill the full complement of 256 intermediate c are beds at Atascadero State Hospital with Coleman class members; by 11/30/09, the CDCR Health Care Placement Oversight Program shall review all of the inmate-patients on the waiting list for the Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program at Salinas Valley S tate Prison using the Pilot Program to determine whether any of the inmate-patients on the list are eligible for admission to Atascadero State Hospital or to the intermediate care program at the Vacaville Psychiatric Program at California Medical Fac ility; and in accordance with paragraph 11 of the Court's 06/18/09 Order, dfts will report to the Special Master by 12/31/09, on how many additional intermediate care beds, if any, are required for Coleman class members at Atascadero State Hospital or Coalinga State Hospital. (Benson, A.)

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EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General of California JONATHAN L. WOLFF Senior Assistant Attorney General DEBBIE J. VOROUS, State Bar No. 166884 JEFFREY STEELE, State Bar No. 124668 Deputy Attorneys General 1300 I Street, Suite 125 P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION

RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

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Plaintiffs, STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME v. RE: 256 INTERMEDIATE CARE BEDS AT ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., Defendants.

On June 18, 2009, this Court ordered that Defendants comply with the schedule to fill the full complement of 256 intermediate care beds with Coleman class members at Atascadero State Hospital no later than October 31, 2009. (Docket No. 3613.) Defendants now seek a sixty-day extension of time to fill the 256 intermediate care beds at Atascadero State Hospital up to and including December 31, 2009. On October 23, 2009, the California Office of Administrative Law officially approved the Pilot Program described in the Department of Mental Health's Plan to Expedite Admissions for ICF Inpatient Care in Response to the Deputy Special Master's Request Following the March 31, 2009 Coleman Court Order. Additionally, the California Department of Corrections and 1
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Rehabilitation (CDCR) has begun to implement the Pilot Program. The Pilot Program revised the custody exclusionary criteria utilized for CDCR referrals to Atascadero State Hospital, and expanded the category of inmates that can be considered for admission. The Pilot Program will be implemented in all 30 adult male institutions. The parties, by and through their counsel, stipulate as follows: 1. The Department of Mental Health shall have up to and including December 31,

2009, to comply with the Court's June 18, 2009 Order that it fill the full complement of 256 intermediate care beds at Atascadero State Hospital with Coleman class members; 2. By November 30, 2009, the CDCR Health Care Placement Oversight Program

shall review all of the inmate-patients on the waiting list for the Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program at Salinas Valley State Prison using the Pilot Program to determine whether any of the inmate-patients on the list are eligible for admission to Atascadero State Hospital or to the intermediate care program at the Vacaville Psychiatric Program at California Medical Facility; and 3. In accordance with paragraph 11 of the Court's June 18, 2009 Order, Defendants

will report to the Special Master by December 31, 2009, on how many additional intermediate care beds, if any, are required for Coleman class members at Atascadero State Hospital or Coalinga State Hospital. SO STIPULATED Dated: October 30, 2009 By: /s/ Debbie J. Vorous Debbie J. Vorous Office of the Attorney General Attorneys for Defendants By: /s/ Jane Kahn Jane Kahn Rosen, Bien & Galvan Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: October 30, 2009

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SO ORDERED The above stipulation is the Order of this Court. Dated: November 2, 2009

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