Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al

Filing 4131

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 12/12/2011 CONTINUING Evidentiary Hearing until 7/13/2012 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4 (LKK) before Judge Lawrence K. Karlton. (Michel, G)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.
EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER
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No. 2:90-cv-0520 LKK JFM (PC)

By order filed July 22, 2011, the court set this matter for evidentiary hearing on

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August 17, 2011. By order filed August 15, 2011, the court continued the hearing to December

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14, 2011. The purpose of the continuance was to allow defendants to work with the special

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master to develop a supplemental plan to reduce or eliminate the wait list for inpatient care and

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to better serve the treatment needs of inmates on the wait list. Defendants were also ordered to

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work with the special master to conduct and complete an assessment process approved by the

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special master. The August 15, 2011 order contains several reporting requirements which have,

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to date, been met.

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On December 9, 2011, the special master informed the court that defendants have

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taken several very important steps and have made considerable progress reducing the inpatient

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wait list, and that the assessment process required by the August 15, 2011 order has been
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completed. In addition, the special master informed the court that both the final status report and

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the report on the results of the assessment process required by that order would be timely filed1,

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and that the parties had reached an agreement on a process for reporting, meeting and conferring

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on the status and progress of defendants’ efforts to reduce the inpatient wait list. The special

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master represented that he and all parties were of the view that the evidentiary hearing should be

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continued for a period of several months.
The court is very encouraged by the substantial progress reported by the special

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master. Defendants’ last request to continue the evidentiary hearing was granted conditioned

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upon proof that additional time would allow for development of a serious plan to address the

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crisis in lack of adequate access to inpatient care. It now appears that significant and diligent

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efforts have been brought to bear, and that defendants have demonstrated to the special master a

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substantial commitment to solving, finally, this problem that has seemed intractable. In light of

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these developments, the evidentiary hearing set for December 14, 2011 will be continued for a

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period of time to allow this significant progress to continue.
In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the evidentiary

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hearing set for December 14, 2011 is continued to July 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

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DATED: December 12, 2011.

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The record reflects that the final status report was filed on December 9, 2011.
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