Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al

Filing 5034

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 1/30/2014 ORDERING 5033 Discovery is opened for a period of 30 days from the date this order is entered on the docket; Within 3 days from the date of this order, the parties shall meet and confer and fil e with the magistrate judge a joint statement concerning discovery; Further Status Conference set for 3/10/2014 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 4 (LKK) before Judge Lawrence K. Karlton; the parties shall file status conference statements not later than 4:30 PM on 3/6/2014. 4992 (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

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No. CIV. S-90-520 LKK/DAD (PC)

Plaintiffs,
v.

ORDER

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

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Pursuant to court order (ECF No. 4992), this matter came on

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for status conference on January 30, 2014 to address preliminary

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matters arising from the death of a member of the plaintiff class

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on September 7, 2013.

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Bornstein, Esq. appeared as counsel for plaintiffs.

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McKinney and Jay C. Russell, Supervising Deputy Attorneys

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General, and Debbie Vorous, Deputy Attorney General, appeared as

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counsel for defendants.

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connection with the status conference, consideration of the

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arguments of counsel, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that:

Michael W. Bien, Esq. and Jeffrey L.
Patrick R.

After review of the papers filed in

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1. Discovery is opened for a period of thirty days from the

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date this order is entered on the docket.

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following provisions of this order, discovery is opened

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as to the factual circumstances of the class member’s

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death insofar as those factual circumstances may pertain

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to issues raised by plaintiffs’ motion concerning use of

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force, and as to whether relevant information concerning

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this death was withheld from plaintiffs or the court

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during the course of the evidentiary hearing which

Subject to the

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commenced on October 1, 2013.

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forthwith meet and confer to determine whether they can

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agree on a joint statement of facts concerning one or

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both of the foregoing issues.

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limited to those issues on which there are disputes that

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go to issues relevant to matters pending before this

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court.

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three days from the date of this order.

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2.

The parties shall

If so, discovery shall be

Said determination shall be made not later than

Within three days from the date of this order, the

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parties shall meet and confer and file with the

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magistrate judge a joint statement concerning discovery

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which shall include (1) a description of the issue(s)

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that require discovery; (2) what discovery is proposed;

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and (3) any disputes over such discovery that the parties

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may anticipate as a result of the meet and confer

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process.

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3.

This matter is set for further status conference on

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Monday, March 10, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.

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file status conference statements not later than 4:30
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The parties shall

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p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2014.

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statements shall include, as appropriate, any joint

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statement of facts the parties may have agreed on.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

January 30, 2014.

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Said status conference