Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al
Filing
6707
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/9/2020 SETTING the next Status Conference for 6/12/2020 at 10:00 AM to be conducted by Zoom video conference and DIRECTING the parties to include the following additional information in th eir updated maps and information filed on the 15th of every month per 6681 Order beginning on 6/15/2020: Defendants shall include the location of all TMHUs that remain active or are only temporarily deactivated, and they shall also include for one month past permanent deactivation the location of any TMHU that has been permanently deactivated and, as available, the type of space to which that space has been returned or transitioned and going forward, defendants shall include on the monthly ma p updates the location of all "unused space" as that term is used in 6688 Notice that has been converted to alternative housing for class members and a description of the nature of that space before its conversion as well as the location of similar "unused space" at all prison locations that has not yet been converted to alternative housing. (Coll, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB P
ORDER
GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,
Defendants.
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The court held a further telephonic status conference on May 29, 2020 for further
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updates on defendants’ response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact
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on Coleman class members.
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At hearing, defendants confirmed that the Special Master will receive ongoing
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information in real-time about the status of all transfers of class members and admission of class
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members from the counties. In addition, defendants shall be prepared to provide updated
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information about mental health transfers and such admissions at upcoming status conferences
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unless and until defendants have resumed full compliance with the requirements of the Program
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Guide with respect to transfer and placement of class members.
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As required by court order, defendants have submitted maps and census
information concerning the location of mental health programs and the census of class members
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at CDCR prison facilities. As required by court order, ECF No. 6681, updated maps and
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accompanying information shall be filed on the 15th of every month, beginning on June 15, 2020.
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Good cause appearing, the following additional information shall be included in the updates.
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1. Defendants have represented that they plan to have all class members out of
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temporary mental health units (TMHUs) by June 15, 2020. See Reporter’s Transcript
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of Proceedings (5/29/2020 RT), ECF No. 6702, at 18. Defendants shall include the
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location of all TMHUs that remain active or are only temporarily deactivated, and they
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shall also include for one month past permanent deactivation the location of any
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TMHU that has been permanently deactivated and, as available, the type of space to
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which that space has been returned or transitioned.
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2. Plaintiffs have filed a copy of the Joint Case Management Conference Statement filed
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in Plata v. Newsom, Case No. 01-1351 JST (N.D.Cal.), on May 20, 2020. ECF No.
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6688. In that statement, defendants represent that “CDCR has focused its efforts on
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converting unused space within CDCR institutions” as “alternative housing for
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inmates.” Id. at 21. Going forward, defendants shall include on the monthly map
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updates the location(s) of all “unused space” as that term is used in ECF No. 6688 that
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has been converted to alternative housing for class members and a description of the
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nature of that space before its conversion; as well as the location of similar “unused
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space” at all prison locations that has not yet been converted to alternative housing.
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Finally, the next status conference for COVID-19 updates is set for June 12, 2020
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at 10:00 a.m. That status conference will be conducted by Zoom videoconference. The parties
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and the Special Master will provided necessary information for that videoconference by Casey
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Schultz, Courtroom Deputy in advance of that hearing.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 9, 2020.
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