Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al
Filing
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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/16/2023 GRANTING Defendants' 7619 Request to file suicide reports under seal.(Mena-Sanchez, L)
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ROB BONTA, State Bar No. 202668
Attorney General of California
MONICA N. ANDERSON, State Bar No. 182970
Senior Assistant Attorney General
DAMON MCCLAIN, State Bar No. 209508
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
ELISE OWENS THORN, State Bar No. 145931
NAMRATA KOTWANI, State Bar No. 308741
Deputy Attorneys General
1300 I Street, Suite 125
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Telephone: (916) 210-7318
Fax: (916) 324-5205
E-mail: Elise.Thorn@doj.ca.gov
Attorneys for Defendants
HANSON BRIDGETT LLP
PAUL B. MELLO, State Bar No. 179755
SAMANTHA D. WOLFF, State Bar No. 240280
DAVID C. CASARRUBIAS, State Bar No. 321994
1676 N. California Boulevard, Suite 620
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Telephone: (925) 746-8460
Fax: (925) 746-8490
E-mail: PMello@hansonbridgett.com
Attorneys for Defendants
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SACRAMENTO DIVISION
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RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,
v.
GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,
Case No. 2:90-cv-00520 KJM-DB (PC)
Plaintiffs, STIPULATION AND ORDER
GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST
TO FILE SUICIDE REPORTS UNDER
SEAL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE
141
Defendants. Judge: The Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller
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On July 25, 2022, the court adopted in full the California Department of Corrections and
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Rehabilitation Annual Suicide Report Proposal for Assuming the Annual Suicide Monitoring
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Report. (ECF No. 7574 and ECF No. 7592.) As required by the proposal, the California
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Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) filed its 2021 Report on Suicides in
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CDCR on September 29, 2022. (ECF No. 7615.) The proposal also requires CDCR to submit the
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individual suicide reports for suicides completed in 2021 to the Special Master and Plaintiffs
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under separate cover and conditionally lodge them under seal. (ECF No. 7574 at 15.)
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REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS
Under Local Rule 141, documents may be filed under seal only by written order of the
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court upon the showing required by applicable law. A party seeking to seal a document must
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submit a request to the court indicating the statutory or other authority for sealing. The court may
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properly seal records from disclosure to the public if the party submitting the records articulates
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compelling reasons to do so. Kamakana v. City & Cnty. Of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th
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Cir. 2006). On February 25, 2020, this Court ordered that “[t]he provisions of Local Rule 141(c)
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notwithstanding, all requests to seal documents shall be accompanied by a stipulation of all
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counsel consenting to the sealing request. (Protective Order, ECF No. 6482.)
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Defendants request that the Court seal the fifteen individual suicide reports, 446 pages in
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total, attached as Exhibits A through O to the enclosed letter from CDCR, that, as required under
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the proposal, have been submitted to the Special Master and Plaintiffs under separate cover.
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(ECF No. 7574 at 15.) Defendants request, and Plaintiffs agree, that these documents be filed
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under seal because they contain identifying information that is sensitive, private, confidential, and
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subject to the protective order entered in this action on February 25, 2020. (Protective Order,
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ECF No. 6482.) The fifteen suicide reports were provided to the Court by electronic mail
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concurrently with the submission of this stipulation and [proposed] order.
If the Court approves this stipulated request to file under seal, Defendants will file the
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letter and reports in sealed form to protect the privacy of the inmates referenced in the reports.
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In light of the foregoing, the parties request that the Court seal the fifteen individual
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suicide reports indefinitely, and that only the Court, authorized court personnel, Plaintiffs’
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counsel, Defendants, and Defendants' counsel be permitted access to these documents.
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Nothing in this stipulation is intended to modify the Parties’ rights to use the information in
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the fifteen individual suicide reports in a manner consistent with the protective orders
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applicable in this case.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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ROB BONTA
DATED: October 5, 2022
Attorney General of California
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DAMON MCCLAIN
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
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By: /s/ Elise Owens Thorn
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ELISE OWENS THORN
Deputy Attorney General
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Attorneys for Defendants
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DATED: October 5, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP
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By: /s/ Michael Nunez
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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ORDER
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The Court, having considered Defendants’ request and the parties’ stipulation, and
good cause appearing, hereby grants Defendants’ request to file the individual suicide
reports under seal, ECF No. 7619. The Clerk of the Court shall file the individual suicide
reports under seal nunc pro tunc to October 5, 2022.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: November 16, 2023.
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