Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al

Filing 8229

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 05/08/24 EXCUSING Peter Cockcroft and Ralph Coleman from the 05/10/24 mediation session. (Licea Chavez, V)

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DONALD SPECTER – 083925
STEVEN FAMA – 099641
MARGOT MENDELSON – 268583
PRISON LAW OFFICE
1917 Fifth Street
Berkeley, California 94710-1916
Telephone: [phone]
CLAUDIA CENTER – 158255
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION
AND DEFENSE FUND, INC.
Ed Roberts Campus
3075 Adeline Street, Suite 210
Berkeley, California 94703-2578
Telephone: [phone]

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11 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891
ERNEST GALVAN – 196065
LISA ELLS – 243657
JENNY S. YELIN – 273601
THOMAS NOLAN – 169692
MICHAEL S. NUNEZ – 280535
MARC J. SHINN-KRANTZ – 312968
ALEXANDER GOURSE – 321631
ADRIENNE PON HARROLD – 326640
AMY XU – 330707
ADRIENNE SPIEGEL – 330482
BENJAMIN W. HOLSTON – 341439
MAYA E. CAMPBELL – 345180
LUMA KHABBAZ – 351492
JARED MILLER – 353641
ROSEN BIEN
GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP
101 Mission Street, Sixth Floor
San Francisco, California 94105-1738
Telephone: [phone]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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16 RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

Case No. 2:90-CV-00520-KJM-DB

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19 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,

NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY;
ORDER
Date: May 10, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Crtrm.: 3

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Judge: Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller

Plaintiffs,

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v.

Defendants.

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NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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At the April 12, 2024 mediation regarding civil contempt, the Court noted its plan to

2 issue Writs of Habeas Corpus ad Testificandum to allow lead plaintiff Ralph Coleman,
3 CDCR No. C09970, to attend future mediation sessions. See Tr. ECF No. 8203 at 4:244 5:12. On April 24, 2024, Plaintiffs requested permission to have a second class
5 representative, Peter Cockcroft, CDCR No. H86887, attend in addition to Mr. Coleman. See
6 ECF No. 8211. On April 25, 2024, the Court issued Writs of Habeas Corpus ad
7 Testificandum for Mr. Coleman and Mr. Cockcroft. ECF Nos. 8214, 8215.
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Neither Mr. Coleman nor Mr. Cockcroft are available to attend the mediation session

9 on May 10, 2024. Plaintiffs have informed Defendants’ counsel that they are withdrawing
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Plaintiffs hereby withdraw their requests for Mr. Coleman and Mr. Cockcroft to

12 attend the May 10, 2024 mediation session and request that the Court excuse them from
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CERTIFICATION

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Plaintiffs’ counsel certifies that he reviewed the following orders and transcript in

16 preparing this filing: ECF Nos. 8147, 8178, 8197, 8203, 8214, 8215.
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18 DATED: May 7, 2024

Respectfully submitted,

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ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP

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By: /s/ Marc J. Shinn-Krantz
Marc J. Shinn-Krantz

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY; ORDER

ORDER

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, Peter Cockcroft and Ralph Coleman are excused

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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5 DATED: May 8, 2024.
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NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY; ORDER