Gilman v. Fisher, et al

Filing 411

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 4/5/2012 GRANTING 410 Request for Permission to Contact Statistical Expert Richard Berk. (Michel, G)

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DANIEL J. BRODERICK, CSB #89424
Federal Defender
MONICA KNOX, CSB #84555
DAVID M. PORTER, CSB #127024
Assistant Federal Defenders
801 I Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
CARTER C. WHITE, CSB #164149
U.C. David Civil Rights Clinic
One Shields Avenue, Building TB-30
Davis, CA 95616-8821
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
RICHARD M. GILMAN, et al.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD M. GILMAN, et al.,

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EDMUND G. BROWN, Jr.,
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No. Civ. S 05-830 LKK GGH
PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE REQUEST
FOR PERMISSION TO CONTACT
STATISTICAL EXPERT RICHARD
BERK

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By order filed August 31, 2011, this Court appointed Professor Richard Berk to provide
an opinion regarding the evidence relative to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
In that order, the Court stated that neither the plaintiffs nor the defendants could communicate
directly with Professor Berk.
Today, the Court denied the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction.

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Given that the motion on which Professor Berk was acting as an expert is no longer

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pending, plaintiffs request the Court to withdraw the ban on direct communication with

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Professor Berk.

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Dated: April 5, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Daniel J. Broderick
DANIEL J. BRODERICK
Federal Defender
MONICA KNOX
DAVID M. PORTER
Assistant Federal Defenders
CARTER WHITE
U.C. Davis Civil Rights Clinic

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the parties are now free to communicate directly with
Professor Richard Berk.

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Dated: April 5, 2012

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