United States of America v. State of California et al

Filing 158

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 5/24/2018 ORDERING that California shall respond to interrogatories 2, 3, 7, and 8 as limited by the court at the conference. California's responses to the interrogatories shall be due 6/1/2018, unless the parties agree otherwise. (Washington, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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No. 2:18-cv-0490-JAM-KJN

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On May 24, 2018, the court, at the parties’ request, conducted an informal telephonic

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conference regarding certain interrogatories propounded by plaintiff United States of America

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(“United States”) on defendant State of California (“California”) concerning the issue of

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irreparable harm for purposes of the pending motion for a preliminary injunction. At the

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conference, attorneys Erez Reuveni and Lauren Bingham appeared on behalf of the United States,

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and attorneys Lee Sherman and Anthony Hakl appeared on behalf of California. At the time of

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the conference, the parties had reached agreements with respect to all interrogatories, except nos.

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2, 3, 7, and 8.

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After discussion with the parties at the conference, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. California shall respond to interrogatories 2, 3, 7, and 8 as limited by the court at the

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conference. More specifically, to the extent that the information was not already
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provided in response to another interrogatory, California shall respond to whether the

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phrase “or other information,” as used in Section 7284.6(a)(1)(C) of the California

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Government Code and Information Bulletin 2018-DLE-01 includes: (i) information

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requested in detainer requests, (ii) the date of release; (iii) the time of release; and (iv)

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the specific location of release at the jail or facility (such as the front door, back door,

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holding area, etc.), including whether the location is inside or outside the jail/facility

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and whether the location is open to the public. California need not provide a further

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definition of “or other information” at this juncture.

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2. California’s responses to the interrogatories shall be due June 1, 2018, unless the
parties agree otherwise.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 24, 2018

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