Armstrong, et al v. Davis, et al

Filing 2231

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE BRIEFS ADDRESSING MONITORING BY THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 2/4/2013. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al., on behalf
of themselves and as
representatives of the class,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Plaintiffs,
v.

No. C 94-2307 CW
ORDER DIRECTING
PARTIES TO FILE
BRIEFS ADDRESSING
MONITORING BY THE
OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., Governor of
the State of California;
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION;
MICHAEL MINOR, Acting Director of
the Division of Juvenile Justice;
DR. JEFFREY A. BEARD, Secretary
of the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation;
JENNIFER SHAFFER, the Executive
Officer of the Board of Parole
Hearings; DIANA TOCHE, Acting
Director of the Division of
Correctional Health Care
Services; CHRIS MEYER, Senior
Chief of the Division of Facility
Planning, Construction and
Management; KATHLEEN DICKINSON,
Acting Director of Adult
Institutions; and ROBERT
AMBROSELLI, Acting Director of
Division of Adult Parole
Operations,
Defendants.
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Through the coordination process by the federal courts

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responsible for certain class action suits pending against the

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR),

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the Court and its expert have learned of the role that the Office

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of Inspector General (OIG) has taken in monitoring medical

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facilities in connection with Plata v. Brown, Case No. 01-1351-TEH

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(N.D. Cal.).

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The Court invites the parties to share their views regarding

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whether it would be appropriate for the OIG to play a part in this

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action in monitoring state prisons for compliance with the rights

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of inmates with disabilities, how such a monitoring role and tool

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might be developed and structured and how it might be used to

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evaluate the need for ongoing Court supervision of individual

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institutions in the future.

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position and has received no evidence thus far on this matter.

The Court notes that it has taken no

The Court directs that, within six weeks of the date of this

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Order, Defendants file a brief of ten pages or less setting forth

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their views on this issue and that, within three weeks thereafter,

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Plaintiffs file a brief of ten pages or less setting forth their

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views.

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within two weeks thereafter.

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set a schedule for further briefing or a hearing thereafter.

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Defendants may file a reply brief of five pages or less

If appropriate, the Court will

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 2/4/2013

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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