Balla v. Idaho, State of

Filing 1333

ORDER. Plaintiffs' request to communicate with their inmate clients and to authorize inmate demonstrations of daily activities during a site visit to Units 9 & 13 is DENIED. Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (alw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO
WALTER D. BALLA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 1:81-CV-1165-BLW
ORDER

IDAHO STATE BOARD OF CORRECTION,
et al.,
Defendants.
The Court’s staff held a mediation session with counsel on December 6, 2019, and
pursuant to agreement of all counsel had the arguments relayed to the Court for
resolution. The Court has decided to deny the plaintiffs’ request to communicate with
their inmate clients and to authorize inmate demonstrations of daily activities during a
site visit of Units 9 & 13 for two reasons. First, the communications and demonstrations
will create obvious security problems. Second, the communications and demonstrations
are essentially an attempt to relitigate the population caps placed on Units 9 & 13, and
both sides agree the present caps are not being violated. Accordingly,
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the plaintiffs’ request to
communicate with their inmate clients and to authorize inmate demonstrations of daily
activities during a site visit to Units 9 & 13 is DENIED.

DATED: December 9, 2019
_________________________
B. Lynn Winmill
United States District Judge