Case: Coleman v. Brown

2:90-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: April 23, 1990

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Case Summary

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action for California prisoners with mental illness. After a three-judge court denied a motion for a prisoner release order as premature, plaintiffs sought relief before a single district judge. Relief has been achieved to an extent. The defendants have continued to comply with the broader injunction while staying mindful of the public health demands of the pandemic. In particular, the parties have been able to reach agreements concerning quarantine and isolati…

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action for California prisoners with mental illness. After a three-judge court denied a motion for a prisoner release order as premature, plaintiffs sought relief before a single district judge. Relief has been achieved to an extent. The defendants have continued to comply with the broader injunction while staying mindful of the public health demands of the pandemic. In particular, the parties have been able to reach agreements concerning quarantine and isolation space specifically for people in the enhanced outpatient and psychiatric inpatient programs. However, most of the COVID-related relief has occurred in Plata v. Newsom


NOTE: All the documents in this case relating to the prison overcrowding proceedings, which led to imposition of a statewide prison population cap, affirmed by the Supreme Court, are presented in a related case record.

On April 23, 1990, incarcerated persons with mental illnesses in California state prisons filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The plaintiffs sued California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and alleged that mental health care provided at most California penal institutions violated their constitutional rights. They also filed a claim under the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, but that claim was eventually dismissed. The plaintiffs, represented by the Prison Law Office, Legal Aid, the Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund, and private counsel, sought declaratory and injunctive relief.

The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds. On October 24, 1991, the court (Judge Lawrence K. Karlton) certified a class of “all inmates with serious mental disorders who are now or who will in the future be confined within the California Department of Corrections (except the San Quentin State Prison, the Northern Reception Center at Vacaville and California Medical Facility-Main at Vacaville).” The defendants objected to the inclusion of Pelican Bay State Prison because of a concurrent action, Madrid v. Gomez, but the court ultimately maintained the class definition to include Pelican Bay.

The plaintiffs sought a preliminary injunction seeking a heat treatment plan for individuals who were on psychotropic medications and at risk of extreme heat exposure. Magistrate Judge Moulds initially recommended denying the plaintiffs’ motion on the basis that the defendants was taking reasonable steps to address these concerns, a recommendation that Judge Karlton adopted on November 14, 1991. However, the court eventually preliminarily enjoined CDCR on May 11, 1992. While the document is not available to the Clearinghouse, it appears that the preliminary injunction was granted because the defendants’ efforts proved inadequate. On May 25, 1993, the court also granted the plaintiffs’ motion to modify the preliminary injunction, though the document is not publicly available, so it is not clear what the details of the modification are.

Following significant and contentious discovery, the case underwent a 36-day trial across three months from March to May 1993. The Magistrate Judge Moulds issued a report and recommendation on June 6, 1994, making fifteen different recommendations that would have led to significantly more robust and systematized mental health care in California correctional institutions. On September 13, 1995, Judge Karlton adopted the report and recommendation in full, finding a broad set of constitutional violations and endorsing a wide range of remedies. Specifically, the court found that the defendants had been deliberately indifferent to a serious risk of substantial harm stemming from systemic deficiencies in mental health care, including inadequate screenings, understaffing, delays in access to care, deficiencies in medication management and involuntary medication, inadequacy of medical records, inadequately trained staff, improper housing of mentally ill inmates in administrative segregation, and egregious use of tasers and 37mm guns on persons with serious mental disorders. The court ordered that new policies and protocols be developed, and ordered that a special master be appointed to monitor compliance with the court-ordered injunctive relief. 912 F.Supp. 1282. On December 11, 1995, the court appointed J. Michael Keating, Jr., to serve as special master, setting out his duties, powers and compensation.

The special master began work and hired staff but ceased his work pending further court direction after passage of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). On July 12, 1996, the court held that an already-appointed special master’s compensation was not subject to the limitations contained within the PLRA and that the payments would be made by the defendants rather than the court. 933 F.Supp. 954. The defendants appealed this and two other rulings about the retroactivity of the PLRA on special master compensation by seeking writs of mandamus. On December 24, 1996, the Ninth Circuit rejected these petitions, holding that the district court did not commit clear, unappealable error, 103 F.3d 828, and the Supreme Court denied certiorari on May 19, 1997. Wilson v. District Court, 520 U.S. 1230 (1997).

The defendants similarly appealed the court’s adoption of the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation regarding systemic deficiencies within the mental health care system. However, the Ninth Circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on November 14, 1996, because any injunctive relief stemming from the post-trial order did not yet exist and was “to be implemented by subsequent order of the court,” meaning that the defendants’ appeal was premature. 1996 WL 665551.

Litigation over attorneys’ fees persisted, and the court allowed the United States to intervene in the case on March 19, 1997, to file a memorandum of law regarding the constitutionality of the relevant PLRA provisions. Payments continued following the intervention.

On June 6, 1997, after reviewing the remedial plans submitted by the defendants, the special master made a number of recommendations to modify them. On June 27, 1997, Judge Karlton approved those recommendations, and approved the defendants’ remedial plans as modified, directing the special master to monitor their implementation of the plans.

Between 1998 and 2006, the court received numerous compliance reports from the special master and issued a number of orders regarding adherence to and implementation of remedial measures, including orders related to hiring, training, suicide prevention, inpatient beds, transfers persons to facilities that could provide adequate care, and other measures. For some of these, the plaintiffs raised concerns and objections.

For example, on August 26, 2005, the plaintiffs filed a notice of noncompliance, alleging that the defendants had not taken adequate steps toward suicide prevention. After extensive negotiations, the claim was voluntarily dismissed after the defendants agreed, on February 13, 2006, to ensure that prevention kits were adequately inventoried and that returning staff were properly trained to administer CPR.

On May 2, 2006, the court similarly incorporated the plaintiffs’ objections, here regarding the the defendants’ plan for inpatient bed provisions. Specifically, the plaintiffs raised concerns that the provisions of beds were based on outdated population projections that would cause the proposal to remain inadequate. As such, the court ordered that the defendants revise their plan to account for updated population projections and to find more spaces for inpatient and outpatient beds.

On February 3, 2006, the defendants filed their remedial plan, dubbed the Revised Program Guide, which the court approved one month later. The plaintiffs’ objections to some provisions were set for status conference and subsequent discovery. A May 16th status conference statement by the plaintiffs indicated that the two sides had made considerable progress toward resolving many of the concerns raised, including many disputes governing best practices for suicide prevention as well the quality and quantity of psychiatric staffing.

On June 8, 2006, the court ordered the defendants to develop a suicide prevention plan in response to the increasing number of suicides occuring in administrative segregation units. After deliberation between the parties, the special master on December 18, 2006, endorsed a revised version of the defendants’ plan that included creating more robust supervision of newly-admitted persons into administrative segregation as well as implementing more routine “welfare checks” of each cell.

On October 4, 2006, California Governor Schwarzenegger issued the Prison Overcrowding State of Emergency Proclamation. Under the PLRA, a population cap on a prison or a prison system may be entered only by a specially constituted three-judge district court. The inmates accordingly filed a motion to convene a three-judge district court to impose a prison population cap. A similar motion was filed in the related class action case Plata v. Schwarzenegger, in which CDCR's health care system was subject to court oversight and remediation, and also in Armstrong v. Schwarzenneger, a large-scale prisoner disability discrimination case. These motions and the resulting proceedings are described in a separate, three-judge Clearinghouse entry with many of the crucial documents.

While litigation regarding prison overcrowding ensued, the special master continued remediation work. His reports and corresponding court orders addressed issues which included: annual projections for mental health program populations, creation of a data collection system to track inmate referrals to various mental health services and administrative segregation, improvements in the pay scales of state mental health care workers, assessment and treatment of inmates with exhibitionist or paraphilia behaviors, implementation of an enhanced outpatient program at reception centers, and creation of additional mental health beds.

On October 9, 2007, Judge Karlton appointed Matthew A. Lopes, Jr., previously a deputy special master, to become the special master for this case.

On November 13, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a notice of noncompliance and raised issues with CDCR’s revision to its administrative segregation suicide prevention plan. Specifically, CDCR decreased the number of small management yards–spaces for out-of-cell time–it intended to construct, which was contrary to the special master’s report and recommendation. The court on January 16, 2008, permitted CDCR to construct only the reduced amount of small management yards, but ordered CDCR to do so on a faster timeline than it had intended.

On August 8, 2008, the court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for injunctive relief. The court required the defendants to evaluate pre-revocation parolees by the same standard as contemporaneously incarcerated persons in determining whether to admit them to inpatient psychiatric treatment. The court emphasized that the priority was ensuring timely care for individuals who may pose a threat to themselves or others.

Remedial work (in particular building) was somewhat stalled while the overcrowding three-judge-proceedings moved to bench trial. The three-judge court ordered a reduction in prison population, which the Supreme Court affirmed, and this case continued. For the next three years, remedial efforts were ordered on an ongoing basis–sometimes with respect to specific institutions–pertaining to bed and treatment space, recordkeeping, admissions procedure, facility construction, and referral to higher levels of care.

On April 14, 2010, the court, for seemingly the first time, declined to adopt a report and recommendation made by the special master. Because of persistent concerns regarding suicides among the prison population, the special master requested that the court order the defendants to take a set of concrete steps to prevent suicides. While CDCR in their brief did not fully articulate the provision under the PLRA upon which their objection was based, the court’s order that the special master confer with CDCR to develop a more robust suicide prevention plan signalled strong deference to prison administrators in line with the requirements found in the PLRA subsection (a)(1)(A).

Afterwards, the special master and CDCR re-examined and revised the latter’s current suicide prevention policies. The defendants determined and reported on August 25, 2010, that it could change the conditions of administrative segregation units; improve its identifying, tracking, and treating of individuals at a high risk of suicidal behavior; and better train staff to competently assess individuals’ circumstances. The special master endorsed these conclusions on September 27 while recommending that CDCR follow some particular procedures and further recommended that CDCR provide suicide-resistant beds in their crisis units. Save for the last recommendation regarding suicide-resistant beds, which was tabled for later, the court adopted in full the special master’s report on November 18, 2010. The court then adopted that final recommendation on July 21, 2011.

In January of 2013, the state moved to terminate the injunction on the grounds that it was no longer necessary to correct the ongoing violation of a constitutional right. Under the PLRA, the court was required to rule on that motion within three months or the challenged injunction would be stayed pending resolution of the motion. On April 5, 2013, Judge Karlton rejected the termination motion holding that the state's evidence was tainted by ethical violations committed to obtain it. Furthermore, he found that the state had failed to demonstrate that court-ordered relief was no longer necessary as there were ongoing Eighth Amendment violations regarding assessment, treatment, and intervention as well as deficiencies in access to care and treatment space. 938 F.Supp.2d 955.

The following week, on April 11, 2013, the plaintiffs filed a motion to enforce the existing judgment and to obtain additional relief relating to inpatient care. On May 6, 2013, they filed a similar motion relating to administrative segregation, and on May 29, 2013, they filed another motion relating to use of force and disciplinary measures. 

Judge Karlton granted the inpatient care motion in part on July 11, 2013, finding that there was evidentiary support for the proposition that inpatient mental health care was inadequate across the state. After a four-day trial, the court granted the special master explicit authority to report on the adequacy of staffing and whether delays in care existed at Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program, to monitor the provision of inpatient mental health care statewide, and to conduct a first round of monitoring of all inpatient programs. Following the special master’s report, which was filed on September 24, 2013, the court ordered the defendants on December 10 to work under the guidance of the special master to assess unmet inpatient care needs and to develop durable solutions addressing that problem.

On April 10, 2014, the court granted-in-part both the use of force and administrative segregation motions following a 28-day trial. Judge Karlton found constitutional violations regarding both immediate and controlled use of force. The court found broadly that CDCR lacked proper policies, training, and enforcement for both protocols; additionally the court concluded that force was often used, and discipline given, without consideration for a person’s mental capacity or ability to comply with instructions. Further, the court found that placement of, duration of stay for, and quality of care provided to mentally ill individuals in administrative segregation units created a substantial risk of serious psychological harm. As such, the court ordered that CDCR work under the guidance of the special master to revise use of force guidelines and to file a plan that substantially reduced, or altogether eliminated, the placement of mentally ill persons in administrative segregation–whether for disciplinary or non-disciplinary reasons. 28 F.Supp.3d 1068.

On August 1, 2014, CDCR filed its report that complied with the court’s April 10 order. In it, CDCR detailed its revised use of force policy, its intent to limit the use of administrative segregation placement for non-disciplinary reasons, and its updated strip search policy, among other changes. Finding that these efforts met the April 10 requirements, the court approved CDCR’s implementation of its plans and policies on August 11, subject to monitoring by the special master. 

Additionally, CDCR submitted a supplementary report on August 29. In that document, CDCR described its intent to create “specialty housing units” as an alternative to administrative segregation units for mentally ill persons who were removed from the general prison population for disciplinary reasons. In order to accomplish this, the defendants also requested that the court discharge its October 10, 2002, order that prohibited the placement of mentally ill individuals in standalone administrative segregation facilities because CDCR intended to convert some of these spaces into the alternate specialty housing units. The supplemental plan also included policy changes, including a prohibition that prevented discharging any person from inpatient medical care directly into administrative segregation. The court approved of this plan on the same day it was filed.

Because Judge Karlton retired from the federal bench, also on August 29, this case was reassigned to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller for all further proceedings.

After convening a work group of experts and prison staff on suicide management and prevention pursuant to a 2013 court order, the special master’s expert conducted an audit of all 34 CDCR institutions and reported findings on January 14, 2015. The report found that although the CDCR improved its suicide prevention practices, it had not implemented a standardized program for the identification, treatment, and supervision of inmates at risk for suicide. It additionally detailed thirteen different categories of improvements that CDCR could make. On February 3, the court ordered that the defendants adopt the recommendations included in the report. Annual audits of the suicide prevention practices continued with steady progress.

On March 2, 2015, the district court approved a final class settlement agreement in a related case, Hecker v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, that had been stayed pending remedial efforts in Coleman. During the stay, the partners in Hecker engaged in negotiations that resulted in the approved agreement. CDCR agreed to implement revised policies to ensure that prisoners with psychiatric disabilities would not be unlawfully excluded from prison programs and services or be discriminated against because of their disabilities. The settlement agreement also provided that the implementation of these revised policies would be monitored by the special master.

In the next two years, the court adopted additional reports and recommendations made by the special master. These reports concerned issues such as rules violation reports, suicide prevention, staffing, and the standardization of patient risk levels across the state system.

Following years of recurring and re-emerging long waitlists for inpatient care in violation of the Revised Program Guide's timelines, the court finally ordered on April 19, 2017, that the defendants come into permanent compliance with the Guide's timelines. Under threat of civil contempt fines, the court ordered the defendants to take this action by May 15 of the same year. In doing so, the court rejected the defendants’ argument that it did not need to achieve full compliance to not be deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk of serious harm. The court further ordered the defendants to brief why it was unable to comply with requirements to transfer patients to crisis beds within the required twenty-four hours. 2017 WL 1398828. On October 10, the court clarified what was required of the defendants in complying with the Program Guide requiring them to transfer patients to crisis beds within twenty-four hours.

The defendants appealed both of these orders to the Ninth Circuit. In a pair of decisions on November 28, 2018, the court resolved these issues in favor of the plaintiffs. First, the court found that the April 19 order on its own did not constitute a final order or modify injunctive relief as much as it did reiterate existing injunctive relief; as such, the court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 743 Fed.Appx. 875. Second, the court responded also to the April 19 order in combination with the October 10 order and affirmed the district court. 756 Fed.Appx. 677.

On October 10, 2017, the court issued another order, which concerned staffing. Noting that the defendants, for a fifteen year period, have been in violation of orders concerning adequate staffing levels, the court placed greater urgency on the issue and ordered that the defendants come into compliance within one year. 2017 WL 4511064. To achieve proper staffing levels, the defendants sought, among other measures, to use telepsychiatrists; however, the court on July 3, 2018, rejected overreliance on telepsychiatry, particularly for persons at higher risk levels like enhanced outpatient and crisis bed. The defendants appealed this order to the Ninth Circuit as well, but the appellate court dismissed the appeal on December 24, 2019, because it lacked jurisdiction. Specifically, the Ninth Circuit held that the July 3 order did not have the “practical effect” of granting injunctive relief for two reasons. First, this order merely reiterated what was contained in the October 10 order regarding staffing, which the defendants did not appeal. Second, any instructions given by the court were directed at the special master, not the defendants. 789 Fed.Appx. 38. Following extensive conferencing and negotiations, the parties reached a court-approved stipulation on March 27, 2020, governing the circumstances of telepsychiatry use.

In response to nine years’ worth of changes to remedial orders governing the defendants’ conduct, the special master submitted a new Revised Program Guide in 2018. The court approved the revisions on July 3, 2019.

On October 4, 2018, the defendants notified the plaintiffs that the former’s chief psychiatrist, Dr. Michael Golding, had written a detailed, 161-page report (Golding Report) that described shortcomings within the prison mental health care system as well as concerning allegations of fraud as a means of complying with court orders. Specifically, Dr. Golding alleged that compliance data provided to the court was inaccurate and presented in a materially misleading way. The court appointed Charles J. Stevens of Gibson Dunn to serve as a neutral expert and review the Golding Report.

On May 3, 2019, the neutral expert filed his report with the court. While there were no findings of fraudulent or misleading representation per se, the expert did find that many policies exhibited serious flaws that undermined remedial goals. As such, when the court accepted the neutral expert report on June 14, it noted that the special master could recommend that those policies may be clarified. Additionally, the court scheduled further evidentiary hearings to ascertain whether misleading data was in fact submitted to the court.

On December 17, 2019, the court issued an order discussing data certification, misleading information, and staffing. Specifically, the court emphasized the importance of proper data certification in light of the Golding Report. Skeptical of the defendants’ representations of facts and figures, especially because the court did not view them as taking full responsibility for any unintentionally misleading information, the court expressed a desire for verification mechanisms. Additionally, the court again noticed that staffing vacancies persisted above what was acceptable, and again Judge Mueller ordered the defendants to implement their staffing plan in good faith. Judge Mueller further noted that if, after attempting those changes, the desired change did not occur, then the defendants could, as they always were allowed to, move for modification of the injunction. 424 F.Supp.3d 925.

Over the next few months and through the pandemic, the court issued orders setting prerequisites for the transfer of data management; clarifying directives for medication adherence; maintenance and storage of grievances; and developing a quality improvement and assurance tool. Status reports were also continuously filed for the ongoing waitlist, staffing, bed space, and transfer issues.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, litigation about its impact occurred first in front of the three-judge panel, where the plaintiffs’ emergency motion asking the court to take more drastic steps toward population reduction was rejected. There, the court reasoned that a population reduction order over and above what was ordered in 2009 would constitute new relief, not a modification of the existing injunction. However, the three-judge panel emphasized that its decision did not foreclose pursuing “less intrusive relief” first in the appropriate, individual cases of Coleman and Plata. 455 F.Supp.3d 926. 

Following this decision by the three-judge panel, Judge Mueller, who sat on the panel, ordered expedited briefing in this case concerning whether steps should be taken to allow for social distancing to protect constitutional rights, what those steps should be, and if the defendants were taking any steps presently. The plaintiffs argued that COVID exposure constituted a substantial risk of serious harm, but the defendants maintained that, in light of their wide-ranging response plan, any risks did not arise out of deliberate indifference.

In response to an April 10 order requiring that they produce a written plan, the defendants detailed all of the steps that were currently being taken to mitigate the effects of COVID. Specifically, CDCR described that it had virtually stopped all intake from county jails; released thousands of persons from facilities; suspended intake of the vast majority of people for inpatient care; increased sanitation efforts within facilities; and issued guidance regarding best known practices. 

On April 24, the court temporarily modified the Revised Program Guide’s requirements and permitted COVID screening to be part of the intake process. In doing so, the court highlighted that any modifications that the defendants sought would be subject to court approval, where they bore the burden of proof that such a modification of injunctive relief was necessary. The defendants appealed the court’s clarifying May 7 order to the Ninth Circuit, but they voluntarily dismissed the appeal on October 9.

The parties additionally filed a set of stipulations describing how, if at all, CDCR could enact the Revised Program Guide in light of public health challenges and whether the defendants could modify requirements in response to the pandemic without creating Eighth Amendment violations. Finding these stipulations vague and unsatisfying with respect to many measures, the court instead ordered on July 28, 2020, that the defendants should expect to fully comply with the Revised Program Guide “while also complying with the best public health practices applicable to those persons in the Coleman class under the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The court reasoned that “[d]epartures below the requirements of the Program Guide . . . likely fall below constitutional minima.” The court also ordered that the defendants relay information about whether any Coleman class members would be affected and displaced by the Plata court’s order to set aside quarantine and isolation bed space.

As litigation continued on the extent to which the defendants were required to address the pandemic, the special master convened a task force consisting of some of the defendants’ representatives as well as the special master’s experts. The first such update by that task force was filed on July 15, 2020. The update described the dramatic uptick in cases within the prison system–from approximately 33 incarcerated persons as of April 9 to over 6,000 (with over 2,000 active) cases by mid-July. By the third joint update of the task force on August 12, the case count rose by about 1,500 cases as compared to the first update.

On August 3, the court ordered that the Program Guide be revised on an annual basis with input from both parties and the special master. In adopting this more institutionalized approach to defining remedies and obligations, the court required that the defendants make available to the plaintiffs “any proposed new or substantive amendments” ahead of the public comment period. The defendants have appealed this order, and the appeal is pending with the Ninth Circuit as of April 19, 2022.

On August 18, 2020, the parties filed a joint report in response to the court’s July 28 order that laid out their plan for where mental health care might depart from the Revised Program Guide and how the parties intended to resume full compliance with the Guide’s requirements. These reports, per the court’s July 28 order, continued on a monthly basis.

On November 4, 2020, the court ordered that defendants could make minor modifications to their staffing plan. While stressing that the defendants had not yet complied with the requirements of the court’s October 10, 2017, order regarding staffing, the court noted that the Golding Report and COVID pandemic both justified not yet enforcing the order.

The special master filed the fourth re-audit of CDCR’s suicide prevention policies on September 23. On December 3, the court fully adopted his report, finding that CDCR was in substantial compliance as to some provisions but non-compliant as to many other recommendations. Because the court had previously strived for full compliance by the fifth re-audit, the defendants were ordered to offer name or names of individuals most knowledgeable who could ensure complete implementation of the suicide prevention recommendations.

In conjunction with the Plata court’s order requiring CDCR to set aside quarantine and isolation space, this court considered the plaintiffs’ motion for enforcement of quarantine space. However, before this motion was adjudicated by the court, the parties came together to designate spaces within each facility for enhanced outpatient and psychiatric inpatient populations to quarantine, a plan that was approved on February 18, 2021.

On June 14, 2021, CDCR published a report about the lessons it learned during the pandemic. The report detailed the benefits of telehealth for both staff retention and social distancing; the opportunity to observe more treatment and environmental stability as a result of CDCR’s COVID-related limitations on population transfers; and the decreased demand for mental health care, especially at higher levels. CDCR emphasized the need to expand telepsychiatry in light of its findings.

As the pandemic continued, the court issued an order on December 9, 2021, approving a stipulation between the parties regarding the use of therapeutic treatment modules to reduce the amount of Coleman class members designated to maximum custody.  

On January 20, 2022, the court modified the defendants’ obligations to file routine status reports. It confirmed that the defendants should continue to file psychiatric vacancy; census, waitlist, and transfer; and suicide prevention activation schedule reports. It also discontinued the defendants’ obligations to file reports regarding transfer from desert institutions or inpatient bed utilization. Finally, the court suspended the defendants’ requirement to detail where their actions departed from the Revised Program Guide as a result of the pandemic. On January 27, the court further discontinued the defendants’ obligation to file reports concerning crisis beds and facility maps. On February 7, the court also discontinued its requirement that the parties update the Program Guide on an annual basis because it perceived that the quality improvement tools would serve a similar purpose.

As of April 19, 2022, the case is ongoing. The court is currently awaiting the parties’ written report that satisfies an order to assess whether there is unmet need for inpatient care.

Summary Authors

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Jessica Kincaid (11/8/2015)

Justin Hill (4/19/2020)

Elena Malik (5/17/2020)

Averyn Lee (9/25/2020)

Zofia Peach (4/7/2021)

Matthew Feng (4/19/2022)

Related Cases

Gates v. Deukmejian, Eastern District of California (1987)

Madrid v. Gomez, Northern District of California (1990)

Plata v. Brown (Newsom) / Coleman v. Brown Three-Judge Court, Northern District of California (2001)

Plata v. Newsom, Northern District of California (2001)

Hecker v. CDCR, Eastern District of California (2005)

Perez v. Tilton, Northern District of California (2005)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4161512/parties/pc-coleman-v-newsom/


Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Acharya, Ranjini (California)

Anderson, Sara W. (California)

Attorney for Defendant
Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Adam, Gregg Mclean (California)

Albertine, Christine (California)

Alexander, Kimberly Anne (California)

Judge(s)

Barnes, Deborah (California)

Drozd, Dale Alan (California)

England, Morrison C. (California)

Farris, Joseph Jerome (Washington)

Ferguson, Warren John (California)

Fletcher, Betty Binns (Washington)

Henderson, Thelton Eugene (California)

Karlton, Lawrence K. (California)

Kennedy, Anthony McLeod (District of Columbia)

King, Carolyn Dineen (Texas)

Moulds, John F. (California)

Mueller, Kimberly Jo (California)

Pregerson, Harry (California)

Rawlinson, Johnnie B. (Nevada)

Reinhardt, Stephen Roy (California)

Tashima, Atsushi Wallace (California)

Thomas, Sidney Runyan (Montana)

Tigar, Jon Steven (California)

Wardlaw, Kim McLane (California)

White, Jeffrey Steven (California)

Wilken, Claudia Ann (California)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Acharya, Ranjini (California)

Anderson, Sara W. (California)

Austin, Roy L. (District of Columbia)

Bien, Michael W. (California)

Bien [this was a mistake], Rosen (California)

Bornstein, Jeffrey L (California)

Boysen-Aragon, Laura Barbara (California)

Center, Claudia B. (California)

Cesare−Eastman, Megan F. (California)

Craig, Amelia A. (California)

Ells, Lisa Adrienne (California)

Evenson, Rebekah B. (California)

Falkenstien, Kate Martin (California)

Fama, Steven (California)

Feeser, Mark Raymond (California)

Fischer, Aaron Joseph (California)

Fisher, Jeffrey Thomas (California)

Freedman, Michael Louis (California)

Garske, Sharon Anne (California)

George, Warren E. Jr. (California)

Gibson, Andrew (California)

Goff, Richard L. (California)

Gourse, Alexander Ross (California)

Grunfeld, Gay Crosthwait (California)

Hardy, Alison (California)

Hart, Sophie Jedeikin (California)

Heath, Tyler Vance (California)

Heather, Fred D (California)

Henkels, Robert W. (California)

Hennes, Lucas L. (California)

Kahn, Jane E. (California)

Karliner, Adela B. (California)

Kilb, Linda D. (California)

Leverett, Ingrid S. (California)

Lomio, Rita Katherine (California)

Loughrey, Raymond E (California)

Mendelson, Margot Knight (California)

Mitchell, Caroline N. (California)

Morris, Maria V (California)

Nolan, Thomas Bengt (California)

Norman, Sara Linda (California)

Nunez, Michael S (California)

Samuels, Jocelyn (District of Columbia)

Sangster, Edward P (California)

Schaefer, Jerrold C. (California)

Shinn-Krantz, Marc J (California)

Silberfeld, Roman M. (California)

Specter, Donald H. (California)

Stark, Jennifer Lori (California)

Stone-Manista, Krista Michelle (California)

Thompson, Blake (California)

Trapani, Cara Elizabeth (California)

Walczak, Kenneth M. (California)

Whelan, Amy E. (California)

Winter, Jessica L. (California)

Wolinsky, Sidney M. (California)

Xu, Amy (California)

Yelin, Jenny Snay (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Antonen, Charles (California)

Becerra, Xavier (California)

Brice, David Eugene (California)

Brown, Edmund G. Jr. (California)

Capizzi, Michael R (California)

Castro, Ismael A. (California)

Cavanagh, Joan W. (California)

Chaney, David S. (California)

Ciccotti, Christine Marie (California)

Creighton, Susan Abouchar (California)

Danas, Glenn A. (California)

Downer, William H. (California)

East, Rochelle C. (California)

Ellis, Ian Michael (California)

Gille, Ryan Thomas (California)

Gomez, Gregory George (California)

Grunder, Frances T. (California)

Hansen, Ann M. (California)

Hanson, Catherine I. (California)

Harris, Kamala D. (California)

Hoch, Andrea Lynn (California)

Holzmann, Rochelle Corinne (California)

Hrvatin, Adriano (California)

Humes, James M. (California)

Huynh, Neah (California)

Igra, Misha D (California)

Jacob, Renju Palanilkumuryil (California)

Johnson, S. Anne (California)

Kamberian, Van (California)

Kim, Jessica Soojin (California)

Kossick, Daniel Joseph (California)

Kotwani, Namrata (California)

Lewis, Kyle Anthony (California)

Lockyer, Bill (California)

Lundgren, Daniel E. (California)

Mayer, Karl S. (California)

McClain, Damon Grant (California)

McKinney, Patrick R. (California)

Mello, Paul Brian (California)

Musell, Wendy Ellen (California)

Myers, Joshua (California)

Nayeri, Sahar (California)

Neill, Jennifer Anne (California)

Neri, Miguel Angel (California)

O'Bannon, Danielle Felice (California)

Oliver-Thompson, Megan (California)

Patterson, Thomas S. (California)

Ramsey, Samantha H. (California)

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2:90-cv-00520

Docket: 1990 - 2020 [PACER]

Coleman v. Newsom (Docket from 1990-2020)

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2020

Docket

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Coleman v. Newsom (Docket from 2021 - Present)

May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021

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102

2:90-cv-00520

Findings and Recommendations (Order)

Coleman v. Wilson

Oct. 22, 1991

Oct. 22, 1991

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103

2:90-cv-00520

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Coleman v. Wilson

Oct. 24, 1991

Oct. 24, 1991

Order/Opinion
109

2:90-cv-00520

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Coleman v. Wilson

Nov. 14, 1991

Nov. 14, 1991

Order/Opinion
547

2:90-cv-00520

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Coleman v. Wilson

June 6, 1994

June 6, 1994

Order/Opinion
612

2:90-cv-00520

Order

Coleman v. Wilson

Sept. 13, 1995

Sept. 13, 1995

Order/Opinion
710

2:90-cv-00520

Order

Coleman v. Wilson

July 12, 1996

July 12, 1996

Order/Opinion

95-17039

Memorandum

Coleman v. Wilson

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Nov. 14, 1996

Nov. 14, 1996

Order/Opinion

96-70640

96-70687

96-70659

Order

Wilson v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Dec. 24, 1996

Dec. 24, 1996

Order/Opinion

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ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
2

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds, Pltf to file w/i 20 dys affidavit support of req to proceed ifp, or filing fee., (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 05/22/1990)

May 14, 1990

May 14, 1990

PACER
3

LETTER to court from plaintiff Ralph Coleman attahced IFP affidavit. (old) (Entered: 06/01/1990)

May 24, 1990

May 24, 1990

PACER
4

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds; pltfs req for IFP is GRANTEd; defts to respond to PI in 80 days or when answer is filed; USM to serve process; clk to serve SDAG w/ords, complt and consent forms; ptlfs req for appt of counsel is DENIED at this time. (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 06/28/1990)

June 21, 1990

June 21, 1990

PACER
5

ORDER: USM to serve process on deft(s) Jack Reagan, Charles D Marshall (old) (Entered: 06/28/1990)

June 21, 1990

June 21, 1990

PACER
6

LETTER to court from plaintiff Ralph Coleman re req for filing directions; mot/include relief statment attached. (old) (Entered: 06/28/1990)

June 21, 1990

June 21, 1990

PACER
7

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds; Pltf's amended complaint not to be filed, shall not replace or supersede pltf's original complaint. (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 07/09/1990)

July 5, 1990

July 5, 1990

PACER
8

PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Ralph Coleman of ltr to clerk re; US Marshals Service Process. (old) (Entered: 07/12/1990)

July 9, 1990

July 9, 1990

PACER
9

PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Ralph Coleman of questionnaire letter as per notid service of process (old) (Entered: 07/12/1990)

July 9, 1990

July 9, 1990

PACER
10

LETTER to court from plaintiff Ralph Coleman re service upon defts, status of pltfs prelinj, and submission of Notice of Briefs Memorandum of Points and Authorities w/Exhibits-is LR 220 in force? (old) (Entered: 08/09/1990)

Aug. 6, 1990

Aug. 6, 1990

PACER
11

RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall on 8/9/90 (old) (Entered: 08/21/1990)

Aug. 14, 1990

Aug. 14, 1990

PACER
12

ANSWER by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall; jury demand (old) (Entered: 08/30/1990)

Aug. 28, 1990

Aug. 28, 1990

PACER
13

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds extending time allowing DAG to complete and file a response (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/10/1990)

Sept. 5, 1990

Sept. 5, 1990

PACER
14

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds requiring plft to refer to local rules of court (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/13/1990)

Sept. 6, 1990

Sept. 6, 1990

PACER
16

NOTICE by plaintiff re discovery with attachments (old) (Entered: 09/13/1990)

Sept. 6, 1990

Sept. 6, 1990

PACER
15

DISCOVERY ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds see order for more details. (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/13/1990)

Sept. 7, 1990

Sept. 7, 1990

PACER
17

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by plaintiff for discovery and documentation records (old) (Entered: 09/19/1990)

Sept. 17, 1990

Sept. 17, 1990

PACER
18

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds ordering that dft have 30 days to file an oppo to plft req for prelim inj. No further extension will be granted w/o showing of substantial cause (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/19/1990)

Sept. 18, 1990

Sept. 18, 1990

PACER
19

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant of order [13-1] (old) (Entered: 09/19/1990)

Sept. 18, 1990

Sept. 18, 1990

PACER
20

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds denying motion for discovery and documentation records [17-1]; dfts cnsl is directed to comply w/ section 4 of the 9/7/90 disc ord w/i 21 days (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/27/1990)

Sept. 24, 1990

Sept. 24, 1990

PACER
21

LETTER to court from defendants atty DAG Gnekow re discovery (old) (Entered: 10/17/1990)

Oct. 15, 1990

Oct. 15, 1990

PACER
22

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds denying motion for discovery and documentation records [17-1]; plfts mtn for dflt jgm is denied as premature; plfts req to enter docs marked as exhibited D-H is granted; and, plfts req for appt of cnsl is denied (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 10/17/1990)

Oct. 15, 1990

Oct. 15, 1990

PACER
23

OBJECTIONS by defendant to mtn for a tro and prelim inj (old) (Entered: 10/19/1990)

Oct. 17, 1990

Oct. 17, 1990

PACER
24

MOTION by plaintiff for summary judgment no date set (old) (Entered: 10/25/1990)

Oct. 22, 1990

Oct. 22, 1990

PACER
25

ORDER by Judge John F. Moulds granting letter requesting an extension of time in which to comply w/ 9/24/90 order [21-1] (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 10/30/1990)

Oct. 24, 1990

Oct. 24, 1990

PACER
26

ORDER by Judge John F. Moulds ordering dfts to show cause w/i 10 days why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to comply w/ the cts order 9/6/90 (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 10/30/1990)

Oct. 29, 1990

Oct. 29, 1990

PACER
27

RESPONSE by defendant to cts order re sanctions filed 10/31/90 (old) (Entered: 11/08/1990)

Nov. 6, 1990

Nov. 6, 1990

PACER
28

LETTER to court from defendant atty DAG Gnekow re dfts opposition to plfts mtn for a TRO and prelim inj (old) (Entered: 11/08/1990)

Nov. 7, 1990

Nov. 7, 1990

PACER
29

RESPONSE by plaintiff Ralph Coleman to plfts mtn 10/17/90 and to dfts response to cts order re sanctions (old) (Entered: 11/27/1990)

Nov. 19, 1990

Nov. 19, 1990

PACER
30

LETTER to court from defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall re mtn for discovery enclosing stipulation (old) (Entered: 11/28/1990)

Nov. 21, 1990

Nov. 21, 1990

PACER
31

MOTION by plaintiff Ralph Coleman to provide copies of dfts response to vacaville medical facility (old) (Entered: 12/07/1990)

Dec. 5, 1990

Dec. 5, 1990

PACER
32

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds ORDERING that the dfts have discharged the 10/31/90 OSC and no sanctions will be imposed (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 12/10/1990)

Dec. 5, 1990

Dec. 5, 1990

PACER
33

REQUEST by plaintiff Ralph Coleman for compliance with complaint. (old) (Entered: 12/19/1990)

Dec. 12, 1990

Dec. 12, 1990

PACER
34

LETTER to court from plaintiff Ralph Coleman regarding ability to respond to discovery stipulation due to lock up without property. (old) (Entered: 12/19/1990)

Dec. 12, 1990

Dec. 12, 1990

PACER
35

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds staying action for 90 days ; during which time parties shall notify court if there is any change in status regarding preliminary injunction. (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 12/19/1990)

Dec. 13, 1990

Dec. 13, 1990

PACER
36

MOTION by plaintiff Ralph Coleman for temporary restraining order, and for preliminary injunction (old) (Entered: 01/02/1991)

Dec. 27, 1990

Dec. 27, 1990

PACER
37

230(M) NOTICE for plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction filed 12/27/90. (old) (Entered: 01/16/1991)

Jan. 15, 1991

Jan. 15, 1991

PACER

LODGED request for extension of time to file oppo to plfts request for tro, and proposed order thereon (old)

Feb. 4, 1991

Feb. 4, 1991

PACER
38

MEMORANDUM by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall in opposition to motion for temporary restraining order [36-1], motion for preliminary injunction [36-2] (old) (Entered: 02/13/1991)

Feb. 7, 1991

Feb. 7, 1991

PACER
39

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds extending time to file oppo to 2/8/91 (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 02/25/1991)

Feb. 25, 1991

Feb. 25, 1991

PACER
40

REPLY by plaintiff Ralph Coleman re opposition to mtn for tro [38-1] (old) (Entered: 03/01/1991)

Feb. 26, 1991

Feb. 26, 1991

PACER
41

REPLY by plaintiff Ralph Coleman re mtn for tro and injunction [36-1], re [36-2] (old) (Entered: 03/06/1991)

March 1, 1991

March 1, 1991

PACER
42

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall of order [39-2] (old) (Entered: 03/11/1991)

March 6, 1991

March 6, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed req for substitution of attys for plfts in pro per and order to be signed (old)

June 25, 1991

June 25, 1991

PACER
43

NTC OF MTN AND MOTION by plaintiff Ralph Coleman for class certification to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 bef JFM (old) (Entered: 06/26/1991)

June 25, 1991

June 25, 1991

PACER
44

NTC OF MTN AND MOTION by plaintiff Ralph Coleman to amend cmp to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 bef JFM (old) (Entered: 06/26/1991)

June 25, 1991

June 25, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed order granting mtn for class certification to be signed (old)

June 25, 1991

June 25, 1991

PACER
45

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Ralph Coleman in support of motion for class certification to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 bef JFM [43-1] (old) (Entered: 06/26/1991)

June 25, 1991

June 25, 1991

PACER
46

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds withdrawing attorney Ralph Coleman for Ralph Coleman and substituting attorney Donald Specter, Alison Hardy, Warren E George Jr, Sara W Anderson, Michael W Bien, Adela B Karliner, Sidney Wolinsky, Linda D Kilb, Richard L Goff, Amelia A Craig, Ingrid S Leverett (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 07/10/1991)

July 10, 1991

July 10, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed protective order re discovery to be signed (old)

July 11, 1991

July 11, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed order dismissing action to be signed (old)

July 11, 1991

July 11, 1991

PACER
48

MEMORANDUM by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall in support of motion for protective order to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 [47-1], of motion to dismiss [47-2] (old) (Entered: 07/12/1991)

July 11, 1991

July 11, 1991

PACER
49

DECLARATION of James Ching re motion for protective order to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 [47-1], re motion to dismiss [47-2] (old) (Entered: 07/12/1991)

July 11, 1991

July 11, 1991

PACER
50

RESPONSE by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall to motion to amend cmp to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 bef JFM [44-1] (old) (Entered: 07/12/1991)

July 11, 1991

July 11, 1991

PACER
47

NTC OF COUNTER MTN AND COUNTER MOTION by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall for protective order to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 to dismiss (old) (Entered: 07/12/1991)

July 12, 1991

July 12, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed class certification order to be signed (old)

July 15, 1991

July 15, 1991

PACER
51

AMD NTC OF MTN AND MOTION by plaintiff Ralph Coleman for class certification to be heard 8/15/91 at 9:00 bef LKK (old) (Entered: 07/15/1991)

July 15, 1991

July 15, 1991

PACER
52

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Ralph Coleman in support of motion for class certification to be heard 8/15/91 at 9:00 bef LKK [51-1] (old) (Entered: 07/15/1991)

July 15, 1991

July 15, 1991

PACER
53

RESPONSE by plaintiff Ralph Coleman to motion for protective order to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 [47-1] (old) (Entered: 07/18/1991)

July 18, 1991

July 18, 1991

PACER
54

MOTION by plaintiffs David Heroux and Dave McKay to proceed in forma pauperis unnoticed (old) Modified on 07/19/1991 (Entered: 07/19/1991)

July 19, 1991

July 19, 1991

PACER
55

REPLY by plaintiff Ralph Coleman re to response to mtn for leave to amd the cmp [44-1] (old) (Entered: 07/22/1991)

July 19, 1991

July 19, 1991

PACER
56

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Ralph Coleman in opposition to counter motion to dismiss to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 bef JFM [47-2] (old) (Entered: 07/22/1991)

July 19, 1991

July 19, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed order shortening time to hear mtn for class certification to be signed (old)

July 24, 1991

July 24, 1991

PACER
57

EX PARTE MOTION by plaintiff Ralph Coleman to shorten time to hear mtn plfts mtn for class certification unnoticed (old) (Entered: 07/24/1991)

July 24, 1991

July 24, 1991

PACER
58

DECLARATION of Donald Specter re motion to shorten time to hear mtn plfts mtn for class certification [57-1] unnoticed (old) (Entered: 07/24/1991)

July 24, 1991

July 24, 1991

PACER
59

RESPONSE by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall to ex parte application for order shortening time to hear plfts mtn for class certification (old) (Entered: 07/24/1991)

July 24, 1991

July 24, 1991

PACER
60

AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff Ralph Coleman; adding Winifred Williams, David Heroux, David McKay, Roy Joseph, John S Zil MD, Nadim Khoury, James Gomez, Joseph Sandoval (old) (Entered: 07/26/1991)

July 25, 1991

July 25, 1991

PACER
61

MINUTES of motions withdrawing motion for protective order [47-1], granting motion to dismiss [47-2], granting motion to amend cmp [44-1] joint conf call shall be held on or bef 8/15/91; also plfts mtn class certification and further hrg on dfts mtn protective order is set for 8/29/91 at 9:00 (old) (Entered: 07/26/1991)

July 25, 1991

July 25, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed order on motion for preliminary injunction. (old)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
62

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by plaintiff Ralph Coleman, plaintiff Winifred Williams, plaintiff David Heroux, plaintiff David McKay, plaintiff Roy Joseph, defendant John S Zil MD, defendant Nadim Khoury, defendant James Gomez, defendant Joseph Sandoval for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
63

MEMORANDUM of points and authorities by plaintiff Ralph Coleman, plaintiff Winifred Williams, plaintiff David Heroux, plaintiff David McKay, plaintiff Roy Joseph, defendant John S Zil MD, defendant Nadim Khoury, defendant James Gomez, defendant Joseph Sandoval in support of motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
64

DECLARATION of Alison Hardy re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
65

DECLARATION of Amy J. Metzler re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
66

DECLARATION Kevin Coe re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
67

DECLARATION of Claude Davis re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
68

DECLARATION oif David Heroux re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
69

DECLARATION of Wands Riley re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
70

DECLARATION of DAvid Shearer re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
71

DECLARATION of Terry Kupers M.D. re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/01/1991)

Aug. 1, 1991

Aug. 1, 1991

PACER
72

DECLARATION of Paul Lowinger re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/06/1991)

Aug. 6, 1991

Aug. 6, 1991

PACER
73

DECLARATION of Adela B Karliner re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/06/1991)

Aug. 6, 1991

Aug. 6, 1991

PACER
74

RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant John S Zil MD, defendant Nadim Khoury, defendant James Gomez, defendant Joseph Sandoval on 7/25/91 (old) (Entered: 08/07/1991)

Aug. 7, 1991

Aug. 7, 1991

PACER
75

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds withdrawing motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1], granting motion to proceed in forma pauperis, the remaining named plfts shall file req to proceed in IFP or the requisite filing fee bef the 8/29/91 hrg [54-1]dfts C Marshall and J Reagan are dismissed from this action; the ptys shall set up a joint telephone conf with the ct on or bef 8/15/91, setting hearing on motion for class certification to be heard 8/15/91 at 9:00 bef LKK [51-1] 9:00 8/29/91, setting hearing on motion for protective order to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 [47-1] 9:00 8/29/91,, granting motion to amend cmp to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 bef JFM [44-1] setting hearing on motion for class certification to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 bef JFM [43-1] 9:00 8/29/91, withdrawing motion for temporary restraining order [36-1], withdrawing motion for preliminary injunction [36-2] (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 08/12/1991)

Aug. 12, 1991

Aug. 12, 1991

PACER
76

ANSWER by defendant Jack Reagan, defendant Charles D Marshall; jury demand (old) (Entered: 08/14/1991)

Aug. 14, 1991

Aug. 14, 1991

PACER
77

MEMORANDUM by defendant in opposition to motion for class certification to be heard 8/15/91 at 9:00 bef LKK [51-1] (old) (Entered: 08/16/1991)

Aug. 15, 1991

Aug. 15, 1991

PACER
78

MEMORANDUM by defendant in opposition to motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/16/1991)

Aug. 15, 1991

Aug. 15, 1991

PACER
79

DECLARATION of Bruce M Slavin re motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/16/1991)

Aug. 16, 1991

Aug. 16, 1991

PACER
80

MOTION by plaintiff Winifred Williams to proceed in forma pauperis (old) (Entered: 08/22/1991)

Aug. 22, 1991

Aug. 22, 1991

PACER
81

MOTION by plaintiff Roy Joseph to proceed in forma pauperis (old) (Entered: 08/22/1991)

Aug. 22, 1991

Aug. 22, 1991

PACER
82

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM RE: APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM; HRG SET FOR 8/29/91 @ 9:00 by plaintiffs (old) (Entered: 08/22/1991)

Aug. 22, 1991

Aug. 22, 1991

PACER
83

REPLY by plaintiff's in support re preliminary injunction. [62-1] (old) (Entered: 08/23/1991)

Aug. 22, 1991

Aug. 22, 1991

PACER
84

REPLY memorandum of points and authorities in support of motion for class certification. (old) (Entered: 08/23/1991)

Aug. 22, 1991

Aug. 22, 1991

PACER
85

RESPONSE by defendant John S Zil MD, defendant Nadim Khoury, defendant James Gomez, defendant Joseph Sandoval (old) (Entered: 08/29/1991)

Aug. 28, 1991

Aug. 28, 1991

PACER
86

EXHIBIT D to dfts oppo to plfts mtn for preliminj (old) (Entered: 08/30/1991)

Aug. 29, 1991

Aug. 29, 1991

PACER
87

MINUTES of motions setting hearing on motion for preliminary injunction set for 8/29/91 @ 9:00 before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] 9:00 9/12/91, that the motion for class certification to be heard 8/15/91 at 9:00 bef LKK [51-1] is submitted, setting hearing on motion for protective order to be heard 7/25/91 at 9:00 [47-1] 9:00 9/12/91; no further action will be taken at this time in regards to guardian ad litem (old) (Entered: 08/30/1991)

Aug. 29, 1991

Aug. 29, 1991

PACER
88

STIPULATION AND ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds re service of documents (see order for details) (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/05/1991)

Aug. 29, 1991

Aug. 29, 1991

PACER
89

ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds setting hearing on motion for preliminary injunction set for before Magistrate Moulds. [62-1] 9:00 9/12/91, setting hearing on motion for protective order to be heard [47-1] 9:00 9/12/91; court intends to recommend class certification (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/09/1991)

Sept. 9, 1991

Sept. 9, 1991

PACER

LODGED proposed order certifying the class to be signed (old)

Sept. 11, 1991

Sept. 11, 1991

PACER
90

STIPULATION and ORDER by Magistrate John F. Moulds : for protective order confidentiality of inmate records (cc: all counsel) (old) Modified on 02/09/1998 (Entered: 09/13/1991)

Sept. 12, 1991

Sept. 12, 1991

PACER
91

STIPULATION re plfts disc req for inmate records (old) (Entered: 09/13/1991)

Sept. 12, 1991

Sept. 12, 1991

PACER
92

2nd DECLARATION of Kevin Coe re motion for temporary restraining order [36-1] (old) (Entered: 09/13/1991)

Sept. 12, 1991

Sept. 12, 1991

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: California

Case Type(s):

Prison Conditions

Special Collection(s):

California's Prisoners' Rights Bar article

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 23, 1990

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

All inmates with serious mental disorders who were or would be confined within the California Department of Corrections.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

Prison Law Office

Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

State of California, State

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, State

California Department of Mental Health, State

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Corrections

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act), 29 U.S.C. § 701

Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201

Constitutional Clause(s):

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Any published opinion

U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Attorneys fees

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Litigation

Order Duration: 1995 - None

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Reporting

Monitor/Master

Goals (e.g., for hiring, admissions)

Issues

General:

Bathing and hygiene

Classification / placement

Conditions of confinement

Informed consent/involuntary medication

Restraints : physical

Sanitation / living conditions

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Suicide prevention

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Administrative segregation

Crowding / caseload

Post-PLRA Population Cap

Disability and Disability Rights:

Mental impairment

Discrimination-basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

Medical/Mental Health:

Medical care, general

Medication, administration of

Mental health care, general

Self-injurious behaviors

Suicide prevention

COVID-19:

Mitigation Denied

Mitigation Granted

Mitigation Requested

Release Denied

Release Requested

Transfer-ordered or process created/modified

Type of Facility:

Government-run