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PLATA v. SCHWARZENEGGER

No. 09-15864.

603 F.3d 1088 (2010)

Marciano PLATA; Ralph Coleman, Plaintiffs-Appellees, J. Clark Kelso, Receiver, v. Arnold SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor; Michael Genest; James E. Tilton, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebekah Evenson, Prison Law Office, Berkeley, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

George C. Harris, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the receiver.

Paul B. Mello, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellants.

Before: MARY M. SCHROEDER, WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR. and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

This class action was brought by California prisoners to challenge deficiencies in prison medical care that allegedly violated the Eighth Amendment and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213. The parties consented to the entry of stipulated orders providing steps to remedy the deficiencies. When the State was unable to comply with the consent orders, the court imposed a receivership on the California Department...

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