MITCHELL v. CATE

No. 2:08-CV-01196-TLN-EFB.

ROBERT MITCHELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MATTHEW CATE, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. California, Sacramento Division.

May 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Mitchell, Plaintiff, represented by Geoffrey Thomas Holtz , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Matthew Flairty , Bingham McCutchen, LLP, Warren E. George, Jr. , Prison Law Office, Donald Specter , Prison Law Office & Rebekah B. Evenson , Prison Law Office.

Hanif Abdullah, Plaintiff, represented by Geoffrey Thomas Holtz , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Matthew Flairty , Bingham McCutchen, LLP, Warren E. George, Jr. , Prison Law Office & Rebekah B. Evenson , Prison Law Office.

Alvaro Quezada, Plaintiff, represented by Geoffrey Thomas Holtz , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Matthew Flairty , Bingham McCutchen, LLP, Warren E. George, Jr. , Prison Law Office & Rebekah B. Evenson , Prison Law Office.

Tony Trujillo, Plaintiff, represented by Geoffrey Thomas Holtz , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Matthew Flairty , Bingham McCutchen, LLP, Warren E. George, Jr. , Prison Law Office & Rebekah B. Evenson , Prison Law Office.

T. Felker, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General, Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office & Grant Lien , Attorney General's Office of the State of California.

D. Vanderville, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General, Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office & Grant Lien , Attorney General's Office of the State of California.

J. Owen, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General, Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office & Grant Lien , Attorney General's Office of the State of California.

D. Hellwig, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General, Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office & Grant Lien , Attorney General's Office of the State of California.

J. Tilton, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General, Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office & Grant Lien , Attorney General's Office of the State of California.

F Foulk, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General & Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California.

M. Wright, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General & Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California.

Matthew Cate, CDCR Secretary, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General, Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California & Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco.

Scott Kernan, CDCR Undersecretary of Operations, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General & Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California.

Terri McDonald, CDCR Chief Deputy Secretary of Adult Operations, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General & Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California.

George Giurbino, CDCR Director of the Division of Adult Institutions, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Erin B. Sullivan , Attorney General's Office, Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco, Marisa Yee Kirschenbauer , California Department of Justice, Michelle A. Des Jardins , Office Of The Attorney General & Christopher James Becker , Attorney General's Office for the State of California.

J. Beard, Defendant, represented by Damon Grant McClain , Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General & Julianne Mossler , California Office of the Attorney General San Francisco.

Equal Justice Society, Amicus, represented by Benjamin Jonathan Fox , Morrison and Foerster LLP & Hanna Abrams , Morrison & Foerster LLP.

United States of America, Amicus, represented by Laura Lee Coon , U.S. Department Of Justice.


ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Plaintiffs in this action, Robert Mitchell, Alvaro Quezada, and a class consisting of all male prisoners who are now, or will in the future be, subjected to CDCR's modified program and lockdown policy, allege that CDCR has a policy and practice...

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