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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RALPH COLEMAN, et al., No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB P Plaintiffs, ORDER v. GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs have moved the court to reject defendants’ plan to provide minimum treatment 18 standards for the psychiatric inpatient programs (PIPs) administered by the California Department 19 of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), ECF No. 7812. Defendants oppose the motion, ECF No. 7828, and plaintiffs have filed a reply, ECF No. 7838. In addition, in response to the court’s invitation, ECF No. 7817, the United States Department of Justice has filed its views on 22 plaintiffs’ motion. ECF No. 7846. As authorized by court order, ECF No. 7854, the parties have 23 filed supplemental briefing. ECF Nos. 7864 (defendants), 7867, 7868 (plaintiffs). 24 I. BACKGROUND In 1995, the court found defendants in violation of their Eighth Amendment obligation to 26 provide the…