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Julian J. Alexander v. Foster, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 21, 20251:24-cv-01341California1,068 words

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I. BACKGROUND

22 On October 10, 2025, Defendants submitted documents they have withheld pursuant to 23 the official information privilege, specifically: 24 1. Incident Commander’s Review/Critique (AGOPRIV000001-AGOPRIV000003); 25 2. Manager’s Review-First Level (AGOPRIV000004-AGOPRIV000005); 26 3. Manager’s Review-Second Level (AGOPRIV000006-AGOPRIV000007); 27 4. IERC Executive Review Committee (“IERC”) Critique and Qualitative Evaluation 28 (AGOPRIV000008-AGOPRIV000009); 1 5. IERC Use of Force Review & Further Action Recommendation (AGOPRIV000010- 2 AGOPRIV000013); and 3 6. Incident Report Summary generated from CDCR’s internal SOMS on September 16, 4 2025 (AGOPRIV000014-AGOPRIV000017). Defendants argue that these documents are subject to the official information privilege 5 because they were generated after the cell extraction for administrative review purposes by 6 individuals who were not present or directly involved in the incident. Defendants assert that 7 production of these documents could educate inmates about CSP's administrative review policies, 8 impede future administrative review, and subject staff to unwarranted claims…

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