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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, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Christopher Lipsey, Jr. (“Plaintiff Lipsey”), is a plaintiff/intervenor in this class action, which is now in the remedial phase. Before the court is Lipsey’s motion to compel defendant Kathleen Allison (“Secretary Allison”), the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), to comply with requests for production of documents. This court held oral argument on the motion on September 3, 2021. Attorney Kate Falkenstien appeared for plaintiff. Deputies Attorney General Namrata Kotwani and Adriano Hrvatin appeared for Secretary Allison. For the reasons set forth below, this court grants in part and denies in part plaintiff’s motion. BACKGROUND Due to the rate of suicides and attempted suicides by California inmates, the court in this class…