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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 17 The question of whether defendants should be required to conduct a study to determine whether there is an unmet need for higher levels of mental health care among members of the plaintiff class is pending before the court. As the court has signaled over the past year, see, e.g., September 3, 2020 Order, ECF No. 6846, at 27, for the reasons explained below defendants will be required to conduct that study consistent with this order and under the supervision of the Special Master as soon as practicable, complying with public health requirements necessitated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 25 ///// 26 ///// 28 I. BACKGROUND On September 9, 2019, the court issued an order setting an agenda for the second quarterly status conference for that year, held on September 13, 2019. September 9, 2019 Order,…