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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 On July 25, 2022, the court issued an order to the parties to show cause within fourteen days why the court should not adopt in full the Special Master’s expert’s reports on completed inmate suicides in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for 20 calendar years 2016 through 2020 and why the court should not adopt the Special Master’s report on his expert’s summary of findings on inmate suicides in CDCR from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2020 (hereafter “Summary Report”). July 25, 2022 Order, ECF No. 7591. Both 23 parties have filed timely responses to the court’s order. ECF Nos. 7599 (Defendants) & 7600 24 (Plaintiffs). I. BACKGROUND The Special Master’s specific responsibilities with respect to suicide reporting began on …