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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., 1S Defendants. 16 On August 23, 2023, the court ordered the parties to meet and confer under the 18 supervision of the Special Master and file a joint statement discussing what maximum mental 19 health staffing vacancy rate should be confirmed for the psychiatric inpatient programs (PIPS) 20 operated by the California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (CDCR). August 23, 2023 Order, ECF No. 7923, at 12-13, 15. The court directed the parties to “focus on whether the court should confirm a maximum vacancy rate for the PIPs that is different from the ten percent 23 rate established by the June 2002 order [ECF No. 1383] and used by [the Department of State 24 Hospitals] DSH.” /d. at 13. Ifthe parties believe a different rate is appropriate, the court directed 25 them to “discuss…