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DRAPER v. ROSARIO, 2:10-CV-0032 KJM EFB. (2014)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20140404d85 Visitors: 18
Filed: Apr. 03, 2014
Latest Update: Apr. 03, 2014
Summary: AMENDED ORDER KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge. On March 20, 2014, the court conducted a final pretrial conference. Victor Meng, Robert O'Leary and Judson Lobdell appeared for plaintiff Draper, who was present in court; David Carrasco and Rene Lucaric appeared telephonically for defendant Rosario. After hearing, and good cause appearing, the court makes the following findings and orders: JURISDICTION/VENUE Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. 1343(a). Jurisdiction and venue are not
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AMENDED ORDER

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.

On March 20, 2014, the court conducted a final pretrial conference. Victor Meng, Robert O'Leary and Judson Lobdell appeared for plaintiff Draper, who was present in court; David Carrasco and Rene Lucaric appeared telephonically for defendant Rosario.

After hearing, and good cause appearing, the court makes the following findings and orders:

JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(a). Jurisdiction and venue are not contested.

JURY/NON-JURY

The parties have requested a jury trial and agree to an eight member jury.

UNDISPUTED FACTS

1. California State Prison-Solano is a medium security institution operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

2. On September 9, 2009, plaintiff John Clint Draper was an inmate housed in Building Four at CSP-Solano.

3. Draper was classified as mobility impaired and was authorized to use a cane.

4. Defendant David Rosario was a correctional officer assigned to CSP-Solano and on September 9, 2009 was working as a floor officer in Building Four.

5. Correctional Officer Pyong Chan Lee was working as the control booth officer and Correctional Officer Eddie Coulter was working as a floor officer in Building Four on September 9, 2009.

6. Coulter, Lee and Rosario were the only officers assigned to working in Building Floor during the morning of September 9, 2009.

7. Around 11:30 a.m., Rosario ordered Draper to report to the office in Building Four.

8. When Draper reported to the office, Coulter and Rosario were there and Lee was in the control booth.

9. Rosario talked to Draper about the latter's work performance as a porter.

10. Draper disagreed with Rosario's assessment and the two got into a verbal exchange in the dayroom outside the office.

11. Rosario ordered Draper to drop his cane and put his hands behind his back so Rosario could handcuff Draper.

> 12. Draper complied and Rosario handcuffed him

13. The incident involving Draper and Rosario took place in the Day Room of Building Four, immediately in front of the sally port grill gate.

14. Lee activated his personal alarm as the result of the incident and CDCR officers arrived in response.

DISPUTED FACTUAL ISSUES1

1. Whether Rosario slammed Draper into the sally port grill gate in Building Four.

2. Whether Draper jumped off the sally port grill gate and launched himself backwards at Rosario in an attempt to assault Rosario.

3. Whether Rosario slammed Draper's head into the ground while Draper was face down on the ground.

4. Whether Draper suffered any injury as the result of the incident or, if he did, the extent of any injuries.

5. Whether a registered nurse adequately examined Draper after the incident.

SPECIAL FACTUAL INFORMATION

None applicable.

DISPUTED EVIDENTIARY ISSUES/MOTIONS IN LIMINE

The parties will submit their motions in limine in accordance with the schedule set below, except for plaintiff's request to obtain the attendance of incarcerated witnesses, which shall be addressed according to the schedule set by ECF No. 130.

The parties' motions on limine are due by April 7, oppositions due by April 14, and any replies by April 21, 2014. The parties should inform the court whether resolution of any of the motions might require an evidentiary presentation.

STIPULATIONS/AGREED STATEMENTS

The parties have stipulated as to the following facts:

1. Rosario acted under color of state law.

2. The medical records offered as plaintiff's exhibits 1-60 and defendants' exhibits 7-35 are authentic.

3. The photographs of Building Four taken on January 22, 2014 and offered as plaintiff's exhibit 66 and defendant's exhibit 35 are authentic.

4. Defendant's proposed exhibits 1-6, documents from plaintiff's central file, are authentic.

RELIEF SOUGHT

Plaintiff seeks compensatory or nominal damages, punitive damages, costs and attorneys' fees. Defendant seeks a judgment in his favor and an award of costs.

POINTS OF LAW

The parties shall alert the court to disputes about the applicable law and legal standards. Trial briefs addressing these points more completely shall be filed with this court no later than seven days prior to the date of trial in accordance with Local Rule 285.

ABANDONED ISSUES

The court granted defendant's motions to dismiss Draper's claim that his Fourteenth Amendment right to procedural due process was violated, that his Eighth Amendment right was violated by prison officials' deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs, and that he was subjected to a biased disciplinary hearing.

WITNESSES

Plaintiff intends to call the following witnesses:

John Clint Draper Richard Shepard, CDC No. H40705 Frank Thompson, Jr. CDC No. C07772 Mario Thompson, CDC No. T54097 James Fowler, Correctional Sergeant Allen Peel, Correctional Sergeant John Edward Mitchell, CDC No.H38255 Michael Dwayne Haynes, CDC No. J78758 Dr. Martin Chenevert—expert witness Custodians of records Grant Fine, potential impeachment witness

Defendant intends to call the following witnesses:

David Rosario Pyong Chun Lee Edward Coulter Dr. Bruce Barnett—rebuttal expert Custodians of records. Each party may call any witnesses designated by the other.

A. The court will not permit any other witness to testify unless:

(1) The party offering the witness demonstrates that the witness is for the purpose of rebutting evidence that could not be reasonably anticipated at the pretrial conference, or (2) The witness was discovered after the pretrial conference and the proffering party makes the showing required in "B," below.

B. Upon the post pretrial discovery of any witness a party wishes to present at trial, the party shall promptly inform the court and opposing parties of the existence of the unlisted witnesses so the court may consider whether the witnesses shall be permitted to testify at trial. The witnesses will not be permitted unless:

(1) The witness could not reasonably have been discovered prior to the discovery cutoff; (2) The court and opposing parties were promptly notified upon discovery of the witness; (3) If time permitted, the party proffered the witness for deposition; and (4) If time did not permit, a reasonable summary of the witness's testimony was provided to opposing parties.

EXHIBITS, SCHEDULES AND SUMMARIES

Plaintiff's exhibits are identified on attachment A. At trial, plaintiff's exhibits shall be listed numerically.

Defendant's exhibits are identified on attachment B. At trial, defendant's exhibits shall be listed alphabetically.

The court encourages the parties to generate a joint exhibit list to the extent possible. Joint Exhibits shall be identified as JX and listed numerically, e.g., JX-1, JX-2.

All exhibits must be premarked.

The parties must prepare exhibit binders for use by the court at trial, with a side tab identifying each exhibit in accordance with the specifications above. Each binder shall have an identification label on the front and spine.

The parties must exchange exhibits no later than twenty-eight days before trial. Any objections to exhibits are due no later than fourteen days before trial.

A. The court will not admit exhibits other than those identified on the exhibit lists referenced above unless:

1. The party proffering the exhibit demonstrates that the exhibit is for the purpose of rebutting evidence that could not have been reasonably anticipated, or 2. The exhibit was discovered after the issuance of this order and the proffering party makes the showing required in Paragraph "B," below.

B. Upon the discovery of exhibits after the discovery cutoff, a party shall promptly inform the court and opposing parties of the existence of such exhibits so that the court may consider their admissibility at trial. The exhibits will not be received unless the proffering party demonstrates:

1. The exhibits could not reasonably have been discovered earlier; 2. The court and the opposing parties were promptly informed of their existence; 3. The proffering party forwarded a copy of the exhibits (if physically possible) to the opposing party. If the exhibits may not be copied the proffering party must show that it has made the exhibits reasonably available for inspection by the opposing parties.

DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPTS

Counsel must lodge the sealed original copy of any deposition transcript to be used at trial with the Clerk of the Court no later than fourteen days before trial.

FURTHER DISCOVERY OR MOTIONS

Discovery closed on October 6, 2012. The court granted plaintiff's motion to reopen discovery and set a new discovery deadline of January 31, 2014.

The parties do not anticipate additional discovery.

AMENDMENTS/DISMISSALS

As noted above, several claims were dismissed during the course of the litigation.

SETTLEMENT

On February 6, 2014, he parties attended a settlement conference conducted by the Honorable Dale A. Drozd. The case did not settle and the parties do not believe a further settlement conference will be helpful.

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The parties should submit a joint statement of the case fourteen days before trial.

SEPARATE TRIAL OF ISSUES

The parties do not seek a separate trial of any issues.

IMPARTIAL EXPERTS/LIMITATION OF EXPERTS

Not applicable.

ATTORNEYS' FEES

Plaintiff will seek attorneys' fees if he is the prevailing party.

ESTIMATED TIME OF TRIAL/TRIAL DATE

Jury trial is set for May 5, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom Three before the Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller. Trial is anticipated to last three to four days. The parties are directed to Judge Mueller's trial schedule outlined at the "important information" link located on her web page on the court's website.

PROPOSED JURY VOIR DIRE AND PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS

The parties shall file any proposed jury voir dire seven days before trial. Each party will be limited to ten minutes of jury voir dire.

The court directs counsel to meet and confer in an attempt to generate a joint set of jury instructions and verdicts. The parties shall file any such joint set of instructions fourteen days before trial, identified as "Jury Instructions and Verdicts Without Objection." To the extent the parties are unable to agree on all or some instructions and verdicts, their respective proposed instructions are due fourteen days before trial.

Counsel shall e-mail a copy of all proposed jury instructions and verdicts, whether agreed or disputed, as a word document to kjmorders@caed.uscourts.gov no later than fourteen days before trial; all blanks in form instructions should be completed and all brackets removed.

Objections to proposed jury instructions must be filed seven days before trial; each objection shall identify the challenged instruction and shall provide a concise explanation of the basis for the objection along with citation of authority. When applicable, the objecting party shall submit an alternative proposed instruction on the issue or identify which of his or her own proposed instructions covers the subject.

MISCELLANEOUS

Trial briefs are due seven days before trial.

OBJECTIONS TO PRETRIAL ORDER

Each party is granted fourteen days from the date of this order to file objections to the same. If no objections are filed, the order will become final without further order of this court.

ATTACHMENT A

PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT LIST

# Date Document Bates Number Plaintiff's Medical Records 1. January 25, 1994 X-Ray Request DRAPER002302 2. December 12, 2007 Radiology Report DRAPER001463 3. May 6, 2008 Radiology Report DRAPER000494 4. December 10, 2008 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER000148 5. December 22, 2008 Comprehensive Accommodation Chrono DRAPER000531 6. August 20, 2009 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER000126 7. August 26, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000492 8. September 9, 2009 Medical Report of Injury or Unusual Dkt. 70-3 at 13 Occurrence 9. September 11, 2009 Health Care Services Request Form Dkt. 65-1 at 21 10. September 17, 2009 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER000124-5 11. September 17, 2009 Physician's Orders DRAPER000623 12. September 28, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000490 13. September 28, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000491 14. October 20, 2009 Health Services Request Form Dkt. 65-1 at 20 15. October 29, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000489 16. November 1, 2009 Health Services Request Form Dkt. 65-1 at 19 17. November 5, 2009 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER003786 18. November 16, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000487 19. November 16, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000488 20. November 22, 2009 Health Services Request Form Dkt. 65-1 at 18 21. June 8, 2010 Health Care Servies Request Form DRAPER003784 22. July 21, 2010 Report by Salinas Valley Radiologists, Inc. DRAPER000486 23. July 29, 2010 Physician Request for Services Dkt. 65-1 at 7 24. July 29, 2010 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes Dkt. 65-1 at 8 25. June 8, 2010 Health Care Services Request Form DRAPER003784 26. July 21, 2010 Report by Salinas Valley Radiologists, Inc. DRAPER000486 27. February 9, 2011 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER003795 28. May 23, 2011 Health Care Services Request Form Dkt. 65-1 at 14 29. November 1, 2011 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000114 30. January 20, 2012 Encounter Form: Musculoskeletal DRAPER000096-8 Complaint (Non-Traumatic) 31. January 31, 2012 Physician Request for Services DRAPER000553 32. January 31, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000094 33. February 29, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note Dkt. 65-1 at 5 34. March 5, 2012 Health Care Services Request Form DRAPER000085 35. March 8, 2012 Report by Valley Radiology Medical DRAPER000481-483 Associates, Inc. 36. April 11, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000084 37. May 2, 2012 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER000082 38. May 9, 2012 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER000081 39. May 16, 2012 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER000080 40. May 23, 2012 Interdisciplinary Progress Notes DRAPER000076 41. June 25, 2012 Health Care Services Request Form DRAPER000074 42. July 10, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000073 43. July 10, 2012 Refusal of Examination and/or Treatment DRAPER000547 44. August 1, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000068-69 45. August 31, 2012 Medical Progress Note DRAPER000064-65 46. September 11, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000062 47. September 30, 2012 Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Study DRAPER000474-80 48. October 11, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000061 49. November 21, 2012 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000058 50. January 25, 2013 Encounter Form: Musculoskeletal DRAPER000053-55 Complaint (Non-Traumatic) 51. January 29, 2013 Health Care Services Request Form DRAPER000051 52. February 6, 2013 Refusal of Examination and/or Treatment DRAPER000538 53. April 4, 2013 Health Care Services Request Form DRAPER002429 54. April 15, 2013 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000048 55. June 7, 2013 Encounter Form: Musculoskeletal DRAPER000039-41 Complaint (Non-Traumatic) 56. June 11, 2013 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER000037 57. October 15, 2013 Health Care Services Request Form DRAPER001467 58. October 17, 2013 Encounter Form: Musculoskeletal DRAPER001468-69 Complaint (Non-Traumatic) 59. December 4, 2013 Health Care Services, Physician Request for DRAPER002427 Services 60. December 9, 2013 Report by California Correctional Health DRAPER002296-97 Care Services Miscellaneous 61. Diagram of Building Four, California State Prison, Solano 62. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Adult Institutions, Program, and Parole, Operations Manual 63. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center, Cadet Handbook 64. September 9, 2009 Videotape Interview of John Clint Draper 65. September 30, 2009 Videotape Interview of John Clint Draper 66. January 22, 2014 Photographs of California State Prison, Solano 67. Rule 1006 Summary of Medical Records Concerning Right Upper Extremity Medical Text 68. Renfree K.J., and T.W. Wright, Anatomy and biomechanics of the acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints, Clin. Sports Med. 2003;22: 219-237 69. Shaffer B.S., Painful conditions of the acromioclavicular joint, J. Am. Acad. Orthop. Surg. 1999;7(3):176 70. Koehler, Scott M., Acromioclavicular joint injuries, UpToDate, available online at http://www.uptodate.com (May 13, 2013) 71. Koehler, Scott M., Acromioclavicular joint disorders, UpToDate, available online at http://www.uptodate.com (January 14, 2014) 72. Miller, Marc L., Muscle examination in the evaluation of weakness, UpToDate, available online at http://www.uptodate.com (August 23, 2012) 73. Jing Jin, et al., Factors affecting therapeutic compliance: A review from the patient's perspective, 4 Ther. & Clin. Risk Mgmt. 269 (February 2008) 74. Alex J. Mitchell and Thomas Selmes, Why don't patients take their medicine? Reasons and solutions in psychiatry, 13 Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 336 (2007) 75. Silk, K.R., Personality disorders, in: A. Skodol (Ed.), UpToDate (2014) 76. Carol S. North M.D., M.P.E., and Sean H. Yutzy M.D., The Psychiatric Diagnosis, In Goodwin and Guze's Psychiatric Diagnosis (6th Ed.) (Oxford University Press, Inc. 2010)

ATTACHMENT B

DEFENDANT'S TRIAL EXHIBITS—AMENDED LIST

No. Date Document Reference Plaintiff's Central File Documents 1. October 16, 1991 Abstract of Judgment DRAPER002555 2. September 9, 2009 Rules Violation Report DRAPER0002790-95 3. September 9, 2009 Medical Report of Injury Dkt. 70-3 at 13 4. September 9, 2009 Inmate Account of Excessive Force Dkt. 70-3 at 42 5. September 16, 2009 Incident Commander's Review/Critique Dkt. 70-3 at 44-53 6. October 7, 2009 Memorandum on Interviews with Inmates Dkt. 70-3 at 36-41 Plaintiff's Medical File Documents 7. April 23, 2003 Radiology Report DRAPER000497 8. December 4, 2006 Radiology Report DRAPER000496 9. April 30, 2008 Physician Order DRAPER000650 10. April 30, 2008 Interdisciplinary Progress Note DRAPER000152 11. May 6, 2008 Radiology Report DRAPER000494 12. December 10, 2008 Physician's Order DRAPER000642 13. December 10, 2008 Interdisciplinary Progress Note DRAPER000148 14. August 20, 2009 Interdisciplinary Progress Note DRAPER000126 15. August 26, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000492 16. September 26, 2009 Interdisciplinary Progress Note DRAPER000124-25 17. September 28, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000490 18. September 28, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000491 19. October 29, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000489 20. November 5, 2009 Interdisciplinary Progress Note DRAPER003786 21. November 16, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000487 22. November 16, 2009 Radiology Report DRAPER000488 23. January 6, 2010 Interdisciplinary Progress Note 24. June 9, 2010 Interdisciplinary Progress Note 25. July 27, 2010 MRI Report DRAPER000486 26. July 29, 2010 Health Care Services Request Dkt. 65-1 at 7 27. July 29, 2010 Interdisciplinary Progress Note Dkt. 65 at 11 28. August 11, 2010 Interdisciplinary Progress Note 29. January 20, 2011 Interdisciplinary Progress Note 30. January 11, 2011 Reasonable Accommodation Request DRAPER003793-94 31. February 9, 2011 Primary Care Provider Progress Note DRAPER003795 32. February 11, 2011 Health Care Services Request Dkt. 65-1 at 15 33. March 8, 2012 X-ray Reports DRAPER000481-83 OtherExhibits 34. January 22, 2014 Photos of Incident Scene, CSP-Solano

FootNotes


1. The court acknowledges plaintiff's claim that the question whether a post-incident interview with plaintiff was properly handled is in dispute, but does not include that in the disputed facts as it is not part of the claim itself, but rather may provide a basis for a jury instruction or other action. As the parties observed, this will be addressed during the motions in limine.
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