Order In Coleman v. Schwartzenegger Regarding Inpatient Forensic Capacity At Atascadero State Hospital

This document was released on August 20, 2015 by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. The purpose of the status conference was to address several matters related to an apparent re-emergence of waitlists for inpatient forensic hospital beds at Atascadero State Hospital reserved for California state prison inmates with mental illness. The consent decree in Coleman requires the state to promptly provide the Coleman class members with access to psychiatric care . . .