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Abstract: 

Plaintiffs asserted that counsel for the state violated the California State Bar rules of ethical behavior, the federal court rules on point, and an agreement specific to the Coleman case. Defendants assert that California now has a constitutional mental health prison system. In what may be a contentious ruling, Judge Karlton finds that defendants have the burden of showing constitutionality. Defendants argued that after two years, it is plaintiffs’ obligation under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) to show unconstitutionality.

Keywords: Coleman v. Wilson; Balla v. Idaho State Board of Corrections; Farmer v. Brennan; Helling v. McKinney; Hadix v. Johnson

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.