Hart v. Childress

Filing 18

ORDER directing Plaintiff to file within thirty days of the entry of this Order, a Response to 15 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and a separate Statement of Disputed Facts that comply with the Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, Local Rule 56.1, an d the instructions set forth in this Order. Plaintiff is advised that failure to timely and properly comply with this Order will result in either all of the facts in Defendant's summary judgment papers being deemed admitted by Plaintiff or the dismissal of this action, without prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray on 03/26/2013. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
JERRY HART
V.

PLAINTIFF
3:12CV00203 JTR

AMANDA CHILDRESS, Nurse,
Crittenden County Detention Facility

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Defendant has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, a Brief in Support, and
a Statement of Undisputed Facts. See Docs. #15, #16, and #17. Plaintiff must
respond to that Motion.
At the summary judgment stage, a plaintiff cannot rest upon mere allegations
and, instead, must meet proof with proof. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). This means that
Plaintiff’s Response must include his legal arguments, as well as affidavits,1 prison
records, or other evidence establishing that there is a genuine issue of material fact
that must be resolved at a hearing or trial.
Furthermore, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1, Plaintiff must also separately file a
Statement of Disputed Facts, which lists: (a) any disagreement he has with the

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The affidavit must be based upon the personal knowledge of the person
executing the affidavit and must be either: (1) sworn and subscribed to by a notary
public; or (2) executed under penalty of perjury, as provided for by 28 U.S.C. § 1746.

specifically numbered factual assertions in Defendant’s Statement of Undisputed Facts
(Doc. #17); and (b) any other disputed facts that he believes must be resolved at a
hearing or trial.2
Finally, Plaintiff is advised that if he intends to rely on documents that have
been previously filed in the record, he must specifically refer to those documents by
docket number, page, date, and heading. The Court will not sift through the file to
find support for Plaintiff’s factual contentions. See Crossley v. Georgia-Pacific,
Corp., 355 F.3d 1112, 1113-14 (8th Cir. 2004) (affirming the grant of summary
judgment because a plaintiff failed to properly refer to specific pages of the record that
supported his position).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
1.

Plaintiff must file, within thirty days of the entry of this Order, a

Response to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and a separate Statement of
Disputed Facts that comply with the Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, Local Rule 56.1, and the
instructions set forth in this Order.
2.

Plaintiff is advised that the failure to timely and properly comply with

this Order will result in: (a) all of the facts in Defendant’s summary judgment papers

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If Plaintiff disputes any of the facts in Defendant’s Statement of Undisputed
Facts, he must identify each numbered paragraph that contains the facts he disputes
and, for each paragraph, explain why he disputes those facts.
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being deemed admitted by Plaintiff, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1(c); or (b) the
dismissal of this action, without prejudice, pursuant to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2).
Dated this 26th day of March, 2013.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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