Gardner v. Davis-Peppers et al
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ORDER directing the Plaintiff to file within 30 days, Responses to 20 and a separate Statement of Disputed Facts that comply with the Local Rule and the instructions in this Order. Plaintiff is advised that failure to timely and properly comply with this Order will result in: (a) all the facts in Defendants' summary judgment papers being deemed admitted by Plaintiff; or (b) the dismissal of this action, without prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray on 04/14/2014. (kcs)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION
WALLACE A. GARDNER,
ADC #110784
V.
PLAINTIFF
5:13CV00353 BSM/JTR
SONYA DAVIS-PEPPERS,
Doctore, Maximum Security Unit, ADC, et al.
DEFENDANTS
ORDER
Defendants Kelley and McDowell has filed separate Motions for Summary
Judgment on the issue of exhaustion, Briefs in Support, and a Statements of
Undisputed Facts. Docs. 20 through 25. Plaintiff must respond to both Motions.
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 Responses 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
Statements 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 each of the Defendant’s Statements of
Undisputed Facts (Docs. 21 & 24); 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,
Responses to Defendant Kelley's and McDowell's Motions for Summary Judgment
and a separate Statements of Disputed Facts that comply with the Fed. R. Civ. P. 56,
Local Rule 56.1, and the instructions 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 Defendants’ summary judgment papers
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If Plaintiff disputes any of the facts in Defendants’ Statements 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 14th day of April, 2014.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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