Norwood v. Robinson et al

Filing 65

ORDER Directing Plaintiff to File an Opposition to 64 Motion for Summary Judgment No Later Than June 22, 2012, signed by District Judge Roslyn O. Silver on 5/17/2012. (Jessen, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Gregory Lynn Norwood,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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M. Robinson, et al.,
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Defendants.
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No. CV-08-00172-ROS
ORDER

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Defendants have filed a Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 64) pursuant to Rule
56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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NOTICE--WARNING TO PLAINTIFF

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THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN TO YOU BY THE COURT1

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The Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment seeks to have your case dismissed.

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A motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will,

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if granted, end your case.

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Rule 56 tells you what you must do in order to oppose a motion for summary

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judgment. Generally, summary judgment must be granted when there is no genuine dispute

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of material fact – that is, if there is no real dispute about any fact that would affect the result

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of your case, the party who asked for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter

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Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 962 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc).

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of law, which will end your case. When a party you are suing makes a motion for summary

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judgment that is properly supported by declarations (or other sworn testimony), you cannot

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simply rely on what your complaint says. Instead, you must set out specific facts in

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declarations, depositions, answers to interrogatories, or authenticated documents, as provided

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in Rule 56(e), that contradict the facts shown in the Defendants’ declarations and documents

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and show that there is a genuine issue of material fact for trial. If you do not submit your

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own evidence in opposition, summary judgment, if appropriate, may be entered against you.

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If summary judgment is granted, your case will be dismissed and there will be no trial.

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Rule 56-260 of the Local Rules of the United States District Court Eastern District of

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California also requires that you include with your response to the Motion for Summary

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Judgment a separate statement of facts in opposition to the Motion for Summary Judgment.

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Your separate statement of facts must “admit those facts that are undisputed and deny those

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that are disputed, including with each denial a citation to the particular portions of any

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pleading, affidavit, deposition, interrogatory answer, admission or other document relied

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upon in support of that denial.” Rule 56-260(b).

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You must timely respond to all motions. The Court may, in its discretion, treat your

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failure to respond to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as a consent to the granting

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of that Motion without further notice, and judgment may be entered dismissing this action

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with prejudice. See Brydges v. Lewis, 18 F.3d 651 (9th Cir. 1994) (per curiam).

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IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file his opposition to the motion for summary
judgment no later than June 22, 2012.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall file their reply within 15 days
after service of Plaintiff’s opposition.
DATED this 17th day of May, 2012.

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