Ilsung v. Mobert

Filing 53

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 52 Motion to Dismiss Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion, Requiring Plaintiff to File Opposition to Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion, and Extending Time to File Opposition, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 6/5/14. 30-Day Deadline. Clerk to provide copy of this order via facsimile to the Litigation Coordinator - SATF/Corcoran State Prison. (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VICTORY ILSUNG,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE
ROBERT MOBERT,

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ORDER (1) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO DISMISS DEFENDANT’S
SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION, (2)
REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S
SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION, and (3)
EXTENDING TIME TO FILE OPPOSITION
(ECF No. 52)

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Case No. 1:10-cv-02070-AWI-MJS (PC)

CLERK TO PROVIDE COPY OF THIS
ORDER VIA FACSIMILE TO THE
LITIGATION COORDINATOR –
SATF/CORCORAN STATE PRISON

Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights
action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter proceeds on retaliation and medical
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indifference claims against Defendant Mobert.

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On May 1, 2014, Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 49).

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Plaintiff’s opposition or statement of non-opposition was due by not later than May 26,

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2014. Local Rule 230(l).

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On June 2, 2014, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking dismissal of Defendant’s motion for

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summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff had been unable to obtain a declaration of

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inmate witness Donald Norwood in opposition to the motion. (See ECF No. 52.)

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Plaintiff’s motion is not a proper opposition to summary judgment. It might be read
at least inferentially to request additional time to file opposition. Accordingly, The Court will

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give plaintiff one further, thirty day, opportunity to respond properly to Defendant’s motion.

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A failure to respond within that time with persuasive law and evidence in opposition to the

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motion could result in the Court granting the motion. The court cannot continue to delay the

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proceeding while Plaintiff seeks evidence that presumably has been available to him since

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he first initiated the lawsuit.

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To assist Plaintiff in complying with this Order, the rules applicable to responding to
motions for summary judgment are summarized below:
The Defendant’s motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules

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of Civil Procedure seeks to have Plaintiff’s case dismissed. If the motion is granted, it will

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end the case.

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Rule 56 sets forth what one must do to oppose a motion for summary judgment.

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Generally, summary judgment must be granted when there is no genuine issue of material

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

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case -- and the party who asked for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter

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of law. When a party being sued makes a motion for summary judgment that is properly

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supported by declarations (or other sworn testimony), the plaintiff cannot simply rely on

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what his complaint says. Instead, he must set out specific facts in declarations, depositions,

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answers to interrogatories, or authenticated documents, as provided in Rule [56(c)], that

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contradict the facts shown in the defendant's declarations and documents and show that
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there is a genuine issue of material fact for trial. If plaintiff does not submit evidence in

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opposition, summary judgment, if appropriate, may be entered against him. If summary

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judgment is granted, his case will be dismissed without trial.

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In accordance with Local Rule 260(a), Defendant has here filed a Statement of

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Undisputed Facts that contains discrete, specific material facts to support his entitlement to

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summary judgment. In response to this Statement, Local Rule 260(b) requires you to

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“reproduce the itemized facts in the Statement of Undisputed Facts and admit those facts

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that are undisputed and deny those that are disputed, including with each denial a citation

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to the particular portions of any pleading, affidavit, deposition, interrogatory answer,

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admission, or other document relied upon in support of that denial.” You may also “file a

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concise Statement of Disputed Facts, and the source thereof in the record, of all additional

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material facts as to which there is a genuine issue precluding summary judgment or

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adjudication.” Local Rule 260(b). You are responsible for filing all evidentiary documents

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cited in the opposing papers. Id. If additional discovery is needed to oppose summary

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judgment, Local Rule 260(b) requires you to “provide a specification of the particular facts

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on which discovery is to be had or the issues on which discovery is necessary.”

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ORDER

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Accordingly, for the reasons stated, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

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No. 52) is DENIED,

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Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (ECF

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Plaintiff shall file his opposition or statement of non-opposition to Defendant’s

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motion for summary judgment within thirty (30) days from service of this

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Order,

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Coordinator - SATF/Corcoran State Prison via facsimile at [phone],

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The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to the Litigation

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The Court requests the Litigation Coordinator reasonably assist Plaintiff

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in communicating with Corcoran State Prison inmate Donald Norwood,

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V-98639, for purposes of opposing Defendant’s motion,
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The failure of Plaintiff to comply with this Order, the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, or the Local Rules of the Eastern District of California may result

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in the imposition of sanctions including but not limited to dismissal of the

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action or entry of default.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 5, 2014

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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