Siordia v. Cate, et al.

Filing 33

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF to File Opposition to 27 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment Within Twenty-One (21) Days; NOTICE and Warning of Requirements for Opposing Defendants' Summary Judgment Motion, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 7/26/2013. (Jessen, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 ROBERT SIORDIA, Plaintiff, 10 11 12 v. MATTHEW CATE, et al., Defendants. 13 Case No. 1:11-cv-00742-LJO-MJS (PC) ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF Nos. 27, 31) TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE NOTICE AND WARNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR OPPOSING DEFENDANTS’ SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION 14 15 16 17 Plaintiff Robert Siordia is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 18 a civil rights action filed May 9, 2011 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) This 19 matter proceeds on the Complaint’s Eighth Amendment claim against Defendants Cate and 20 Yates. (ECF No. 11.) Defendants filed their Answer on April 26, 2012. (ECF No. 17.) 21 Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on March 11, 2013. (ECF No. 27.) 22 Plaintiff was required to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition by not later than 23 May 15, 2013. (ECF No. 31.) The May 15, 2013 deadline has passed without Plaintiff 24 responding or seeking an extension of time to do so. 25 The Court will give Plaintiff one further opportunity to respond to the motion: 26 Plaintiff must file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to Defendants’ 27 motion for summary judgment within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of 28 this order. 1 1 Pursuant to Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2012), Rand v. Rowland, 2 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998), and Klingele v. Eikenberry, 849 F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1988), 3 the Court hereby notifies Plaintiff of the following rights and requirements for opposing 4 the motion: 5 6 7 1. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions for summary judgment are briefed pursuant to Local Rule 230(l). 2. Plaintiff is required to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition 8 to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Local Rule 230(l). If Plaintiff fails to file 9 an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion, this action may be 10 dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to prosecute. The opposition or statement of 11 non-opposition must be filed not more twenty one (21) days from the date of service of 12 this order. Id. 13 3. A motion for summary judgment is a request for judgment on some or all 14 of Plaintiff’s claims in favor of Defendants without trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). Defendants’ 15 motion sets forth the facts which they contend are not reasonably subject to dispute and 16 that entitle them to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). This is called the 17 statement of undisputed facts. Local Rule 260(a). 18 Plaintiff has the right to oppose a motion for summary judgment. To oppose the 19 motion, Plaintiff must show proof of his claims. Plaintiff may agree with the facts set 20 forth in Defendants’ motion but argue that Defendants are not entitled to judgment as a 21 matter of law. In the alternative, if Plaintiff does not agree with the facts set forth in 22 Defendants’ motion, he may show that Defendants’ facts are disputed in one or more of 23 the following ways: (1) Plaintiff may rely upon statements made under the penalty of 24 perjury in the complaint or the opposition if (a) the complaint or opposition shows that 25 Plaintiff has personal knowledge of the matters stated and (b) Plaintiff calls to the 26 Court’s attention those parts of the complaint or opposition upon which Plaintiff relies; 27 (2) Plaintiff may serve and file declarations setting forth the facts which Plaintiff believes 28 2 1 prove his claims;1 (3) Plaintiff may rely upon written records but Plaintiff must prove that the 2 records are what he claims they are;2 or (4) Plaintiff may rely upon all or any part of 3 the transcript of one or more depositions, answers to interrogatories, or admissions 4 obtained in this proceeding. Should Plaintiff fail to contradict Defendants’ motion with 5 declarations or other evidence, Defendants’ evidence will be taken as truth, and final 6 judgment may be entered without a full trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). 7 In opposing Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, Local Rule 260(b) 8 requires Plaintiff to reproduce Defendants’ itemized facts in the statement of undisputed 9 facts and admit those facts which are undisputed and deny those which are disputed. If 10 Plaintiff disputes (denies) a fact, Plaintiff must cite to the evidence used to support that 11 denial (e.g., pleading, declaration, deposition, interrogatory answer, admission, or other 12 document). Local Rule 260(b). 4. 13 If discovery has not yet been opened or if discovery is still open and 14 Plaintiff is not yet able to present facts to justify the opposition to the motion, the Court 15 will consider a request to postpone consideration of Defendants’ motion. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 56(d). Any request to postpone consideration of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment 17 must include the following: (1) a declaration setting forth the specific facts Plaintiff hopes to 18 elicit from further discovery, (2) a showing that the facts exist, and (3) a showing that the 19 facts are essential to opposing the motion for summary judgment. Blough v. Holland Realty, 20 Inc., 574 F.3d 1084, 1091 n.5 (9th Cir. 2009); Tatum v. City and County of San Francisco, 21 441 F.3d 1090, 1100-01 (9th Cir. 2006); State of California v. Campbell, 138 F.3d 772, 779 22 (9th Cir. 1998). The request to postpone the motion for summary judgment must identify 23 what information is sought and how it would preclude summary judgment. Blough, 574 F.3d 24 at 1091 n.5; Tatum, 441 F.3d at 1100-01; Margolis v. Ryan, 140 F.3d 850, 853 (9th Cir. 25 26 27 28 1 A declaration is a written statement setting forth facts (1) which are admissible in evidence, (2) which are based on the personal knowledge of the person giving the statement, and (3) to which the person giving the statement is competent to testify. 28 U.S.C. § 1746; Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(4). A declaration must be dated and signed under penalty of perjury as follows: “I declare (or certify, verify or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).” 28 U.S.C. § 1746. 2 Sworn or certified copies of all papers referred to in the declaration must be included and served on the opposing party. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). 3 1 1998); Local Rule 260(b). 5. 2 3 Unsigned declarations will be stricken, and declarations not signed under penalty of perjury have no evidentiary value. 6. 4 The failure of any party to comply with this order, the Federal Rules of 5 Civil Procedure, or the Local Rules of the Eastern District of California may result in the 6 imposition of sanctions including but not limited to dismissal of the action or entry of 7 default. 8 9 10 11 12 13 IT IS SO ORDERED. 14 Dated: 15 July 26, 2013 /s/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC _Signature- END: 16 Michael J. Seng 12eob4 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4

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