Wooten v. California Dept. of Corrections et al

Filing 29

SECOND INFORMATIONAL ORDER - NOTICE and Warning of Requirements for Opposing Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 27 , signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 8/4/15. (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GEORGE E. WOOTEN,

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Plaintiff,
v.
CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF
CORRECITONS, et al.,

Case No. 1:13-cv-00570-LJO-JLT (PC)
SECOND INFORMATIONAL
ORDER - NOTICE AND WARNING OF
REQUIREMENTS FOR OPPOSING
DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
(Doc. 27)

Defendants.
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21-DAY DEADLINE

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Plaintiff, George E. Wooten, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in this action. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment

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both on the merits of Plaintiff's claims and for Plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative

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remedies prior to filing suit on August 2, 2015.

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09-15548, 09-16113, 2012 WL 262 6912 (9th Cir. Jul. 6, 2012), Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108

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(9th Cir. 2003), Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998), and Klingele v. Eikenberry, 849

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F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1988), the Court hereby notifies Plaintiff of the following rights and

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requirements for opposing the motion:

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(Doc. 27.) Pursuant to Woods v. Carey, Nos.

1. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions for summary judgment are briefed pursuant to
Local Rule 230(l).

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2. Plaintiff is required to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to

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Defendants' motion for summary judgment. Local Rule 230(l). If Plaintiff fails to file an

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opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion, this action may be dismissed, with

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prejudice, for failure to prosecute. The opposition or statement of non-opposition must be filed

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not more than 21 days after the date of service of the motion. Id.

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3. A motion for summary judgment is a request for judgment on some or all of Plaintiff=s

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claims in favor of Defendants without trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). Defendants= motion sets forth

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the facts which they contend are not reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle them to

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judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). This is called the Statement of Undisputed

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Facts. Local Rule 260(a).
Plaintiff has the right to oppose a motion for summary judgment. To oppose the motion,

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Plaintiff must show proof of his claims. Plaintiff may agree with the facts set forth in Defendants=

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motion, but argue that Defendants are not entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

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In the alternative, if Plaintiff does not agree with the facts set forth in Defendants= motion,

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he must show that Defendants= facts are disputed in one or more of the following ways: (1)

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Plaintiff may rely upon statements made under the penalty of perjury in the Third Amended

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Complaint or the opposition if (a) the Third Amended Complaint or opposition shows that

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Plaintiff has personal knowledge of the matters stated and (b) Plaintiff calls to the Court=s

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attention those parts of the Third Amended Complaint or opposition upon which Plaintiff relies;

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(2) Plaintiff may serve and file declarations setting forth the facts which Plaintiff believes prove

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his claims;1 (3) Plaintiff may rely upon written records but Plaintiff must prove that the records

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are what he claims they are;2 or (4) Plaintiff may rely upon all or any part of the transcript of one

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or more depositions, answers to interrogatories, or admissions obtained in this proceeding. If

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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: AI 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.
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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).

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Plaintiff fails to contradict Defendants= motion with declarations or other evidence, Defendants=

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evidence will be taken as truth and final judgment may be entered without a full trial. Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 56(e).

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In opposing Defendants' motion for summary judgment, Local Rule 260(b) requires

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Plaintiff to reproduce Defendants' itemized facts in the Statement of Undisputed Facts and admit

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those facts which are undisputed and deny those which are disputed. If Plaintiff disputes (denies)

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a fact, Plaintiff must cite to the evidence used to support that denial (e.g., pleading, declaration,

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deposition, interrogatory answer, admission, or other document). Local Rule 260(b).

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4. If discovery has not yet been opened or if discovery is still open and Plaintiff is not yet

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able to present facts to justify the opposition to the motion, the Court will consider a request to

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postpone consideration of Defendants' motion. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d). Any request to postpone

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consideration of Defendants' motion for summary judgment must include the following: (1) a

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declaration setting forth the specific facts Plaintiff hopes to elicit from further discovery, (2) a

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showing that the facts exist, and (3) a showing that the facts are essential to opposing the motion

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for summary judgment. Blough v. Holland Realty, Inc., 574 F.3d 1084, 1091 n.5 (9th Cir. 2009);

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Tatum v. City and County of San Francisco, 441 F.3d 1090, 1100-01 (9th Cir. 2006); State of

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California v. Campbell, 138 F.3d 772, 779 (9th Cir. 1998). The request to postpone the motion

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for summary judgment must identify what information is sought and how it would preclude

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summary judgment. Blough, 574 F.3d at 1091 n.5; Tatum, 441 F.3d at 1100-01; Margolis v.

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Ryan, 140 F.3d 850, 853 (9th Cir. 1998); Local Rule 260(b).

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5. Unsigned declarations will be stricken and declarations not signed under penalty of

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perjury have no evidentiary value and cannot be considered.

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The failure of any party 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 in the imposition of

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sanctions including but not limited to dismissal of the action or entry of default.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 4, 2015

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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