Treadway v. Hedgpeth et al

Filing 14

ORDER OF SERVICE; ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR NOTICE REGARDING SUCH MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK. Dispositive Motion due by 12/10/2014. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 9/11/14. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/11/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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JOHN L. TREADWAY,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER OF SERVICE;

v.

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No. C 13-2113 RS (PR)

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS
TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR
NOTICE REGARDING SUCH
MOTION;

A. HEDGPETH, et al.,
Defendants.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK
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INTRODUCTION

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This is a federal civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a pro se state

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prisoner. In response to plaintiff’s second amended complaint (Docket No. 13), defendants

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are directed to file a dispositive motion or notice regarding such motion on or before

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December 15, 2014, unless an extension is granted. The Court further directs that defendants

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are to adhere to the notice provisions detailed in Sections 2.a and 10 of the conclusion of this

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order.

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ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

DISCUSSION

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Standard of Review
A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner

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seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity.

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See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and

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dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may

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be granted or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See id.

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§ 1915A(b)(1),(2). Pro se pleadings must be liberally construed. See Balistreri v. Pacifica

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Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1988).

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A “complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim

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to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009)

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(quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). “A claim has facial

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plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the

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reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” Id. (quoting

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Twombly, 550 U.S. at 556). Furthermore, a court “is not required to accept legal conclusions

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cast in the form of factual allegations if those conclusions cannot reasonably be drawn from

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the facts alleged.” Clegg v. Cult Awareness Network, 18 F.3d 752, 754–55 (9th Cir. 1994).

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To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege two essential elements:

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(1) that a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States was violated, and

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(2) that the alleged violation was committed by a person acting under the color of state law.

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See West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988).

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B.

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Legal Claims
Plaintiff alleges that J. Rhoads, F. Tuvera, D. Bright, R. Mack, K. Rasheed, and

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G. Pineda, members of the medical staff at Salinas Valley State Prison, provided

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constitutionally inadequate medical care. When liberally construed, plaintiff’s allegations

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state Eighth Amendment claims cognizable under § 1983.

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CONCLUSION

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For the foregoing reasons, the Court orders as follows:

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1.

The Clerk of the Court shall issue summons and the United States

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Marshal shall serve, without prepayment of fees, a copy of the complaint in this matter, all

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attachments thereto, and a copy of this order upon J. Rhoads, F. Tuvera, D. Bright, R. Mack,

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K. Rasheed, and G. Pineda at Salinas Valley State Prison. The Clerk shall also mail courtesy

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copies of the complaint and this order to the California Attorney General’s Office.

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2.

No later than ninety (90) days from the date of this order, defendants shall file

a motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion with respect to the claims in the
complaint found to be cognizable above.

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a.

If defendants elect to file a motion to dismiss on the grounds plaintiff

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failed to exhaust his available administrative remedies as required by 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a),

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defendants shall do so in a motion for summary judgment, as required by Albino v. Baca, No.

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10-55702, slip op. at 4 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2014) (en banc).

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b.

Any motion for summary judgment shall be supported by adequate

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factual documentation and shall conform in all respects to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of

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Civil Procedure. Defendants are advised that summary judgment cannot be granted, nor

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qualified immunity found, if material facts are in dispute. If any defendant is of the opinion

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that this case cannot be resolved by summary judgment, he shall so inform the Court prior to

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the date the summary judgment motion is due.

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3.

Plaintiff’s opposition to the dispositive motion shall be filed with the Court and

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served on defendants no later than forty-five (45) days from the date defendants’ motion is

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filed.

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Defendants shall file a reply brief no later than fifteen (15) days after

plaintiff’s opposition is filed.

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The motion shall be deemed submitted as of the date the reply brief is due. No

hearing will be held on the motion unless the Court so orders at a later date.
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All communications by the plaintiff with the Court must be served on

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defendants, or defendants’ counsel once counsel has been designated, by mailing a true copy

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of the document to defendants or defendants’ counsel.

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Discovery may be taken in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure. No further court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2) or Local

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Rule 16-1 is required before the parties may conduct discovery.

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It is plaintiff’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the

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court informed of any change of address and must comply with the court’s orders in a timely

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fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute

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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

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Extensions of time must be filed no later than the deadline sought to be

extended and must be accompanied by a showing of good cause.
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A decision from the Ninth Circuit requires that pro se prisoner-plaintiffs

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be given “notice of what is required of them in order to oppose” summary judgment motions

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at the time of filing of the motions, rather than when the court orders service of process or

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otherwise before the motions are filed. Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 935 (9th Cir. 2012).

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Defendants shall provide the following notice to plaintiff when they file and serve any

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motion for summary judgment:

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The defendants have made a motion for summary judgment by which they seek
to have your case dismissed. A motion for summary judgment under Rule 56
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will, if granted, end your case.
Rule 56 tells you what you must do in order to oppose a motion for summary
judgment. Generally, summary judgment must be granted when there is no
genuine issue of material fact — that is, if there is no real dispute about any
fact that would affect the result of your case, the party who asked for summary
judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, which will end your case.
When a party you are suing makes a motion for summary 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 declarations, depositions, answers to interrogatories, or authenticated
documents, as provided in Rule 56(e), that contradict the facts shown in the
defendants’ declarations and documents and show that there is a genuine issue
of material fact for trial. If you do not submit your own evidence in opposition,
summary judgment, if appropriate, may be entered against you. If summary
judgment is granted, your case will be dismissed and there will be no trial.
Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 962–63 (9th Cir. 1998).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 11, 2014
RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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