Xu, Ye v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Filing 19

ORDER granting 18 Defendant's motion for an order directing plaintiff to file a new summary judgment response. Plaintiff may have until November 13, 2017, to file new responses to defendant's proposed findings of fact. Defendant may have until November 29, 2017, to file its reply. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 10/25/2017. (jef/sent sj procedures to plaintiff via U.S. mail),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

YE XU,
Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
SYSTEM,

16-cv-510-jdp

Defendant.
Pro se plaintiff Ye Xu, a librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, brings this
case alleging that administrators at the University of Wisconsin System discriminated against
her on the basis of her race and national origin with regard to a disagreement over the proper
classification of library materials about Taiwan.
Defendant has filed a motion for summary judgment, to which plaintiff has responded.
But defendant has filed a motion for an order directing plaintiff to file a response that complies
with the court’s procedures to be followed when briefing summary judgment motions. Dkt. 18
(citing the court’s preliminary pretrial conference order, Dkt. 8). These rules require plaintiff
to submit responses to each of defendant’s individual proposed findings of fact, which are
contained in Dkt. 12.
Plaintiff has filed what she calls responses to defendant’s proposed findings, see Dkt. 16,
at 33, but which are actually long legal arguments responding to statements defendant makes
in its brief. Plaintiff has not responded to each proposed finding of fact located in Dkt. 12, so
I will direct her to do so. In doing so she should refer to the court’s pretrial order explaining
how to respond. In particular, plaintiff should make sure to explain whether she agrees with or

disputes each numbered fact, and if she disputes the fact, provide her own proposed fact,
including a citation to evidence supporting that fact.
I will direct the clerk of court to send plaintiff another copy of the court’s procedures
on motions for summary judgment, which detail the requirements that she must follow.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Defendant’s motion for an order directing plaintiff to file a new summary judgment
response, Dkt. 18, is GRANTED.
2. Plaintiff may have until November 13, 2017, to file new responses to defendant’s
proposed findings of fact. Defendant may have until November 29, 2017, to file its
reply.
3. The clerk of court is directed to send plaintiff a copy of the court’s procedures on
motions for summary judgment included with the pretrial conference order.
Entered October 25, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
________________________________________
JAMES D. PETERSON
District Judge

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