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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHARLES PLUNKETT, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

C. PARHAM, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-1450 KJM AC P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. On October 17, 2022, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. ECF 

No. 46. However, upon further review it does not appear that they contemporaneously served 

plaintiff with a Rand Notice, as required by this court. See ECF No. 31 at 6, ¶ 11 (warning that 

failure to contemporaneously serve plaintiff with a Rand Notice may constitute grounds for 

dismissal (citing Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 935 (9th Cir. 2012); Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 

952, 957 (9th Cir. 1998))). 

The Ninth Circuit has stressed the importance of pro se prisoners receiving a Rand Notice 

at the same time as the motion for summary judgment, and failure to provide contemporaneous 

notice is grounds for reversal. Woods, 684 F.3d at 939-41. Given the lapse in time since the 

summary judgment motion was filed, it will be denied without prejudice to a properly filed 

motion that is accompanied by a Rand Notice. Should defendants choose to re-file their motion 

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for summary judgment, they should ensure that they attach the properly signed versions of their 

declarations. See ECF No. 47. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 46) is DENIED without 

prejudice as procedurally defective; 

2. Within seven days of the filing of this order, defendants may re-serve and re-file their 

motion for summary judgment. The motion must be accompanied by a Rand Notice and the 

Notice must be in a document separate from the motion. 

DATED: June 13, 2023 

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