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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RODNEY J. CONERLY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LAURIE SMITH, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 16-cv-03168-MEJ (PR) 

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR DELAYED RULING ON 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

Re: Dkt. No. 26 

Plaintiff has filed a motion to delay ruling on Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. 

Plaintiff asserts that he is still awaiting discovery, through which he “seeks the necessary facts to 

overcome summary judgment.” Dkt. No. 26 at 1. Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED without 

prejudice. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is due on or before January 31, 2017. 

Plaintiff’s opposition is due within twenty-eight days of the date the summary judgment motion is 

filed. If he determines at that time that necessary facts are unavailable to him due to lack of 

discovery, Plaintiff may, along with his opposition, file a declaration pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 56(d). Rule 56(d) provides that if a party opposing a summary judgment motion 

shows “by affidavit or declaration that, for specified reasons, it cannot present facts essential to 

justify its opposition, the court may (1) defer considering the motion or deny it; (2) allow time to 

obtain affidavits or declarations or to take discovery; or (3) issue any other appropriate order. Fed. 

R. Civ. P. 56(d). 

This order terminates Docket No. 26. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

United States Magistrate Judge 

January 6, 2017

Case 3:16-cv-03168-SI Document 29 Filed 01/06/17 Page 1 of 1