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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELEAZAR VILLEGAS, 

Plaintiff(s),

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S. DUCK, et al.,

Defendant(s). 

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No. C 99-21157 CRB (PR)

ORDER OF SERVICE

While Eleazar Villegas was incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison

("SVSP"), he filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

claiming various violations of his federal and state rights. The court (Fogel, J.)

dismissed the action for failure to state a federal claim and declined to exercise

supplemental jurisdiction over the related state law claims. Villegas appealed.

The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part. It concluded that

Villegas had stated claims of retaliation against defendants Duck, Higginbotham,

Baraldi, Chesterman, Harris, Lindsey and Nappi, and reversed and remanded as

to those claims and defendants. It affirmed the dismissal of all other claims and

defendants. Villegas v. Duck, No. 99-17691, slip op. at 2-3 (9th Cir. Oct. 25,

2000) (unpublished memorandum disposition).

After further proceedings in the district court and Ninth Circuit related to

plaintiff's previously-granted application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28

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U.S.C. § 1915, Judge Fogel recused himself from the case pursuant to Canon

3(c)(1)(a) of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges and the case was

reassigned to the undersigned. 

Pursuant to the mandate of the Ninth Circuit, the claims of retaliation

against Duck, Higginbotham, Baraldi, Chesterman, Harris, Lindsey and Nappi

will be served. The clerk accordingly shall issue summons and the United States

Marshal shall serve, without prepayment of fees, copies of the complaint in this

matter, all attachments thereto, and copies of this and all other orders, on Duck,

Higginbotham, Baraldi, Chesterman, Harris, Lindsey and Nappi. The clerk also

shall serve a copy of this order on plaintiff.

In order to expedite the resolution of this case, the court orders as follows:

a. No later than 90 days from the date of this order, defendants shall

file a motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion. A motion for

summary judgment shall be supported by adequate factual documentation and

shall conform in all respects to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, and shall

include as exhibits all records and incident reports stemming from the events at

issue. If defendants are of the opinion that this case cannot be resolved by

summary judgment or other dispositive motion, they shall so inform the court

prior to the date their motion is due. All papers filed with the court shall be

served promptly on plaintiff.

b. Plaintiff's opposition to the dispositive motion shall be filed with

the court and served upon defendants no later than 30 days after defendants serve

plaintiff with the motion. 

c. Plaintiff is advised that 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

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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 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 contradicts the facts shown in the defendant's

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) (en banc) (App. A).

Plaintiff is also advised that a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust

administrative remedies under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) will, if granted, end your

case, albeit without prejudice. You must “develop a record” and present it in

your opposition in order to dispute any “factual record” presented by the

defendants in their motion to dismiss. Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1120

n.14 (9th Cir. 2003).

d. Defendants shall file a reply brief within 15 days of the date on

which plaintiff serves them with the opposition. 

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

Procedure. No further court order is required before the parties may conduct

discovery.

All communications by plaintiff with the court must be served on

defendants, or defendants' counsel once counsel has been designated, by mailing

a true copy of the document to defendants or defendants' counsel.

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

court and all parties informed of any change of address and must comply with the

court's orders in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of

this action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 01, 2006 

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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