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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

LARRY SMITH,

Plaintiff,

v.

RALPH DIAZ, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:20-cv-1004 CKD P

ORDER

Discovery being closed and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. All pretrial motions, e.g. any motion for summary judgment, shall be filed on or before

March 3, 2025.

2. Pursuant to Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 957 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc), and 

Klingele v. Eikenberry, 849 F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1988), the court hereby informs plaintiff of the 

following requirements for opposing a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

56. Such a motion is a request for an order for judgment in favor of the defendant without trial. 

A defendant’s motion for summary judgment will set forth the facts that the defendant contends 

are not reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle the defendant to judgment. To oppose a 

motion for summary judgment, plaintiff must show proof of his or her claims. Plaintiff may do 

this in one or more of the following ways. Plaintiff may rely on plaintiff’s statements made under 

penalty of perjury in the complaint if the complaint shows that plaintiff has personal knowledge 

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of the matters stated and plaintiff specifies those parts of the complaint on which plaintiff relies. 

Plaintiff may serve and file one or more affidavits or declarations setting forth the facts that 

plaintiff believes prove plaintiff’s claims; the person who signs an affidavit or declaration must 

have personal knowledge of the facts stated. Plaintiff may rely on written records, but plaintiff 

must prove that the records are what plaintiff asserts they are. Plaintiff may rely on all or any part 

of the transcript of one or more depositions, answers to interrogatories, or admissions obtained in 

this proceeding. If plaintiff fails to contradict the defendant’s evidence with counteraffidavits or 

other admissible evidence, the court may accept defendant’s evidence as true and grant the 

motion. If there is some good reason why such facts are not available to plaintiff when required 

to oppose a motion for summary judgment, the court will consider a request to postpone 

consideration of the defendant’s motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d). If plaintiff does not serve and 

file a written opposition to the motion, or a request to postpone consideration of the motion, the 

court may consider the failure to act as a waiver of opposition to the defendant’s motion. See

L.R. 230(l). If the court grants the motion for summary judgment, whether opposed or 

unopposed, judgment will be entered for the defendant without a trial and the case will be closed 

as to that defendant.

3. If defendants move for summary judgment, defendants must contemporaneously serve 

with the motion, but in a separate document, a copy of the attached Rand Notice. See Woods v. 

Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 935 (9th Cir. 2012); Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 957 (9th Cir. 1998). 

Failure to do so may constitute grounds for denial of the motion. 

Dated: January 3, 2025

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smit1004.ptm

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Rand Notice to Plaintiff

This notice is provided to ensure that you, a pro se prisoner plaintiff, “have fair, timely and adequate notice 

of what is required” to oppose a motion for summary judgment. See Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2012); 

Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 957 (9th Cir. 1998). The court requires that you be provided with this notice 

regarding the requirements for opposing a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

When a defendant moves for summary judgment, the defendant is requesting that the court grant judgment 

in defendant’s favor without a trial. If there is no real dispute about any fact that would affect the result of your case, 

the defendant who asked for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, which will end your case 

against that defendant. A motion for summary judgment will set forth the facts that the defendant asserts are not 

reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle the defendant to judgment. 

To oppose a motion for summary judgment, you must show proof of your claims.1 To do this, you may 

refer to specific statements made in your complaint if you signed your complaint under penalty of perjury and if your 

complaint shows that you have personal knowledge of the matters stated. You may also submit declarations setting 

forth the facts that you believe prove your claims, as long as the person who signs the declaration has personal 

knowledge of the facts stated. You may also submit all or part of deposition transcripts, answers to interrogatories, 

admissions, and other authenticated documents. For each of the facts listed in the defendant’s Statement of 

Undisputed Facts, you must admit the facts that are undisputed, and deny the facts that are disputed. If you deny a 

fact, you must cite to the proof that you rely on to support your denial. See L.R. 260(b). If you fail to contradict the 

defendant’s evidence with your own evidence, the court may accept the defendant’s evidence as the truth and grant 

the motion. 

The court will consider a request to postpone consideration of the defendant’s motion if you submit a 

declaration showing that for a specific reason you cannot present such facts in your opposition. If you do not respond 

to the motion, the court may consider your failure to act as a waiver of your opposition. See L.R. 230(l). 

If the court grants the defendant’s motion, whether opposed or unopposed, judgment will be entered for that 

defendant without a trial and the case will be closed as to that defendant.

1 If the motion for summary judgment concerns the exhaustion of administrative remedies, you must submit 

proof of specific facts regarding the exhaustion of administrative remedies. See Stratton v. Buck, 697 F.3d 1004, 

1008 (9th Cir. 2012); Albino v. Baca, 747 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. April 3, 2014).

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