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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUIS ROBERTO MARTINEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

KINGS COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:10-cv-01569-AWI-DLB PC

AMENDED SECOND INFORMATIONAL 

ORDER - NOTICE AND WARNING OF 

REQUIREMENTS FOR OPPOSING 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this civil action. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss for 

failure to exhaust on June 28, 2012, and pursuant to Woods v. Carey, Nos. 09-15548, 09-16113, 

2012 WL 262 6912 (9th Cir. Jul. 6, 2012) and Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2003), 

the Court hereby notifies Plaintiff of the following rights and requirements for opposing the 

motion:

1. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions to dismiss shall be briefed pursuant to Local 

Rule 230(l). 

2. Plaintiff is required to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to 

Defendants’ motion to dismiss. L.R. 230(l). If Plaintiff fails to file an opposition or a statement 

of non-opposition to the motion, this action may be dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to 

prosecute. The opposition or statement of non-opposition must be filed not more than 21 days 

after the date of service of the motion. Id. 

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3. Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust the administrative 

remedies as to one or more claims in the complaint. The failure to exhaust the administrative 

remedies is subject to an unenumerated Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss. Wyatt, 315 F.3d at 1119 

(citing Ritza v. Int’l Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union, 837 F.2d 365, 368 (9th Cir. 

1988) (per curiam)). In deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust, the Court will look 

beyond the pleadings and decide disputed issues of fact. Id. at 1119-20 (quoting Ritza, 837 F.2d 

at 368). If the Court concludes that Plaintiff has not exhausted the administrative remedies, the 

unexhausted claims must be dismissed and the Court will grant the motion to dismiss. Id. at 

1120. If all of the claims are unexhausted, the case will be dismissed, which means Plaintiff’s 

case is over. If some of the claims are exhausted and some are unexhausted, the unexhausted 

claims will be dismissed and the case will proceed forward only on the exhausted claims. Jones 

v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199, 219-224 (2007). A dismissal for failure to exhaust is without prejudice. 

Wyatt, 315 F.3d at 1120. 

If responding to Defendants’ unenumerated 12(b) motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust 

the administrative remedies, Plaintiff may not simply rely on allegations in the complaint. 

Instead, Plaintiff must oppose the motion by setting forth specific facts in declaration(s) and/or 

by submitting other evidence regarding the exhaustion of administrative remedies. See Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 43(c); Ritza, 837 F.2d at 369. If Plaintiff does not submit his own evidence in opposition, 

the Court may conclude that Plaintiff has not exhausted the administrative remedies and the case 

will be dismissed in whole or in part.

4. Unsigned declarations will be stricken, and declarations not signed under penalty of 

perjury have no evidentiary value.

5. The failure of any party to comply with this order, the Federal Rules of Civil 

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Procedure, or the Local Rules of the Eastern District of California may result in the imposition of 

sanctions including but not limited to dismissal of the action or entry of default.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 18, 2012 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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