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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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Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 962 (9th Cir. 1998).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Allan S. MacDonald, )

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Plaintiff, ) CIV 03-374 PHX SMM (VAM)

) CIV 03-1584 PHX SMM (VAM)

v. ) (CONSOLIDATED)

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Joseph M. Arpaio, et al., ) O R D E R

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 Defendants. )

These two cases were consolidated because the same defendants

and same issues were raised in CIV 03-374 as in CIV 03-1584. The

discovery deadline has run in CIV 03-374 and the Court does not

anticipate the need for any additional discovery on the issues on

that case that are also raised in CIV 03-1584. The Third Amended

Complaint was filed on September 30, 2005. Before service,

defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 128). By

filing the Motion for Summary Judgment, defendants consented to

the jurisdiction of the Court and no service is necessary. 

Plaintiff has not responded to the Motion for Summary Judgment and

a response must be filed or plaintiff will risk entry of judgment

for defendants. 

NOTICE--WARNING TO PLAINTIFF

THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN TO YOU BY THE COURT1

The defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment seeks to have

your case dismissed. A motion for summary judgment under Rule 56

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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 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 contradict the facts

shown in the defendants' 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.

LRCiv 56.1 of the Rules of Practice of the United States

District Court for the District of Arizona also requires, in

addition, that you include as a part of your opposition to a 

Motion for Summary Judgment a separate statement of facts in

opposition to the Motion for Summary Judgment. 

(a) Any party filing a motion for summary judgment

shall set forth separately from the memorandum of law,

and in full, the specific facts on which that party

relies in support of the motion. The specific facts

shall be set forth in serial fashion and not in

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narrative form. As to each fact, the statement shall

refer to a specific portion of the record where the fact

may be found (i.e., affidavit, deposition, etc.). Any

party opposing a motion for summary judgment must comply

with the foregoing in setting forth the specific facts,

which the opposing party asserts, including those facts

which establish a genuine issue of material fact

precluding summary judgment in favor of the moving

party. In the alternative, the movant and the party

opposing the motion shall jointly file a stipulation

signed by the parties setting forth a statement of the

stipulated facts if the parties agree there is no

genuine issue of any material fact. As to any

stipulated facts, the parties so stipulating may state 

that their stipulations are entered into only for the

purposes of the motion for summary judgment and are not

intended to be otherwise binding.

Additional provisions of LRCiv 7.2, Rules of Practice of the

United States District Court for the District of Arizona are as

follows:

Subparagraph (e) of that Rule provides:

Unless otherwise permitted by the Court, a motion

including its supporting memorandum, and the response

including its supporting memorandum, each shall not

exceed seventeen (17) pages, exclusive of attachments

and any required statement of facts. Unless otherwise

permitted by the Court, a reply including its supporting

memorandum shall not exceed eleven (11) pages, exclusive

of attachments.

Subparagraph (i) of LRCiv 7.2 provides:

If a motion does not conform in all substantial respects

with the requirements of this Local Rule, or if the

opposing party does not serve and file the required

answering memoranda, or if counsel for any party fails

to appear at the time and place assigned for oral

argument, such non-compliance may be deemed a consent to

the denial or granting of the motion and the Court may

dispose of the motion summarily.

It is plaintiff's obligation to timely respond to all

motions. The failure of plaintiff to respond to defendants'

Motion for Summary Judgment may in the discretion of the Court be

deemed a consent to the granting of that Motion without further

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notice, and judgment may be entered dismissing the complaint and

action with prejudice pursuant to LRCiv 7.2(i). See Brydges v.

Lewis, 18 F.3d 651 (9th Cir. 1994) (per curiam).

On December 5, 2005, plaintiff filed a Motion Requesting

Clarification. (Doc. 139). In this Motion, plaintiff asks the

Court to act as his counsel and answer his legal questions. The

Court will not and cannot act as counsel for plaintiff and will

not answer plaintiff's legal questions. The Motion Requesting

Clarification will be denied.

On December 27, 2005, plaintiff once again filed a Motion

Requesting Clarification (Doc. 149) asking the Court the same

questions he previously set forth in Document 139. This Motion

will also be denied.

On December 5, 2005, plaintiff filed a Motion for Ruling on

his Motion for Appointment of Counsel. (Doc. 141). The day after

plaintiff filed the Motion, the Court's ruling was entered. 

Therefore, this Motion for Ruling is moot as the Court ruled in

Document 137. For plaintiff's information, his request for

appointed counsel was once again denied without prejudice.

On December 27, 2005, plaintiff filed a Motion for Extension

of Time asking for 60 days to respond to defendants' Motion for

Summary Judgment. (Doc. 147). Those 60 days have passed and

plaintiff has still not responded to defendants' Motion for

Summary Judgment. Plaintiff raises issues about discovery that he

wishes to obtain. Plaintiff's attention is directed to Rule

56(f), F.R.Civ.P. The Motion for Extension of Time will be

granted and plaintiff shall have until April 14, 2006 to respond

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to the Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff is cautioned that

this will be the last continuance. The Motion for Summary

Judgment has been pending for 5 months and plaintiff has filed

nothing.

On January 3, 2006, plaintiff filed a Motion to Stay the

Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 150). Plaintiff says he needs

discovery. Plaintiff is informed he may begin his discovery and

should begin his discovery because the Court is going to close

discovery on all issues in the consolidated cases as of May 31,

2006. These cases have been pending for years, the issues in both

cases are the same in most regards and plaintiff is not pursuing

discovery and responding to motions diligently. Therefore, all

discovery must be completed by May 31, 2006. This final discovery

deadline is a year after the discovery deadline previously set in

Document 56. All discovery disputes must be brought to the

Court's attention no later than June 30, 2006. All dispositive

motions must be filed by July 31, 2006. These deadlines are final

and will not be extended. The Motion to Stay the Motion for

Summary Judgment will be denied. Plaintiff's response is due

April 14, 2006. 

On February 27, 2006, plaintiff filed a Motion for Extension

of Time to serve defendants. (Doc. 168). This Motion is moot and

is denied.

On February 27, 2006, plaintiff filed a Motion for Discovery

and Scheduling Order. This Motion is moot and will be denied. 

The schedule is set forth in the above paragraphs.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED denying plaintiff's Motions

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Requesting Clarification (Docs. 139 and 149).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying as moot plaintiff's Motion for

Ruling on his motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. 141).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED granting plaintiff's Motion for

Extension of Time to respond to defendants' Motion for Summary

Judgment. (Doc. 147). Plaintiff shall file a response to

defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment no later than April 14,

2006.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying plaintiff's Motion to Stay

regarding the Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 150). 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying as moot plaintiff's Motion for

Extension of time to serve defendants. (Doc. 168).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying as moot plaintiff's Motion for

Discovery and Scheduling Order. (Doc. 169). The discovery

deadlines are set forth above as follows: All discovery shall be

completed by May 31, 2006; discovery disputes must be brought to

the Court's attention by June 30, 2006; all motions for summary

judgment or other dispositive motions must be filed by July 31,

2006. There will be no further extensions.

DATED this 13th day of March, 2006.

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