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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

JASON SCOTT HOUNIHAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOSE C. VILLASENOR,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:23-cv-00163-EPG (PC)

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S FILING 

RECEIVED ON MAY 10, 2023

(ECF No. 11)

Jason Hounihan (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding on Plaintiff’s 

Eighth Amendment sexual assault claim against defendant Villasenor. (ECF No. 5).

On May 10, 2023, the Court received a filing from Plaintiff. (ECF No. 11). As part of the 

filing, Plaintiff included a “COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES ON UNDERTAKING.” (ECF No. 

11, pgs. 1-2). It is not clear why Plaintiff filed this document. It is a form, but Plaintiff largely 

failed to fill out the form. Moreover, the form states that it is “for use by a defendant whose 

property was attached in a prior action,” not for use by a plaintiff in a civil rights action. As 

Plaintiff failed to fill out the form, and as it is not clear why Plaintiff filed the form, the Court will 

take no further action on the form. 

As part of the filing, Plaintiff also included a motion for summary judgment and a 

document titled “Affidavit in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment in Action Alleging 

Assault and Malicious Prosecution....” (Id. at 3-7). Plaintiff moves for summary judgment in 

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light of the seriousness of the violation and the factual evidence on file, including bodycam 

footage, transcripts, and state records. The attached affidavit is not signed by Plaintiff, and the 

facts alleged therein appear to have nothing to do with the facts of this case.

The Court will deny Plaintiff’s summary judgment motion, without prejudice. Plaintiff

filed his motion for summary judgment before defendant Villasenor even appeared. As Plaintiff 

himself acknowledges (ECF No. 11, p. 5), defendant Villasenor’s deadline to respond to the 

complaint has not yet run. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is premature. 

Moreover, Plaintiff’s motion does not comply with this Court’s local rules. Under Local 

Rule 260(a), “[e]ach motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication shall be 

accompanied by a ‘Statement of Undisputed Facts’ that shall enumerate discretely each of the 

specific material facts relied upon in support of the motion and cite the particular portions of any 

pleading, affidavit, deposition, interrogatory answer, admission, or other document relied upon to 

establish that fact. The moving party shall be responsible for the filing of all evidentiary 

documents cited in the moving papers.” However, Plaintiff failed to file a “Statement of 

Undisputed Facts,” and while Plaintiff refers to evidence, he failed to file any evidence in support 

of his motion.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Court will take no further action on the form titled “COMPLAINT FOR 

DAMAGES ON UNDERTAKING.” 

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1 While Plaintiff attached an affidavit, as mentioned above, it is not signed by Plaintiff, and the facts alleged 

therein appear to have nothing to do with the facts of this case

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2. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED, without prejudice to 

Plaintiff re-filing the motion in compliance with this Court’s local rules and after 

discovery has been opened.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2023 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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