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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

JONESBORO DIVISION

SHANE ALLEN MAY PLAINTIFF

v. 3:15CV00352-DPM-JTK

 

CHAD M. MCGALVAN, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, together with a Brief in Support and

Statement of Undisputed Facts on September 22, 2016 (Doc. Nos. 34-36). Plaintiff has not responded

to the Motion.

At the summary judgment stage, a plaintiff cannot rest upon mere allegations and, instead,

must meet proof with proof. See FED. R. CIV. P. 56(e). This means that Plaintiff’s Response must

include his legal arguments, as well as affidavits,1 prison records, or other evidence establishing that

there is a genuine issue of material fact that must be resolved at a hearing or trial.

Furthermore, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1, Plaintiff must also separately file a Statement of

Disputed Facts, which lists: (a) any disagreement he has with the specifically numbered factual

assertions contained in Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Facts (Doc. No. 364); and (b) any

other disputed facts that he believes must be resolved at a hearing or trial.2

1

The affidavit must be based upon the personal knowledge of the person executing the affidavit and

must be either: (1) sworn and subscribed to by a notary public; or (2) executed under penalty of

perjury, as provided for by 28 U.S.C. § 1746.

2

If Plaintiff disputes any of the facts set forth in Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Facts, he must

identify each numbered paragraph that contains the facts he disputes and, for each paragraph, explain

why he disputes those facts.

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Finally, Plaintiff is advised that if he intends to rely upon grievances or records that have been

previously filed with the Court, he must specifically refer to those documents by docket number,

page, date, and heading. The Court will not sift through the file to find support for Plaintiff’s factual

contentions. See Crossley v. Georgia-Pacific, Corp., 355 F.3d 1112, 1113-14 (8th Cir. 2004)

(affirming the grant of summary judgment because a plaintiff failed to properly refer to specific pages

of the record that supported his position). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:

1. Plaintiff must file, within fifteen days of the entry of the Order, a Response to

Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, and a separate Statement of Disputed Facts that

complies with FED. R. CIV. P. 56, Local Rule 56.1, and the instructions set forth in this Order.

2. Plaintiff is advised that the failure to timely and properly comply with this Order will

result in: (a) all of the facts set forth in Defendants’ summary judgment papers being deemed

admitted by Plaintiff, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1(c); or (b) the dismissal of this action, without

prejudice, pursuant to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2). 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of October, 2016.

 

JEROME T. KEARNEY 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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