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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 

ROBERT ELLIS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DR. ABDUR-RAHMAN, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-0852 AC (TEMP) P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action brought pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 30, 2015, defendant Abdur-Rahman filed a motion for 

summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Plaintiff has not opposed the 

motion. 

 Local Rule 230(l) provides in part: “Failure of the responding party to file written 

opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to 

the granting of the motion . . . .” On August 12, 2014, plaintiff was advised of the requirements 

for filing an opposition to the motion and that failure to oppose such a motion may be deemed a 

waiver of opposition to the motion. 

 Local Rule 110 provides that failure to comply with the Local Rules “may be grounds for 

imposition of any and all sanctions authorized by statute or Rule or within the inherent power of 

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the Court.” In the order filed August 12, 2014, plaintiff was advised that failure to comply with 

the Local Rules may result in a recommendation that the action be dismissed. 

 Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within twenty-one (21) days of 

the date of this order, plaintiff shall file an opposition, if any, to the motion for summary 

judgment filed on behalf of the defendant. Failure to file an opposition will be deemed as a 

statement of non-opposition and shall result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed 

pursuant Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Alternatively, if plaintiff no longer wishes to 

pursue this action he may file a request to voluntarily dismiss this case. 

DATED: March 8, 2016 

 

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