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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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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Matthew Lee Galvan, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Joseph M. Arpaio, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 10-0125-PHX-GMS (MHB)

ORDER

Plaintiff Matthew Lee Galvan filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

against Joseph M. Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff. (Doc. 1.) Defendant moves to dismiss

on the grounds that (1) Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as to Count II

and (2) Plaintiff failed to state a claim in either Count I or Count II. (Doc. 11.) The

Certificate of Service indicates that on June 15, 2010, Defendant served Plaintiff by mail at

the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO)-Fourth Avenue Jail. (Id.) But Plaintiff filed

a Notice of Change of Address on February 10, 2010, indicating that his current address is

San Luis-AZ-Yuma-Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC)-Cheyenne in San Luis, Arizona.

(Doc. 6.) 

The Court issued the notice required by Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1120 n.14

(9th Cir. 2003), advising Plaintiff of his obligation to respond and the evidence needed to

rebut Defendant’s claim, and directing him to respond by July 19, 2010. (Doc. 12.) Plaintiff

filed no response. 

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Because it appears to the Court that Plaintiff may not have received Defendant’s

Motion to Dismiss, the Court will direct the Clerk of Court to send Plaintiff a copy of the

Motion. In addition, the Court will reset the deadlines for Plaintiff’s response and

Defendant’s reply and will reissue the Wyatt notice. 

NOTICE--WARNING TO PLAINTIFF

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

 Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss seeks to have your case dismissed for failure to

exhaust prison administrative remedies as required by 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). A motion to

dismiss under Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will, if granted, end your

case. When deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust, the Court may consider

evidence beyond your complaint, including sworn declarations and other admissible

documentary evidence. Moreover, if Defendant produces admissible evidence demonstrating

that you failed to exhaust available administrative remedies, your complaint will be

dismissed without prejudice unless your response to Defendant’s Motion includes admissible

evidence sufficient to show that you exhausted all available administrative remedies or that

no administrative remedies were available to you. Types of admissible evidence may include

copies of your grievances, grievance responses and sworn declarations. 

Additionally, you must comply with the following provisions of Rule 7.2 of the Local

Rules of Civil Procedure:

(e) Length of Motions and Memoranda. 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.

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(i) Briefs or Memoranda of Law; Effect of Non-Compliance. If a motion

does not conform in all substantial respects with the requirements of this Local

Rule, or if the unrepresented party or counsel does not serve and file the

required answering memoranda, or if the unrepresented party or counsel fails

to appear at the time and place assigned for oral argument, such noncompliance may be deemed a consent to the denial or granting of the motion

and the Court may dispose of the motion summarily.

LRCiv 7.2.

You must timely respond to all motions. The Court may, in its discretion, treat your

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failure to respond to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss as a consent to the granting of that

Motion without further notice, and judgment may be entered dismissing this action without

prejudice pursuant to Rule 7.2(i) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. See Brydges v.

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

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) The reference to the Magistrate Judge is withdrawn as to Defendant’s Motion to

Dismiss (Doc. 11).

(2) The Clerk of Court must send Plaintiff a copy of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

(Doc. 11).

(3) Plaintiff must file a response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, together with

copies of grievances, sworn declarations or other admissible evidence, no later than October

6, 2010.

(4) Defendant may file a reply within 15 days after service of Plaintiff’s response.

(5) The Motion to Dismiss will be deemed ready for decision without oral argument

on the day following the date set for filing a reply unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

DATED this 2nd day of September, 2010.

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