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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES CHATMAN,

Plaintiff, No. 2:06-cv-2912 LKK EFB P

vs.

TOM FELKER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending before the court is defendants’ June 14, 2012 motion for

summary judgment, which plaintiff has not yet opposed. See Dckt. No. 73 (Plaintiff’s Request

for an Extension of Time to File Opposition). 

In light of recent Ninth Circuit case authority and to ensure that plaintiff has “fair, timely

and adequate notice” of what is required of him to oppose defendants’ motion, the court must

deny the motion without prejudice to its re-filing, and to concurrently serving plaintiff with

notice of the requirements for opposing a motion for summary judgment. See Woods v. Carey,

___ F.3d ___, Nos. 09-15548, 09-16113, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 13779 (9th Cir. July 6, 2012)

(“The only satisfactory practice to ensure that prisoners receive adequate notice pursuant to Rand

. . . is to provide such notice at the time that the relevant motions are filed.” (emphasis added));

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Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 960 (1998) (en banc) (requiring that the notice state that the

court has required that it be given and that it be set forth in a separate document that is served

with the moving papers).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Dckt. No. 72) is denied without

prejudice.

2. Within thirty days of the date of this order, defendants may re-file and re-serve the

June 14, 2012 motion for summary judgment. Defendants must contemporaneously serve with

the motion, but in a separate document, a copy of the attached “Rand Notice,”which provides

plaintiff with notice of the requirements for opposing a motion for summary judgment. Failure

to do so may constitute grounds for denial of the motion.

3. If defendants re-serve their motion, plaintiff shall thereafter file and serve an

opposition within thirty days, and defendants may thereafter file a reply within fourteen days.

4. Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time (Dckt. No. 73) is denied as moot. 

DATED: July 24, 2012.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES CHATMAN,

Plaintiff, No. 2:06-cv-2912 LKK EFB P

vs.

TOM FELKER, et al.,

RAND NOTICE*

Defendants.

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The court requires that you be provided with this notice regarding the requirements for

opposing a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

When a defendant moves for summary judgment, the defendant is requesting that the

court grant judgment in defendant’s favor without a trial. If there is no real dispute about any

fact that would affect the result of your case, the defendant who asked for summary judgment is

entitled to judgment as a matter of law, which will end your case against that defendant. A

motion for summary judgment will set forth the facts that the defendant asserts are not

reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle the defendant to judgment. 

To oppose a motion for summary judgment, you must show proof of your claims. To do

this, you may refer to specific statements made in your complaint if you signed your complaint

under penalty of perjury and if your complaint shows that you have personal knowledge of the

matters stated. You may also submit declarations setting forth the facts that you believe prove

your claims, as long as the person who signs the declaration has personal knowledge of the facts

stated. You may also submit all or part of deposition transcripts, answers to interrogatories,

admissions, and other authenticated documents. For each of the facts listed in the defendant’s

Statement of Undisputed Facts, you must admit the facts that are undisputed, and deny the facts

that are disputed. If you deny a fact, you must cite to the proof that you rely on to support your

denial. See L.R. 260(b). If you fail to contradict the defendant’s evidence with your own

evidence, the court may accept the defendant’s evidence as the truth and grant the motion. The

court will consider a request to postpone consideration of the defendant’s motion if you submit a

declaration showing that for a specific reason you cannot present such facts in your opposition. 

If you do not respond to the motion, the court may consider your failure to act as a waiver of

your opposition. See L.R. 230(l). 

If the court grants the defendant’s motion, whether opposed or unopposed, judgment will

be entered for that defendant without a trial and the case will be closed as to that defendant.

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 This notice is provided to ensure that you, a pro se prisoner plaintiff, “have fair, timely

and adequate notice of what is required” to oppose a motion for summary judgment. See Woods

v. Carey, __ F.3d __, Nos. 09-15548, 09-16113, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 13779, at *1 (9th Cir.

July 6, 2012); Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 957 (9th Cir. 1998).

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