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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

BRANDON ALEXANDER 

FERNANDEZ, No. 2:11-cv-1125-JFM (PC)

Plaintiff, 

vs.

CALIFORNIA DEP’T OF CORR.,

et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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

42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 9, 2012, defendants filed a motion to dismiss this action for, inter

alia, failure to exhaust administrative remedies prior to suit. On May 2, 2012, plaintiff filed an

opposition to the motion. On May 7, 2012, defendants filed a reply. 

Pursuant to Woods v. Carey, F.3d , 2012 WL 2626912 (9th Cir. 2012) and

Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1120 n.14 (9th Cir. 2003), the court hereby once again informs

plaintiff of the following requirements for opposing a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust

administrative remedies pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b). Such a motion is a request that the 1

court dismiss without prejudice any unexhausted claims. The moving party may submit

affidavits or declarations under penalty of perjury and admissible documents to support the

 Plaintiff was initially informed of these requirements in an order filed February 7, 2012. 1

On July 27, 2012, defendants also provided notice of these requirements. Doc. No. 21. 

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motion to dismiss. To oppose the motion, plaintiff may likewise file declarations under penalty

of perjury and admissible documents. Plaintiff may rely on plaintiff’s statements made under

penalty of perjury in the complaint if the complaint shows that plaintiff has personal knowledge

of the matters stated and plaintiff specifies the parts of the complaint on which plaintiff relies. 

Plaintiff may also rely on one or more affidavits or declarations sworn to by other persons who

have personal knowledge of relevant matters. In addition, plaintiff may rely on written records,

but plaintiff must prove that the records are what plaintiff asserts they are. If plaintiff fails to

contradict defendant’s evidence with admissible evidence, the court may rely on defendant’s

evidence. In the event both sides submit matters outside of the pleadings, the court may look

beyond the pleadings and decide disputed issues of fact. If plaintiff does not file a written

opposition to the motion, the court may consider the failure to act as a waiver of opposition to the

motion. See L.R. 230(l). If the court grants the motion to dismiss, whether opposed or

unopposed, plaintiff’s unexhausted claims will be dismissed without prejudice. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to file and

serve a supplemental opposition to defendants’ April 9, 2012 motion to dismiss; and

2. Defendants may file a supplemental reply not later than fourteen days after

service of any supplemental opposition.

DATED: August 20, 2012.

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