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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Philip Seldon, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Edward Magedson, et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV-13-00072-PHX-DGC

ORDER 

 Defendants Irina Borisenko and Cheyenne Crow have filed a motion for sanctions. 

Doc. 50. After reviewing the motion, the Court concludes that it should be deemed a 

motion for summary judgment rather than a motion for sanctions. The motion seeks to 

have Plaintiff’s case dismissed on a number of procedural and substantive grounds. 

 A motion for summary judgment will, if granted, end Plaintiff’s case. Rule 56 

tells Plaintiff what he must do in order to oppose a motion for summary judgment. 

Generally, summary judgment must be granted when there is no genuine issue of material 

fact – that is, if there is no real dispute about any fact that would affect the result of 

Plaintiff’s case and the party who asked for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as 

a matter of law. When a defendant makes a motion for summary judgment that is 

properly supported by declarations (or other sworn testimony), a plaintiff cannot simply 

rely on what the complaint says. Instead, the plaintiff must set out specific facts in 

declarations, depositions, answers to interrogatories, or authenticated documents, as 

provided in Rule 56(e), that contradict the facts shown in the defendants’ declarations and 

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documents and show that there is a genuine issue of material fact for trial. If Plaintiff 

does not submit his own evidence in opposition, summary judgment, if appropriate, may 

be entered against him. If summary judgment is granted, his case will be dismissed and 

there will be no trial. 

 The Court has directed Plaintiff to comply with the Local Rules of Civil Procedure 

in previous orders. Because Defendants’ motion for sanctions has been deemed a motion 

for summary judgment, it does not comply with certain provisions of the Local Rules 

which govern the briefing of motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff, therefore, need 

not comply with Local Rule 56.1(b) or any other Local Rule that is inapplicable in light 

of the unique nature of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. 

IT IS ORDERED: 

 1. Plaintiff must file a response to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment 

on or before May 9, 2014. 

 2. Defendants may file a reply on or before May 23, 2014 in support of their 

motion for summary judgment. 

3. The motion for summary judgment 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 15th day of April, 2014. 

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