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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

HOWARD SCOTT,

Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-0851 MCE EFB P

vs.

M. MCDONALD, 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’ September 28, 2011 motion to

dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, which plaintiff has not yet opposed. 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 to dismiss for failure to exhaust. 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 and

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

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

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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); Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1115, 1120 n.15 (9th Cir. Cal.

2003) (requiring Rand notice for motions to dismiss for failure to exhaust so that plaintiff has

“fair notice of his opportunity to develop a record”).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust (Dckt. No. 59) is denied without

prejudice.

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

their September 28, 2011 motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

Defendants must contemporaneously serve with the motion, but in a separate document, a copy

of the attached “Wyatt Notice,” which provides plaintiff with notice of the requirements for

opposing defendants’ motion. 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 to the motion within thirty days, and defendants may thereafter file a reply within

fourteen days.

DATED: July 24, 2012.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HOWARD SCOTT,

Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-0851 MCE EFB P

vs.

M. MCDONALD, et al.,

Defendants. WYATT NOTICE*

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

opposing a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. 

When a defendant moves to dismiss some or all of your claims for failure to exhaust

administrative remedies, the defendant is requesting that the court dismiss claims for which you

did not exhaust available administrative remedies. The defendant may submit affidavits or

declarations under penalty of perjury and admissible documents in support of the motion. 

To oppose the motion, you may submit proof of specific facts regarding the exhaustion of

administrative remedies. 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 facts

regarding exhaustion of 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. 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. 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, your

unexhausted claims will be dismissed. If all of your claims are unexhausted, your entire case

will be over. If, however, you exhaust administrative remedies for your claims at a later date,

you may raise those claims in a new action.

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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 to dismiss for failure to exhaust

administrative remedies. See Woods v. Carey, __ F.3d __, Nos. 09-15548, 09-16113, 2012 U.S.

App. LEXIS 13779, at *1 (9th Cir. July 6, 2012); Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1115, 1120

n.15 (9th Cir. Cal. 2003). 

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