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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

NORTHERN DIVISION

NATHAN ZACHARY MCMULLAN PLAINTIFF 

v. 3:19CV00284-JM-JTK 

 

MAPES, et al. DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

Defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, together with a Brief in Support and 

Statement of Undisputed Facts on April 23, 2020 (Doc. Nos. 20-22). Plaintiff has not responded 

to the Motion. 

At the summary judgment stage, a plaintiff cannot rest upon mere allegations and, instead, 

must meet proof with proof. See FED.R.CIV. P. 56(e). This means that Plaintiff’s Response must 

include his legal arguments, as well as affidavits,1 prison records, or other evidence establishing 

that there is a genuine issue of material fact that must be resolved at a hearing or trial. 

Furthermore, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1, Plaintiff must also separately file a Statement of 

Disputed Facts, which lists: (a) any disagreement he has with the specifically numbered factual 

assertions contained in Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Facts (Doc. No. 22); and (b) any 

other disputed facts that he believes must be resolved at a hearing or trial.2 

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The affidavit must be based upon the personal knowledge of the person executing the affidavit and 

must be either: (1) sworn and subscribed to by a notary public; or (2) executed under penalty of 

perjury, as provided for by 28 U.S.C. § 1746.

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If Plaintiff disputes any of the facts set forth in Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Facts, he 

must identify each numbered paragraph that contains the facts he disputes and, for each paragraph, 

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Finally, Plaintiff is advised that if he intends to rely upon grievances or records that have 

been previously filed with the Court, he must specifically refer to those documents by docket 

number, page, date, and heading. The Court will not sift through the file to find support for 

Plaintiff’s factual contentions. See Crossley v. Georgia-Pacific, Corp., 355 F.3d 1112, 1113-14 

(8th Cir. 2004) (affirming the grant of summary judgment because a plaintiff failed to properly refer 

to specific pages of the record that supported his position). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 

1. Plaintiff must file, within fifteen days of the entry of the Order, a Response to 

Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, and a separate Statement of Disputed Facts that 

complies with FED. R. CIV. P. 56, Local Rule 56.1, and the instructions set forth in this Order. 

2. Plaintiff is advised that the failure to timely and properly comply with this Order 

will result in: (a) all of the facts set forth in Defendants’ summary judgment papers being deemed 

admitted by Plaintiff, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1(c); or (b) the dismissal of this action, without 

prejudice, pursuant to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2). 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 11th day of May, 2020. 

 

_________________________________ 

JEROME T. KEARNEY 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

 

explain why he disputes those facts.

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