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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEWEY STEVEN TERRY, 

Plaintiff,

v.

BRAD SMITH; et al., 

Defendants.

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No. C-13-1227 EMC (pr)

ORDER

Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on October 3, 2014. Plaintiff filed a

response to the motion for summary judgment. He also filed a motion for a stay of the motion for

summary judgment until he “obtained the necessary information.” Docket # 41 at 1. He mentioned

several broad discovery issues, but failed to identify what the particular information was or how it

would enable him to avoid summary judgment. Plaintiff’s motion for a stay of the pending motion

for summary judgment is DENIED (Docket # 41) because he has not shown by declaration “that, for

specified reasons, [he] cannot present facts essential to justify [his] opposition.” Fed. R. Civ. P.

56(d). 

Defendant Young’s request for an extension of the deadline to file a reply brief in support of

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. Docket # 48. Defendant Young must

file and serve his reply no later than February 27, 2015. 

Plaintiff filed a request for an “impartial court appointed investigator.” Docket # 40. 

Plaintiff wants the investigator appointed to take photographs to permit Plaintiff to substantiate his

claims. The request is DENIED. Docket # 40. The Court adjudicates disputes and does not

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investigate or advocate on behalf of any particular litigant. A plaintiff is responsible for conducting

his own investigation and presentation of the evidence. 

Plaintiff filed a “motion requesting supplement to opposition perusing to Fed. R. Civ.

Procedure 15(d).” Docket # 50. The Court does not understand Plaintiff’s use of the phrase

“Perusing to Fed. R. Civ. Procedure 15(d).” Insofar as Plaintiff is requesting permission to file a

supplement the evidence for his opposition to the motion for summary judgment, the request is

GRANTED. Docket # 50. Plaintiff may file and serve a supplemental declaration (no longer than

six pages) with his newly received evidence no later than February 13, 2015. This supplemental

presentation is limited to evidence – Plaintiff may not file a supplemental legal brief.

 The substitution of counsel for Defendants Dobie, Earley and Loredo filed December 29,

2014 is hereby APPROVED. Docket # 43.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2015

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EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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